About
Patrick Lor, an immigrant from Hong Kong raised in small‑town Alberta, scaled iStockphoto to a Getty Images exit, backs underestimated nontraditional founders and redeploys oil‑and‑gas engineering talent into health IT.
Contact· published on Pat's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Panache VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- 500 StartupsManaging Partner - Canadacurrent2016 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- Dissolve.comCo-founder/CEO2013 — 2016
- iNovia CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2013
- Fotolia.comPresident, North America2009 — 2012
- iStockphoto.comEVP & Director2002 — 2006
- Adobe Systems; (Adobe Studios Division)Product Development Manager1994 — 1998
Skills & more
SEM13Contract Negotiation8Web Marketing7Viral Marketing5Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Marketing99Product Development87Photography10Business Development58Online Advertising42Business Strategy93
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Product ManagementMarketing StrategyMobile DevicesBusiness PlanningNew Business DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingSocial MediaVenture CapitalStrategic PlanningFrom Pat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Panache Ventures
Achintya Chaudhari
Analyst at Panache Ventures
Alejandro Marin
Vice President, Finance at Panache Ventures
Chris Neumann
General Partner at Panache Ventures
Christian Levan
Analyst at Panache Ventures
David Dufresne
Partner at Panache Ventures
Domenic Del Vecchio
Principal at Panache Ventures
Genevieve Tanguay
Partner at Panache Ventures
Inshaal Qadir
Analyst at Panache Ventures
Network2
Investors connected to Pat in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pat Lor?
- Patrick Lor, an immigrant from Hong Kong raised in small‑town Alberta, scaled iStockphoto to a Getty Images exit, backs underestimated nontraditional founders and redeploys oil‑and‑gas engineering talent into health IT.
- Where does Pat Lor work?
- Pat Lor is Managing Partner at Panache Ventures.
- What does Pat Lor invest in?
- Pat Lor invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Pat Lor write?
- Pat Lor typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Pat Lor go to school?
- Pat Lor studied at University of Calgary (MBA, Business); University of Calgary (BA, Sociology).
Same school
Also attended University of Calgary74
Garrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesLeah GosbeeCFO at Version One VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChris EricksonFounder at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at iNovia Capital46
David NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalMike CegelskiPartner at Panache VenturesAlex BarrettGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalAndre CharooFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia CapitalChris ArsenaultFounder and Partner at Inovia CapitalColleen MooreheadBoard Chair at The 51 Ventures
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Also worked at Fotolia.com1
Also worked at Adobe Systems; (Adobe Studios Division)132
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
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