Mike Winterfield
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Active Impact Investments
British Columbia
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Find your path to Mike
404 people in our graph share verified history with Mike — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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×2Mike: together at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
About
Mike Winterfield uses his operating background as President at Randstad and tech services experience to take a hands-on, DPI-driven seed-stage approach focused on realized distributions, sales, talent and climate tech.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechEnergyFoodTechMobility & TransportationPropTech
Experience
- Active Impact InvestmentsFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
- FutureBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- LumoBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Agrology, a Public Benefit CorporationBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- RailVision AnalyticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ThinkLabs AI, Inc.Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- Audette.ioBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Metafold 3DBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Relyion Energy IncBoard Observer2023 — 2025
- OptiwattBoard Observer2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OptiwattBoard Member2022 — 2023
- OthersphereBoard Observer2023 — 2024
- Dispatch GoodsBoard Observer2023 — 2024
- Flair SystemsBoard Member2022 — 2024
- Sustain.LifeBoard Observer2022 — 2024
- SWTCHBoard Observer2020 — 2023
- TengivaBoard Member2022 — 2023
- EncycleBoard Member2021 — 2023
- Clean Crop TechnologiesBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- ChopValueBoard Member2019 — 2022
- SAMETRICABoard Member2019 — 2022
- AquacyclBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Jaza EnergyBoard Observer2019 — 2022
- KeelaBoard Observer2019 — 2022
- GoJavaBoard Member2020 — 2022
- Traction on DemandPresident, Traction Rec2016 — 2017Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Traction on DemandCOO2013 — 2017Burnaby
- Randstad ProfessionalsPresident2011 — 2012Toronto
- Randstad EngineeringPresident2009 — 2011Vancouver, BC
- Randstad TechnologiesVP, Western Canada2004 — 2009
Skills & more
Sourcing99Recruiting99Contract Recruitment79Technical Recruiting72Human Resources33New Business Development51Talent Acquisition52Permanent Placement29Business Development99Account Management80Team Building10Executive Management22
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Deals · 1
Lumo, Inc.Board seat
via Active Impact Investments · filed Sep 2025 · $16.1M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Active Impact Investments
Cayley Dow
Talent Network & HR Manager at Active Impact Investments
Charis Alexiou
Investment Manager at Elikonos Capital Partners
Elyse Crowston
VP, Operations at Active Impact Investments
Giovanni Angelucci
Investor at Active Impact Investments
Imran Jiwa
VP, Impact & Finance at Active Impact Investments
Isabel Baker
Associate at Active Impact Investments
Qhalisa Khan
Associate at Active Impact Investments
Sam Hasty
Partner at Active Impact Investments
Network1
Investors connected to Mike in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Winterfield?
- Mike Winterfield uses his operating background as President at Randstad and tech services experience to take a hands-on, DPI-driven seed-stage approach focused on realized distributions, sales, talent and climate tech.
- Where does Mike Winterfield work?
- Mike Winterfield is Founder & Managing Partner at Active Impact Investments.
- What does Mike Winterfield invest in?
- Mike Winterfield invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- What check size does Mike Winterfield write?
- Mike Winterfield typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Mike Winterfield sit on?
- Mike Winterfield holds tracked board seats at Lumo, Inc..
- Where did Mike Winterfield go to school?
- Mike Winterfield studied at Queen's University (BSc, Biology); University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Directors Education Program, ICD); INSEAD (Executive MBA style program, Strategy and Leadership).
Founder mafias
INSEAD mafia270
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexandre ProtMBAFounded Smartven +1Steve AnaviMBAFounded QontoThomas FornerBertelsmann ProgramFounded Focused Energy +3Kevin RyanMBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2Naveen NishchalExecutive Healthcare Management ProgramFounded Uncover +2Julián MeloLeaders at scale - Executive programFounded Ubits +1
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Queen's University mafia101
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steph TryphonasBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Collaborative RoboticsAlex ZhavoronkovBachelor of Commerce (Honors)Founded Deep Longevity +2Nick TeleckiBachelor of CommerceFounded Pop Market +1Parker MitchellHonorary DoctorateFounded Valence +1SameerMBAFounded Revvsales +1Changming LiuMaster's degreeFounded Aerohive Networks +1
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University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Serge MesserlianMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Creyon +1Peter SumaICD.D from the Institute of Certified Directors at RotmanFounded Applied Brain Research +1Sahar SaidiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded LUS Brands +1Ivan YuenMBAFounded WattpadMark SteeleMasters in Business AdministrationFounded Level AccessRay MuzykaICD.DFounded Bioware
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Randstad mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Keela mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Queen's University482
Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsHark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management194
Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJohn GreenwoodPartner at Pantheon VenturesFrank FuInvestment Advisor at IOSG VenturesMary BoersmaPlatform Principal at American Family VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideas
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Shared employers
Also worked at ThinkLabs AI, Inc.8
Micah KotchPartner at Blackhorn VenturesAmanda RohrerSenior Associate at Blackhorn VenturesEmily KirschFounder and Managing Partner at PowerhouseNeal ValiCTO at ThinklabsGang ZhengDirector, R&D at ThinklabsChaitanya BaoneHead of Product at Thinklabs
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