Sarah Willson
InvestorPrincipal at Panache Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Investor and former founder of a consumer marketplace who supports early-stage founders; also a professor at Schulich School of Business teaching Financing Growing Ventures.
Contact· published on Sarah's own website
Experience
- Panache VenturesPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Panache VenturesAssociate2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Panache VenturesAnalyst2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich ExecEdMember, Pitch Deck Advisory Council - Schulich Startupscurrent2023 — present
- Schulich School of Business - York UniversityLecturercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Hive Home Services Inc.Foundercurrent2019 — presentToronto, Ontario
- Creative Destruction LabVenture Manager, Artificial Intelligence Stream2020 — 2021
- Creative Destruction LabVenture Analyst, CDL-Toronto - Artificial Intelligence Stream2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Humans of GuelphCo-Founder2014 — 2017
Skills & more
Public Speaking18Creative Problem Solving14Leadership6Teamwork8Strategic Leadership12Entrepreneurship9Business Innovation6Recruiting5Social Media Marketing3Research8Microsoft Office8Written & Oral Presentation Skills9
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Team BuildingPresentationsMarketing StrategyStartup DevelopmentEarly-stage StartupsStart-ups Management- Certificate of Training in Code of Business Conduct
- Certificate of Training in General Health and Safety Awareness
- Certificate of Training in Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities
- National Lifeguard Service
From Sarah's professional profile.
Colleagues at Panache Ventures
Alejandro Marin
Vice President, Finance at Panache Ventures
Christian Levan
Analyst at Panache Ventures
Domenic Del Vecchio
Principal at Panache Ventures
Francois Arbour
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Genevieve Tanguay
Partner at Panache Ventures
Inshaal Qadir
Analyst at Panache Ventures
Melaniia Volkodav
Associate at Panache Ventures
Melissa Belec
Vice President, Investor Relations at Panache Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah Willson?
- Investor and former founder of a consumer marketplace who supports early-stage founders; also a professor at Schulich School of Business teaching Financing Growing Ventures.
- Where does Sarah Willson work?
- Sarah Willson is Principal at Panache Ventures.
- What check size does Sarah Willson write?
- Sarah Willson typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Sarah Willson go to school?
- Sarah Willson studied at Queen's University (Master's degree, Management); University of Guelph (Bachelor's Degree, Neuroscience and Psychology); The York School.
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Also attended University of Guelph51
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Shared employers
Also worked at Panache Ventures17
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Also worked at Schulich ExecEd1
Also worked at Schulich School of Business - York University18
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