Where does Judy Fairburn work?

Judy Fairburn is Founder of the51 and Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The51 at Inovia Capital.

What does Judy Fairburn invest in?

Judy Fairburn invests in AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.

What boards does Judy Fairburn sit on?

Judy Fairburn holds tracked board seats at VEERUM.

What companies has Judy Fairburn invested in?

Investments tracked here include General Fusion, Saltworks, Summit Nanotech.

Where did Judy Fairburn go to school?

Judy Fairburn studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary (MSc, Chemical Engineering).

Judy Fairburn

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Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The51 at Inovia Capital · Co-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 Ventures · Fellow - Energy Transition at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) · Committee Chair - Operations and Technical, Board Of Directors at PETRONAS Ventures · Founder at the51

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Foundedthe51

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Greg RudinunlockedJudy: together at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) (2025–2026)

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Judy: together at Encana Corporation

×3Judy: together at Inovia Capital

About

Co-Founder and Co-CEO at The51, an emerging manager partnered with Inovia.

Invests in

AgTechCleantechClimate TechFoodTech

Founder at the51

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the51's investors · 1

Clean Energy VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks

Experience

The51Co-Founder, General Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
PETRONASCommittee Chair - Operations and Technical, Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
VEERUMBoard Directorcurrent2018 — presentCalgary, Canada
Creative Destruction LabFellow - Energy Transitioncurrent2018 — presentCalgary, Canada
NYA VenturesCo-Founder, General Partner2022 — 2025
DeNova IncBoard Member2021 — 2023
Tundra Oil & GasBoard Director, HSE Committee Chair2018 — 2023
Federal government - ISEDSelection Panel member2022 — 2023
MEG Energy Corp.Board Director2019 — 2022Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Industry / Federal government Economy Strategy Table - "Resources of the Future"Table member2018Canada
Alberta InnovatesBoard Chair, Alberta Innovates2015 — 2018Edmonton, Canada
Evok InnovationsCo-Founder and Director2015 — 2017Vancouver, Canada
Cenovus EnergyEVP Safety and Chief Digital Officer, previously EVP Business Innovation & Executive Advisor2013 — 2017Calgary, Canada
Cenovus EnergyEVP, Environment & Strategic Planning2009 — 2013Calgary Canada
Encana CorporationVP Downstream Ops, VP Weyburn, VP Portfolio Management, VP Environment & Corp Responsibility2002 — 2009Calgary, Canada
Federal Government of Canada - Privy Council OfficeVisiting Executive2003 — 2004Ottawa, Canada
ShellVP Technology (Albian Oil sands), Technical Team Leader (Southern Alberta), various other roles1988 — 2000Calgary, Waterton, Caroline, Alberta

Skills & more

Business InnovationBoard GovernanceEnergyBusiness StrategyOil/GasJoint VenturesPublic PolicyVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementOperations ManagementSocial InnovationCarbon Management

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Petroleum RefiningEnvironmentTechnology DeveopmentCollaboration

Directors Education Program — Institute of Corporate Directors
Mastering Negotiations: Building Agreements Across Boundaries — Harvard Kennedy School
Professional Engineer — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

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Investments

Board seats

VEERUM

Investor

General FusionSaltworksSummit Nanotech

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Inovia Capital

Alex McIsaac

General Partner at Inovia Capital

Alex Norman

Partner at N49P

Alice Reimer

Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital

Andreas Huber

Partner, COO at 3TS Capital Partners

Arie Koifman

Investor at Inovia Capital

Charlotte Borgognoni

Vice President at Inovia Capital

Chris Arsenault

Founder and Partner at Inovia Capital

Colleen Moorehead

Board Chair at The 51 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Judy Fairburn?: Co-Founder and Co-CEO at The51, an emerging manager partnered with Inovia.
Where does Judy Fairburn work?: Judy Fairburn is Founder of the51 and Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The51 at Inovia Capital.
What does Judy Fairburn invest in?: Judy Fairburn invests in AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.
What companies did Judy Fairburn found?: Judy Fairburn founded the51.
What boards does Judy Fairburn sit on?: Judy Fairburn holds tracked board seats at VEERUM.
What companies has Judy Fairburn invested in?: Investments tracked here include General Fusion, Saltworks, Summit Nanotech.
Where did Judy Fairburn go to school?: Judy Fairburn studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary (MSc, Chemical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Creative Destruction Lab mafia69

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Christoph LengauerAssociateFounded Celsius Therapeutics +3 Adrien CohenStartup Mentor - AI / Neuro / Climate Stream (Oxford / Toronto / Paris)Founded Lazada +1 Stephen LakeMentor - Climate StreamFounded Jetson Home +1 Myra ArshadVenture - Matter StreamFounded Fluidic +1 Kevin HeyriesMentor AssociateFounded AbCellera +1 Jason AramburuMentorFounded Applied Carbon +1

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Ivey Business School at Western University mafia63

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Trevor KoverkoHBAFounded Partner +3 Chloe BeaudoinHonors Business Administration - HBAFounded Apricotton Website +2 Jessica MiaoHonors Business AdministrationFounded Apricotton Website +1 Daniel KleinmannBachelor of Business Administration - BBA (Honors)Founded Balerion Space Ventures Amin LalaniBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Avanti Thamba TharmalingamMBAFounded MapsPeople

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Inovia Capital mafia17

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Max AltschulerFounder & General Partner, GTMfundFounded Sales Hacker +1 Michael LittCo-Founder & General Partner, Garage CapitalFounded Garage Capital +1 Mike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner, Garage CapitalFounded Garage Capital +1 Francois ArbourLimited PartnerFounded Paraito +1 SC MoattiFounder & Managing Partner, Mighty CapitalFounded Products That Count Pat LorEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Panache

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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Greg RudinSpecial Advisor to the CEOFounded Creative Destruction Lab Ivan YuenAssociateFounded Wattpad Farooq AbbasiAssociate / FellowFounded #DiversityVC Ray MuzykaStrategic Advisory Board memberFounded Bioware Sonia SennikExecutive DirectorFounded Creative Destruction Lab Ajay AgrawalFounder & Academic DirectorFounded Creative Destruction Lab

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The 51 Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alice ReimerCo-Founder, The51 & Board DirectorFounded the51 Shelley KuipersCo-Founder, CEO & Board DirectorFounded the51

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University397

ØysteinInvestor at Investinor Vivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture Group Ray SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture Partners Ha DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge Capital Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire Ventures Jaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

+ 391 more

Also attended Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary3

Wael JabirChief of Staff at Hustle Fund Omar EleryanFounder at Cleo Robotics Megan LeslieFounder at Nanotess

Shared employers

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Also worked at Encana Corporation5

Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado Ventures Keith R. AdcockPrincipal at GHK Mike WitteCo-founder at Equalparts Michael RothCEO and Founder at Evo Security Gary ThompsonExecutive Officer, Director at Silver47 Exploration

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Founder mafias

Creative Destruction Lab mafia69

Ivey Business School at Western University mafia63

Inovia Capital mafia17

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) mafia8

The 51 Ventures mafia3

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University397

Also attended Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary3

Shared employers

Also worked at VEERUM5

Also worked at NYA Ventures1

Also worked at Evok Innovations14

Also worked at Encana Corporation5