Wal van Lierop

Experience

1. Chrysalix Venture CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, BC, Canada
2. Chrysalix Venture CapitalFounding Partner2023 — 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3. Chrysalix Venture CapitalFounding Partner and Executive Chair2020 — 2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4. Chrysalix Venture CapitalPresident & CEO2001 — 2020
5. Vancouver Airport AuthorityMember YVR Energy Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
6. General FusionMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
7. Inventys Inc.Member Board Of Directors as Observercurrent2015 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
8. Axine Water TechnologiesMember Board Of Directorscurrent2012 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
9. MineSense Technologies Ltd.Advisor to CEO and Boardcurrent2020 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10. ForbesContent Contributorcurrent2018 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
11. BC Cleantech Cluster InitiativeAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
12. SET VenturesCo-Founder and Member of the Investment Committee and GP Board of SET-1current2007 — presentAmsterdam, The Netherlands
13. GAN SYSTEMSBoard Member2019 — 2023Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
14. EnbalaBoard Observer2019 — 2020North Vancouver, BC
15. Liquid Light, Inc. (CO2-to-chemicals)Member Board Of Directors2013 — 2015
16. Bridgelux, Inc.Board Observer2010 — 2015
17. HydroPoint Data SystemsMember Board Of Directors2007 — 2013
18. UBC (University of British Columbia)Adjunct Professor2002 — 2009Vancouver, Canada
19. H2Gen Innovations, Inc.Member Board Of Directors and later Observer2001 — 2009
20. Angstrom Power - micro fuel cellsDirector2001 — 2008Vancouver, Canada Area

Education

1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Doctor of Economics, Spatial Interaction Modelling and Residential Choice Analysis - published by Gower in 19861978 — 1986
2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAdvanced course in "Probability Modelling"1980
3. MIT Sloan School of ManagementAdvanced Executive Course, Change Management

Skills & more

From Wal's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)117

BBBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KYKyang YungInvestor at DaphniJFJohann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalTKTies KlinkhamerJunior Associate at Keen Venture PartnersMAMehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212MRManuel RodríguezVenture Partner at Driven

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410

DLDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsCMChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Shared employers

Also worked at MineSense Technologies Ltd.6

TWTim WoodwardManaging Director at Prelude VenturesALAlicia LenisVice President at ChrysalixSSShirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture CapitalJRJoseph ReganSenior Managing Partner at BDC Venture CapitalLLLaurence Lavoie-AubuchonAnalyst at BDC Venture CapitalMSMike ShermanManaging Partner at Chrysalix

Also worked at Bridgelux, Inc.2

AAAlexei AndreevCo-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech VenturesDCDaniel Chapellin CastilloInvestor at Wealthing Vc Club

Also worked at Epyon1

MSMike ShermanManaging Partner at Chrysalix

Also worked at H2scan Corporation1

QSQ SongPartner at Energy Transition Ventures