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Maria Pacella

Investor

Managing Partner, Pender Ventures at Pender Growth Fund Β· Venture Partner at Shoreline Venture Management

Vancouver

About

Joined Pender in 2017; has invested in emerging growth technology companies since 2001, previously spending 11 years at a large Canadian VC firm. She serves on the board of Clarius Mobile Health and is a CFA charterholder.

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Ben Chestnut, co-founder of Mailchimp: the only metrics I looked at was the bank statement, the bottom number needs to be bigger than the top [on bootstrapping]

Sep 14, 2022

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The rise of China’s VC-industrial complex https://t.co/oLwuob2AWu from @TheEconomist - unintended consequences? https://t.co/oLwuob2AWu

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The One45 Story https://t.co/Ex3BK406cX

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Invests in

AgTechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMedical Devices

Experience

  1. Pender VenturesManaging Partner, Pender Venturescurrent2017 β€” presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  2. Shoreline VenturesVenture Partner, Canada2015 β€” 2016Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  3. Terramera, Inc.Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Acting CFO2013 β€” 2016Vancouver, BC
  4. Beedie Capital PartnersVice President2012 β€” 2013Vancouver, BC
  5. GrowthWorks CapitalVice President2001 β€” 2012Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  6. ExtendMediaVenture Manager2000 β€” 2001Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  7. Deutsche BankAnalyst/Associate1997 β€” 2000Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Education

  1. CFA InstituteChartered Financial Analyst Charterholder
  2. Simon Fraser UniversityBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance1991 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Venture Capital80Start-ups37Entrepreneurship40Corporate Finance13Investments12Mergers11Due Diligence22Private Equity32Valuation21Angel Investing15Corporate Development24Financial Modeling7
+12 moreBusiness StrategyFinanceExecutive ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsIPOAsset ManagementStrategic PartnershipsInvestment ManagementStrategyCraft BeerBusiness DevelopmentDivestitures

Languages Italian

From Maria's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Simon Fraser University49

Sophie BuonassisiSVP of Marketing at GTMfundAnastasia HambaliInvestor at Side Door VenturesTetsu NomuraPrincipal at Sozo VenturesJackson EunAssociate at Sora VenturesAnnie LeOperations Partner at UNION Labs VenturesGeoff J. CatherwoodPartner at BDC Venture Capital

+ 43 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Terramera, Inc.1

Tom RandCo-Founder and Partner at ArcTern Ventures

Also worked at GrowthWorks Capital5

Joseph ReganSenior Managing Partner at BDC Venture CapitalTony RautavaAssociate, Pender Ventures at Pender Growth FundChris MoyerManaging Partner at Pelorus Venture CapitalScott PeltonCo-Founder at RiSC Capital CorpAndrew PinkertonChief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures

Also worked at ExtendMedia1

Chris GardnerPartner at Underscore VC

Also worked at Deutsche Bank443

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 437 more

Colleagues at Pender Growth Fund

David Barr
CEO and Portfolio Manager at Pender Growth Fund
Derek Hemmes
Investor at Pender Growth Fund
Kelly Edmison
Chairman at Pender Growth Fund
Kristal Hamakawa
Investor at Pender Growth Fund
Ms. Porter
Investor at Pender Growth Fund
Sharon Wang
Senior Investment Analyst at Pender Growth Fund
Tony Rautava
Associate, Pender Ventures at Pender Growth Fund
Tracy Tidy
Equity Analyst at Pender Growth Fund