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About
Jean-Francois ("JF") Cote is an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate director who has raised over $50 million in capital, led acquisitions, and guided an IPO process, culminating in the sale of Sharethrough to Equativ in June 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, an MBA from UQAM, and the CPA designation, and completed an executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. Cote is a Partner at Maverix Private Equity, Chairman of Stay22, a board member of Equativ and Goloot, and a strategic board advisor to Stingray; he was named the 2022 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for the Quebec region.
Experience
- Maverix Private EquityPartnercurrent2025 — present
- Stay22Chairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- StingrayStrategic Board Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- EquativStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- GolootBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- MedialiveInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- SharethroughPresident & CEO2021 — 2024
- district mCo-Founder / President & CEO2013 — 2021
- Yellow Pages / Pages Jaunes – CanadaVP Supply Side, Sales and Operations - Mediative2009 — 2013
- Yellow Pages / Pages Jaunes – CanadaSenior Manager, Business Planning and Performance Analysis2006 — 2009
- PwCSenior Consultant, Financial Services2005 — 2006
- Pratt & Whitney CanadaSenior Analyst2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentRTBAd NetworksReal-Time BiddingYield ManagementMobile AdvertisingOnline MarketingDigital MediaAdvertisingDigital StrategyBusiness PlanningGoogle AdwordsLanguages English · French
- Certified Public Accountant, CPA/CMA — Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is JF Cote?
- Jean-Francois ("JF") Cote is an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate director who has raised over $50 million in capital, led acquisitions, and guided an IPO process, culminating in the sale of Sharethrough to Equativ in June 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, an MBA from UQAM, and the CPA designation, and completed an executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. Cote is a Partner at Maverix Private Equity, Chairman of Stay22, a board member of Equativ and Goloot, and a strategic board advisor to Stingray; he was named the 2022 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for the Quebec region.
- Where does JF Cote work?
- JF Cote is Partner, Investments at Maverix Private Equity.
- Where did JF Cote go to school?
- JF Cote studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Certificate of Management Excellence); UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance).
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Also attended UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal41
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Also attended University of Ottawa130
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stay222
Also worked at Equativ2
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Also worked at Pratt & Whitney Canada25
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