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Melissa Allen

Investor

Venture Partner at LOI Venture

Toronto, Ontario

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $300K

Experience

  1. Capital M VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentToronto, ON
  2. Little Jamaica Community Land TrustBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. LOI - League of InnovatorsExecutive Director2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy (EBC)Board Member2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. LOI VentureVenture Partner2022 — 2023
  6. Bay Mills Investment GroupHead of Operations2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  7. DesjardinsFinancial Advisor2015 — 2020
  8. WorkopolisProject Manager & Content Director2013 — 2015Toronto
  9. GoogleStrategist / Stratégiste (Contract)2012 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
  10. Cornerstone Group of Companies (acquired by Deloitte Canada)Bilingual Account Executive, Search and Web Marketing Services2010 — 2012

Education

  1. Queen's UniversityMaster of Finance2025 — 2026
  2. École Supérieure de Commerce Et de Management - ESCEMCommerce
  3. Wilfrid Laurier UniversityHonours BBA

Skills & more

Web Marketing10Social Media Marketing9Digital Strategy36Email Marketing6CRM6Social Media24Integrated Marketing3Marketing13SEO4Marketing Communications5PPC11SEM10
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  • FMI Foundations in Financial Modeling — Financial Modeling Institute (FMI)
  • Canadian Securities Course (CSC) — Canadian Securities Institute

From Melissa's professional profile.

Colleagues at LOI Venture

Alex Read
Investor at LOI Venture
Christopher Gora
Investor at LOI Venture
Manny Padda
Co-founder and General Partner at LOI Venture
Marlon Thompson
Venture Partner at LOI Venture
Niki Choo
Investor at LOI Venture
Ryan Holmes
Co-Founder & Chairman at LOI Venture
Sharad Mohan
Investor at LOI Venture
Tim Dinger
Analyst at LOI Venture

Network2

Alex Read
Investor at LOI Venture
Christopher Gora
Investor at LOI Venture

Investors connected to Melissa in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Melissa Allen work?
Melissa Allen is Venture Partner at LOI Venture.
What check size does Melissa Allen write?
Melissa Allen typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended Queen's University215

Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersCurtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesDan MoorInvestor at Craft Ventures

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Also attended École Supérieure de Commerce Et de Management - ESCEM5

Michael K. AmbrosFounder at Catena CapitalDésiré KoussawoHead (NODWIN Gaming Africa) at NODWIN GamingAntoine LegrisAssociate at BNP Paribas DéveloppementVirgile FiszmanFounder at Meru.comVijay SivaramCEO – Quess IT Staffing, Quess Search & Recruitment at Foster Ventures

Also attended Wilfrid Laurier University65

David BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalSaar PikarInvestor at OMERS VenturesGurdeep PrewalCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesMike GrantisManaging Partner at Contango Digital AssetsArmand ObrejaTalent Manager at Icon VenturesBeverly CheungLegal Counsel at Headline

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Shared employers

Also worked at LOI - League of Innovators8

Michelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesDaniel DuboisInvestor at Side Door VenturesDana RamnarineHead of Talent at BKR CapitalAmanda HawthorneAdministrative Coordinator at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasJoanna Buczkowska-McCumberStrategy and Impact Advisor at Alacrity CanadaMarlon ThompsonVenture Partner at LOI Venture

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Also worked at Desjardins17

Zoya ShchupakVenture Partner at TPY CapitalRobert LevesqueDirector at AQC CapitalChristine BeaubienCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Accelia CapitalGeorge AlifragisSVP, Head of Operating Network & Ecosystem at Metropolitan PartnersMark Anthony SdaoM&A Advisor, Avalon Partners at Boreal VenturesSima EtezadiBusiness Development Manager at Purpose Investments

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Also worked at Workopolis1

Mario BottoneGlobal Head of Capital at Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal Ventures

Also worked at Google1,568

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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