About
Lance Laking is Managing Director and General Partner at Graphite Ventures, a Canadian seed fund with $120M in Fund IV that invests $500K to $1.5M in early-stage B2B technology companies. He advises founders on go-to-market strategy, corporate finance, deal structure, and growth planning across Canada's major tech hubs. His background spans venture capital, corporate finance, and areas including contract negotiation, equity structuring, and working capital solutions.
Contact· published on Lance's own website
Experience
- Graphite VenturesManaging Director and General Partnercurrent2022 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
- StandUp VenturesAdvisor and Limited Partnercurrent2019 — presentToronto / Ottawa, Canada
- SAAS NORTH ConferenceSteering Committee Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- Expertfile (www.expertfile.com)Board Directorcurrent2011 — presentToronto
- SingleTrack Performance Management Inc.Presidentcurrent2008 — present
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundManaging Director2020 — 2021Ontario, Canada
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundSr. Investment Director2009 — 2019
- MaRS Discovery DistrictVenture Group Advisor2008 — 2020
- Lixar ITDirector and Senior Advisor2005 — 2018
- TRM Technologies Inc.Executive Director & Chief Strategy Officer2009 — 2016
- Viscore Technologies Inc.Director and Senior Advisor2008 — 2014Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- Granite Networks Inc.Director, Chairman2012 — 2013Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- The Ottawa NetworkDirector2005 — 2010
- BTI SystemsCEO2001 — 2008
- Huber+SuhnerManaging Director, Huber+Suhner Canada Ltd.1995 — 2001
- Dynasty Components Inc.Co-Founder, VP Finance and Operations1987 — 1995
Skills & more
Venture Capital40Go-to-market Strategy28Private Equity4Contract Negotiation8Business Alignment1Dashboard1Start-ups43OEMs1Business Strategy71Entrepreneurship7Product Management8Business Development37
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Strategic PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingConsultingRisk ManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyManagementLeadershipFrom Lance's professional profile.
Colleagues at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lance Laking?
- Lance Laking is Managing Director and General Partner at Graphite Ventures, a Canadian seed fund with $120M in Fund IV that invests $500K to $1.5M in early-stage B2B technology companies. He advises founders on go-to-market strategy, corporate finance, deal structure, and growth planning across Canada's major tech hubs. His background spans venture capital, corporate finance, and areas including contract negotiation, equity structuring, and working capital solutions.
- Where does Lance Laking work?
- Lance Laking is Managing Director at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.
- Where did Lance Laking go to school?
- Lance Laking studied at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)); University of Waterloo (BA, Accountancy).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at SAAS NORTH Conference1
Also worked at Expertfile (www.expertfile.com)1
Also worked at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund11
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