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Ken Nickerson

Investor

Partner, Technology Innovation at Maverix Private Equity · Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Toronto, Ontario

Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M

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Experience

  1. Maverix Private EquityPartner, Innovationcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. SynaptrainAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. iBinary LLCFoundercurrent2000 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  4. Creative Destruction LabFellowcurrent2015 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  5. OMERS VenturesVenture Partner2017 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. dTaz LLCFounder2012 — 2017Toronto
  7. Rthm Technologies Inc.BOD2014 — 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  8. Dimaris Inc.BOD2014 — 2015Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. Flixel Photos Inc.BOD2011 — 2014Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. Kobo Inc.BOD2009 — 2013Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  11. Atomic ReachBOD2010 — 2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  12. PostRank (Google)BOA2008 — 2009
  13. BrandProtectBOD Member2006 — 2008Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  14. OpenColaBOD Member, Interim CEO2001 — 2002
  15. MicrosoftGM MSN (Microsoft) Canada1991 — 2000
  16. Rogers CommunicationsVice President Technology Development1987 — 1991
  17. BMO Financial GroupSenior Analyst1985 — 1987Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  18. ManulifeSenior Analyst1983 — 1985Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Skills & more

SaaS27Enterprise Software7Software as a Service (SaaS)3HackingInformation SecurityStart-ups95Business Strategy63Software Development33Entrepreneurship24Product Management28Business Development17Cloud Computing3
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Nickerson?
Partner, Technology Innovation at Maverix Private Equity
Where does Ken Nickerson work?
Ken Nickerson is Partner, Technology Innovation at Maverix Private Equity.
What check size does Ken Nickerson write?
Ken Nickerson typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.

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