Fundraising Fox

Keith Ippel

Investor

Investor at Spring Impact Capital · Co-CEO & Founder at Spring Activator

Vancouver, BC

Writes $25K – $500K checks · typically $250K

About

A veteran technology and impact business leader and angel investor with over 25 years of experience who has raised more than $80M in angel and venture capital and trained 400+ impact entrepreneurs on investment readiness.

Experience

  1. Spring ActivatorCo-founder & Co-CEOcurrent2013 — presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  2. Spring ActivatorInternational Keynote Speakercurrent2016 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  3. Spring ActivatorCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  4. Spring Impact CapitalCo-Founder and Head of Growthcurrent2023 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  5. Open Ocean RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
  6. IE Business SchoolMBA Startup Lab Instructorcurrent2019 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  7. British Columbia Institute of TechnologyFaculty, Sustainable Business Leadership Advanced Diplomacurrent2024 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  8. Ministry of ProgrammingStrategic Advisorcurrent2018 — presentBosnia and Herzegovina
  9. StoryTapAdvisorcurrent2014 — presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  10. Canadian Purpose Economy ProjectSteering Committee Member2024 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  11. SwisscontactEntrepreneur In Residence2016 — 2024Bosnia and Herzegovina
  12. Zero Waste MarketAdvisor2016 — 2023Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  13. Access CopyrightAdvisor2019 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  14. British Columbia Institute of TechnologyPart-Time Instructor2019 — 2020Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  15. ThisFish | Discover the Story of Your SeafoodBoard Member2018 — 2020Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  16. ControlAdvisor2014 — 2019Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  17. Cause+AffectAdvisor2011 — 2019Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  18. Momentum MagazineAdvisor2013 — 2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  19. HootSuiteAdvisor2011 — 2017Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  20. WavefrontEntrepreneur in Residence2014 — 2016Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMBA, Business Administration and Management1995 — 1997
  2. Wilfrid Laurier UniversityHonours Bachelor of Business, Marketing1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Executive Sponsorship8Executive Team Member7Teacher Training4Social Impact2Impact Investing5Angel Investing7Deal Flow4Networking2Finance20New Business Development60Product Development38Business Strategy99
+12 moreTurn Around ManagementFundraisingStart-upsSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementAdvertisingEntrepreneurshipImpactFacilitationStrategyManagement

From Keith's professional profile.

Colleagues at Spring Impact Capital

Graham Day
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Kristi Miller
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Larissa Sequeira
Spring Impact Capital at Spring Angels Capital
Luke Sheen
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Monique Morden
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Olivia Hornby
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Praveen Varshney
Investor at Spring Impact Capital
Stephen Nairne
Managing Partner at Raven Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Keith Ippel work?
Keith Ippel is at Spring Impact Capital.
What check size does Keith Ippel write?
Keith Ippel typically writes checks of $25K – $500K.

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University221

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Also attended Wilfrid Laurier University65

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Shared employers

Also worked at StoryTap1

Tim SchigelManaging Partner at Refinery Venture

Also worked at Wavefront2

Kirk MoirEIR at SFU VentureLabsPeter Van Der GrachtIn-Market Advisor, Canada at Alacrity Canada

Also worked at Infowave Software1

Bill TamBoard Member at AInBC

Also worked at BearingPoint35

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