Philippe Kalaf
InvestorVenture Partner at One Way Ventures
Montreal
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
About
Venture Partner focused primarily on open source technology, and founder and CEO of Collabora, a global open source consultancy based in Montreal. An active angel investor, mentor, and advisor across areas including embedded devices, IoT, automotive, AR/VR, and enterprise software; holds a B.Eng. in Telecommunications from Polytechnique Montreal.
Experience
- Collabora LtdCEOcurrent2005 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- One Way VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Les Fermes ExotiQCFarmercurrent2021 — presentNoyan, Quebec, Canada
- PKHPresidentcurrent2014 — present
Education
- Polytechnique MontréalBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Telecommunications Engineering2001 — 2005
Skills & more
StrategySoftware Development22Start-ups12Sales2Software Engineering21Mobile Devices32Free Software2Entrepreneurship4Mobile Applications7Qt2Shell Scripting1Agile Methodologies5
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Distributed SystemsDebuggingComputer ScienceObject Oriented DesignProgrammingOpen SourceLinuxOpen Source SoftwareEmbedded SystemsCAndroidC++Languages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
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