About
Jean-David Begin is a venture coach at Mila—Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. With experience as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and angel investor, he advises founders on product-market fit, metrics growth, and fundraising strategy.
Experience
- Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteVenture Coachcurrent2026 — present
- NEXT AIMentorcurrent2026 — present
- TRACTION.VENTURESGrowth Advisor & Angel Investorcurrent2013 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- District 3 InnovationStartup Helper2019 — 2026
- Espace-incGrowth Advisor2015 — 2024Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Guestful (Acquired)Co-founder & CEO2011 — 2016Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- VM6 Software, Inc.Startup Coach2010 — 2011Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- buzzdInvestor & Board Member2008 — 2009New York City Metropolitan Area
- NatixisManaging Director2007 — 2008
- VantagePoint Venture PartnersVenture Partner2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- SiGe Semiconductor (ACQ by Skyworks)Investor2003 — 2007Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- AccoviaInvestor & Board Member1999 — 2007Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Entrisphere (Acquired by Ericsson)Investor2002 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- SS8Investor & Board Observer2000 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Glimmerglass Cyber SolutionsInvestor & Board Member2001 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)Partner1998 — 2004
- Quack.comInvestor1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Concordia UniversityMBA
- UQAM | Université du Québec à MontréalBBA, Accounting & Finance
Skills & more
Venture Capital83Start-ups63Business Development35Business Strategy26Mergers & Acquisitions21Entrepreneurship23Strategic Partnerships19Investments14Mobile Applications11Management12Strategy13Mergers6
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Corporate DevelopmentProduct ManagementTelecommunicationsE-commerceStrategic PlanningNew Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategySaaSPrivate EquityMobile DevicesStart-upFinanceLanguages English · French
- CFA — CFA Institute
From Jean-David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Amiral Ventures
Aditya Pendyala
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Benjamin Desmarais
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Charles Guay
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Denis Sirois
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Dominic Becotte
Managing Partner at Amiral Ventures
Éric Brunelle
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Francois Arbour
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Francois Tanguay
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jean-David Begin work?
- Jean-David Begin is Mentor at Amiral Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Concordia University104
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalZack UrlockerInvestor at Index VenturesMarie-Alix MotteCommunity Associate at Partech VenturesCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Domenic Del VecchioPrincipal at Panache Ventures
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Also attended UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal23
Sasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesGrégoire PontoizeauPrincipal at Korelya CapitalEmily HaniotisPrincipal, Investments at DiagramErnestAdvisor at Triptyq CapitalCatherine BérubéPartner at Circular Innovation FundAndrée-Lise MéthotFounder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital at Circular Innovation Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute11
Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesMagaly CharbonneauPartner at Inovia CapitalIsaac SouweinePartner at Pender VenturesJustine GauthierAdvisory Board at AInBCMichel DuboisPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Innovobot
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