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About
Jean-Simon Venne is President, Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at BrainBox AI. He brings over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, biotechnology, and energy efficiency, with a focus on commercializing technological innovations. His background includes work on organizational effectiveness, cost optimization, and performance acceleration across multiple industries.
Experience
- BrainBox AIPresident, Founder, and Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- BrainBox AIChief Technology Officer & Co-Founder2017 — 2025Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- RealTerm EnergyVice President Smart Buildings2017 — 2019Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Via ConsultantsIOT Adviser2017 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Via ConsultantsVice President Solutions & IoT2016 — 2017Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- NiricPresident2006 — 2017Montreal, QC, Canada
- NiricSenior Vice President Québec & Maritimes - on contract to Alexander Proudfoot, Inc2009 — 2010Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Le Groupe S.M. InternationalVice President Energy Efficiency2010 — 2015Longueuil, Qc, Canada
- Prevtec Microbia inc.Board Member2006 — 2015
- PerOs Systems Technologies, Inc.Board Member2003 — 2010
- Benchmark CanadaBoard Member2007 — 2008
- PerOsVice President Business Development2002 — 2006Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
- ZeroKnowledgeDirector of the Freedom Network2000 — 2002Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Sprint CanadaManager, Network Sales Engineer1999 — 2000Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Metronet CommunicationsSenior Data Engineer1998 — 1999Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Bell SygmaProduct Project Manager1995 — 1998Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Bell CanadaTransport Manager1990 — 1995Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Business Strategy54Business19Strategic Planning42Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurship26Telecommunications27International Sales8Energy Efficiency6Energy Audits6ManagementChange Management30Project Management35
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New Business DevelopmentMarketingLeadershipPolitical CampaignsSalesProduct DevelopmentIntegrationProject PlanningLanguages English · French
From Jean-Simon'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
- Who is Jean-Simon Venne?
- Jean-Simon Venne is President, Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at BrainBox AI. He brings over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, biotechnology, and energy efficiency, with a focus on commercializing technological innovations. His background includes work on organizational effectiveness, cost optimization, and performance acceleration across multiple industries.
- Where does Jean-Simon Venne work?
- Jean-Simon Venne is Mentor at Amiral Ventures.
- Where did Jean-Simon Venne go to school?
- Jean-Simon Venne studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Certificate, Logistics); Polytechnique Montréal (Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering); Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (CEGEP, Science).
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology715
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Also attended Polytechnique Montréal56
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Also attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf22
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Shared employers
Also worked at BrainBox AI2
Also worked at RealTerm Energy1
Also worked at Bell Sygma64
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Also worked at Bell Canada73
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