About
John Eckert is a co-founder of Round13 Capital, having previously invested in Lavalife where he met his co-founder Bruce. In 1994 he co-founded McLean Watson Capital, a Canadian software-focused investor, and provided early funding to companies including FloNetwork, Fortiva, Skywave, i4i, and Softimage. He earlier held senior M&A and public financing roles at Wood Gundy and served as President and Chair of the Canadian Venture Capital Association.
Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- Round13 CapitalCo-foundercurrent2012 — presentToronto, Ontario Canada
- McLean Watson CapitalCo-founder & Managing Partner1994 — 2015Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- SoftimageCo-COO1992 — 1994Montreal, Quebec
- CIBC Wood Gundy AustraliaManaging Director1989 — 1992Greater Sydney Area
- Wood Gundy IncVice President & Director1985 — 1992Toronto, Sydney, Australia
Education
- Western UniversityMasters of Business Administration1983 — 1985
- Western UniversityBachelor of Social Sciences
Skills & more
Mergers16Private Equity33Start-ups25Corporate Development20Venture Capital54Mergers & Acquisitions26Strategic Partnerships13Angel Investing9Due Diligence9IPO7M&A experience3Valuation16
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Investment BankingEntrepreneurshipVenture FinancingCleantechGrowth CapitalInvestmentsExecutive ManagementPrivate PlacementsStrategyLBOCapital RaisingRestructuringFrom John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Western University143
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures
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Investments
Investor
FloNetworkFortivai4iLavalifeSkywaveSoftimage
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Round13 Capital
Amin Lalani
Venture Partner at Round13 Capital
Brahm Klar
Managing Partner at Round13 Capital
Bronwyn Smith
Operating & Venture Partner at Round13 Capital
Bruce Croxon
Founding Partner at Round13 Capital
Jack Bulger
Director of Investment | Timia Capital at Round13 Capital
Josh French
VP, Finance at Round13 Capital
Mike Wallace
CEO of TIMIA Capital at Round13 Capital
Miranda Ferris
Principal at Round13 Capital