About
Operator and investor with nearly 20 years of experience; began in PE/VC at GE Equity and Teralys Capital, co-founded and exited Chronogolf to Lightspeed, and served seven years as President and CRO of Lightspeed. Focuses on go-to-market and revenue growth for portfolio companies.
Experience
- Boreal VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentMontreal, QC
- WorkleapBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Lightspeed CommercePresident2022 — 2026Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Lightspeed CommerceChief Revenue & Customer Officer2021 — 2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Lightspeed CommerceSenior Vice President of Global Sales2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Lightspeed CommerceSenior Director, Global Account Management2019 — 2020Montreal, Canada Area
- Lightspeed CommerceManaging Director - Lightspeed Golf2019Montreal, Canada Area
- ChronogolfCo-Founder & Co-CEO2013 — 2019Montreal, Canada Area
- Anges QuébecBoard Member2016 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
- Teralys CapitalInvestment Associate2011 — 2013Montreal, Canada Area
- Teralys CapitalInvestment Analyst2010 — 2011Montreal, Canada Area
- GE CapitalAnalyst, Equity EMEA2009 — 2010London, United Kingdom
- Public Works and Government Services CanadaFinancial Analyst2008Ottawa, Canada Area
- University of OttawaTeaching Assistant2007 — 2008Ottawa, Canada Area
- NokiaIntern, Corporate Services2007Helsinki, Finland
- Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics CommissionerIntern, Corporate Services2004 — 2006Ottawa, Canada Area
Skills & more
Valuation11Venture Capital29Private Equity27Portfolio Management6Mutual Funds1Investments20Fund Of Funds3Finance8Growth Capital3Capital6Equities4Investment Banking1
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Due DiligenceLanguages English · French
From JD's professional profile.
Colleagues at Boreal Ventures
Adoniram Sides
SVP Product @ Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal Ventures
Alex Hoff
Founder at Auvik Networks at Boreal Ventures
Asha Bakshani
Investor at Boreal Ventures
Benjamin Benhamou
Head of Revenue Operations at Boreal Ventures
Bernard Prevost
Co-founder @ Paymath at Boreal Ventures
Cameron Walker
Investor at Boreal Ventures
Christian Hoya
CEO HRS E-Commerce at Boreal Ventures
Dan Micak
Chief Legal Officer at Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is JD Saint-Martin?
- Operator and investor with nearly 20 years of experience; began in PE/VC at GE Equity and Teralys Capital, co-founded and exited Chronogolf to Lightspeed, and served seven years as President and CRO of Lightspeed. Focuses on go-to-market and revenue growth for portfolio companies.
- Where does JD Saint-Martin work?
- JD Saint-Martin is Co-Managing Partner at Boreal Ventures.
- Where did JD Saint-Martin go to school?
- JD Saint-Martin studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Masters of Science, Accounting and Finance); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Commerce, option in International Management); LIUC - Università Cattaneo (BCom - International Exchange, International Management).
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Also attended University of Ottawa64
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Also attended Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa1
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Shared employers
Also worked at Workleap6
Catherine Ouellet-DupuisGeneral Partner at White Star CapitalÉtienne MérineauPartner at Inovia CapitalPeter DoughertyPresident @ Spreedly at Boreal VenturesGuillaume RoyChief Product Officer and Co-founder at Workleap at Boreal VenturesSimon De BaeneCo-founder & CEO at Workleap at Boreal VenturesSébastien LeducMentor at Amiral Ventures
Also worked at Lightspeed Commerce22
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Also worked at Anges Québec26
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