Tess Fox
InvestorChief of Staff to Managing Partner & Operations Associate at Mantis Capital · Head of Business Operations & Investor Relations at Two Small Fish Ventures
Canada
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About
Tess Fox is Head of Business Operations & Investor Relations at Two Small Fish Ventures, an early-stage deep tech venture fund. Her earlier career included working as the first non-founding employee at a startup and holding a role at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company that raised capital during the 2020–2021 period and later went through an exit. Her work focuses on investor relations and operations, including how funds are built and managed and what LPs and investors prioritize.
Experience
- Two Small Fish VenturesHead of Business Operations & Investor Relationscurrent2025 — presentToronto, ON
- TS&PManaging Partner2023 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Genetics AdviserOperations Partner2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- QuadientChief Of Staff @ Daylight Automation (acquired by Quadient in 2023)2021 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Olli Brands Inc.Director of BizOps, Strategy & Finance2017 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Rasa RestaurantManager2014 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- UM WWAssistant Connection Planner2013 — 2014Toronto, Canada
- Holt RenfrewSales Consultant (Menswear) & Marketing Intern (Media and Partnerships)2012 — 2013Bloor Street
Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Microsoft ExcelFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Venture FinancingBusiness OperationsProcess ImplementationPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingAccountingCorporate GovernanceSales OperationsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Process Improvement
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Colleagues at Mantis Capital
Adam Alpert
Partner at Mantis Capital
Caroline Menkes
Investment Associate at Mantis Capital
Drew Taggart
General Partner at Mantis Capital
Gaurav Bhogale
Investor at PJC
Gaurav Bhogale
Principal Investor at Mantis Capital
George Bousis
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Protagonist
Jeffrey Evans
General Partner at Mantis Capital
John Passen
CFO at Mantis Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tess Fox?
- Tess Fox is Head of Business Operations & Investor Relations at Two Small Fish Ventures, an early-stage deep tech venture fund. Her earlier career included working as the first non-founding employee at a startup and holding a role at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company that raised capital during the 2020–2021 period and later went through an exit. Her work focuses on investor relations and operations, including how funds are built and managed and what LPs and investors prioritize.
- Where does Tess Fox work?
- Tess Fox is Chief of Staff to Managing Partner & Operations Associate at Mantis Capital.
- Where did Tess Fox go to school?
- Tess Fox studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Toronto - School of Continung Education (Systems of Creative Thinking Certificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); McMaster University (Bachelor, Business).
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Also attended McMaster University148
Rami RahalPartner at MPM BioImpactAlex NardiInvestment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenEricInvestment Analyst at UpHonest CapitalJulia ZhouPresident and Co-Founder at CaladanPaige DickieVice-President at Radical Ventures
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Also attended Aarhus University101
Merete Lundbye MøllerVenture Partner, General Counsel at Sunstone CapitalLars AndersenGeneral Partner at SEED Capital DenmarkJakob Fuglede NielsenCFO, Partner at SEED Capital DenmarkFernanda BartelsInvestor at Extantia CapitalCasper B. JohansenCo-founder & Partner, Co-Head of Spartan Advisory at The Spartan GroupMia GrosenVenture Partner at SuperSeed
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