Fundraising Fox

Jonathan Saari

Investor

Partner at Vanedge Capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Partner and founder-investor focused on energy, climate, semiconductors, computer vision, and AI platforms. Co-founded Last40 Ventures dedicated to carbon removal technology and previously served as investment director at Innovacorp. Co-founded Airy3D, a 3D imaging company. Holds Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from McGill University.

LinkedIn ↗

Experience

  1. Vanedge CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  2. Last40 VenturesPartner2022 — 2025Canada
  3. ReelData AIVice President Operations2023 — 2024Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  4. Oneka TechnologiesBoard Member2021 — 2023
  5. Nexus RoboticsBoard Member2020 — 2023Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  6. InnovacorpInvestment Director2019 — 2022Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area
  7. InnovacorpInvestment Associate2019Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area
  8. AIRY3DBoard Member2017 — 2019Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  9. AIRY3DChief Technology Officer and Founder2015 — 2019Montreal, Canada Area
  10. Xinova, LLCContributing Inventor and Consultant2013 — 2019Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  11. TandemLaunch Inc.Entrepreneur in Residence2015 — 2016Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  12. ETH ZurichPostdoctoral Researcher2013 — 2014Switzerland

Education

  1. McGill UniversityPhD, Physical Chemistry2008 — 2013
  2. Stanford UniversityVC Unlocked: Silicon Valley2020
  3. Queen's UniversityBSc(H), Chemistry2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Financial ModelingMilestonesStakeholder ManagementPortfolio ManagementInvestment ResearchInvestingDue DiligenceInvestment ManagementOpen InnovationSoftware DevelopmentMachine LearningB2B Software
+12 moreArtificial Intelligence (AI)InvestmentsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyPhysicsData AnalysisMathematical ModelingMentoringLeadershipManagementStrategy

Languages English · French

From Jonathan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended McGill University322

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 316 more

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended Queen's University173

Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersRares CrisanInvestor at GGV CapitalCURTIS URBANOWICZInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalAustin PringleAnalyst at Congruent Ventures

+ 167 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vanedge Capital10

Andrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalV. Paul LeeManaging Partner at Vanedge CapitalMoe KermaniManaging Partner at Vanedge CapitalAmy RaePartner at Vanedge CapitalDarren ThomsonPrincipal at Vanedge CapitalMichelle NgAssociate at Vanedge Capital

+ 4 more

Also worked at Xinova, LLC2

Chris AlliegroManaging Partner at MetaVC PartnersPatrick J. EnnisManaging Director at ARCH Venture Partners

Also worked at TandemLaunch Inc.10

Helge SeetzenCEO and Managing Partner at TandemLaunchÉmilie BoutrosManaging Partner at TandemLaunchFrederic LatreilleGeneral Partner at DiagramBertrand NepveuGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalMark Anthony SdaoM&A Advisor, Avalon Partners at Boreal VenturesEleonora VellaChief of Staff at TandemLaunch

+ 4 more

Also worked at ETH Zurich48

Max HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAndreas GuggenbühlInvestor at Backbone VenturesJoel RoosInvestor at Backbone VenturesPaola BranniInvestor at Extantia CapitalAnja KoenigGlobal Head of NVF at Novartis Venture FundFrank FloesselSerial entrepreneur & coach at Venionaire Capital

+ 42 more

Colleagues at Vanedge Capital

Amy Rae
Partner at Vanedge Capital
Darren Thomson
Principal at Vanedge Capital
Glenn Entis
Senior Advisor at Vanedge Capital
Jo Man
Associate at Vanedge Capital
Micah Siegel
Venture Partner at Vanedge Capital
Michelle Ng
Associate at Vanedge Capital
Moe Kermani
Managing Partner at Vanedge Capital
Sarah Fang
Principal, Finance at Vanedge Capital