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Will Cadell

Investor

Venture Partner at Cultivation Capital

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

About

Will Cadell is a Venture Partner at Cultivation Capital supporting the firm's geospatial investments. He is the founder and CEO of Sparkgeo, which helps startups, enterprises, and non-profits across North America apply location data and geospatial technology. He has an academic background in engineering and remote sensing and has worked across the government, science, resources, and technology sectors.

Experience

  1. SparkgeoFounder & CEOcurrent2010 β€” presentPrince George, BC
  2. Cultivation CapitalVenture Advisorcurrent2021 β€” present
  3. NORTH51 ConferenceCo-Hostcurrent2023 β€” presentCanmore, Alberta, Canada
  4. World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)Board Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  5. Innovation Central SocietyChaircurrent2016 β€” presentPrince George, British Columbia
  6. Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Member of Forbes Technology Council2018 β€” 2025
  7. New City VenturesChief Geographic Officer (CGeO) | Development Team Leader | PlaceSpeak Platform Architect2011 β€” 2013Vancouver, BC
  8. TECO Natural Resource Group LimitedSenior Manager, Information Technology2010Prince George, BC
  9. Timberline Natural Resource GroupProfessional Services Manager - GIS2009 β€” 2010
  10. Timberline Natural Resource GroupGIS Services Manager (Prince George, British Columbia)2006 β€” 2009Prince George, BC
  11. Timberline Natural Resource GroupGIS Analyst2005 β€” 2006Prince George, BC
  12. Perth & Kinross CouncilSupport Engineer Corporate Address Gazetteer2003 β€” 2005Perth, Scotland
  13. Macaulay Land Use Research InstituteSpatial Modeller2001 β€” 2003Aberdeen, Scotland

Education

  1. SaΓ―d Business School, University of OxfordPost Graduate Diploma, Strategy and Innovation2021 β€” 2022
  2. University of AberdeenMaster of Science (MSc), Environmental Remote Sensing2000 β€” 2001
  3. University of AberdeenBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electronic & Electrical1996 β€” 2000
  4. Merchiston Castle School1990 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Board Governance2Directorship2Spatial Analysis95GIS79Geomatics70PostGIS12Remote Sensing32Web Mapping17Ruthless Machiavellia2Python24Spatial Databases26Databases21
+12 moreESRIArcGISGoogle MapsCartographyJavaScriptGoogle EarthWeb DevelopmentStart-upsAnalysisGeoprocessingCloud ComputingData Mapping
  • Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme β€” SaΓ―d Business School, University of Oxford
  • Global Business and Politics β€” Yale School of Management
  • Google Earth Outreach Developer β€” Google Earth Outreach (http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/resources/developers.html)
  • JS Maps API Qualified β€” Google
  • KML Qualified β€” Google

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