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Steve Lau

Investor

Partner at Highland Creek Partners

Toronto

About

Co-founder of Highland Creek Partners and serial entrepreneur active in the search fund space for over a decade with investments in 60+ search funds. Currently Co-CEO of AutoLeap and formerly Co-CEO of FieldEdge; previously worked in private equity at CPPIB and investment banking at TD Securities.

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Experience

  1. AutoLeapCo-Founder & Co-CEOcurrent2020 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Highland Creek Partners LLCPartnercurrent2013 — presentToronto
  3. Union Software GroupCo-founder, Partnercurrent2023 — present
  4. University of TorontoAdjunct Lecturercurrent2016 — presentToronto
  5. Whitecap Venture PartnersPartner2019 — 2020
  6. FieldEdgeCo-CEO2015 — 2019Fort Myers, Atlanta, Toronto
  7. CPP Investment BoardPrivate Investments Analyst / Associate2006 — 2011London and Toronto
  8. TDInvestment Banking Analyst2005 — 2006Toronto

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management
  2. University of Toronto ScarboroughBachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Accounting

Skills & more

Business Strategy3Capital Markets2Corporate Finance2Due Diligence2Entrepreneurship15Finance5Financial Analysis4Financial Modeling13Investment Banking3Investments8Leadership6Management9
+6 moreMergersPrivate EquityProduct DevelopmentStrategyValuationVenture Capital

From Steve's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended University of Toronto Scarborough4

Robin GaoPrincipal at Sixty Degree CapitalTasha NoronhaPartnerships & Operations Manager at Cross-Border Impact VenturesDaanish AhmedMarketing Coordinator at Alchemist JapanShikha BhucharHead, Strategy and Investments at RBCx

Shared employers

Also worked at AutoLeap3

Rameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek PartnersAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

Also worked at University of Toronto50

AngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant VenturesLeonid BoguslavskyPartner & Founder at RTP GlobalRameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek PartnersLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC

+ 44 more

Also worked at Whitecap Venture Partners4

Carey DiamondPartner at Whitecap Venture PartnersBlaine HobsonChair of Investment Committee at Whitecap Venture PartnersSherryAnalyst at Whitecap Venture PartnersDamien SteelManaging Partner and Global Head of Ventures at OMERS Ventures

Also worked at FieldEdge1

Rameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek Partners

Colleagues at Highland Creek Partners

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Partner at Highland Creek Partners
Rameez Ansari
Partner at Highland Creek Partners
William Wang
Partner at Highland Creek Partners