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
- SparkgeoFounder & CEOcurrent2010 — presentPrince George, BC
- Cultivation CapitalVenture Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- NORTH51 ConferenceCo-Hostcurrent2023 — presentCanmore, Alberta, Canada
- World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Innovation Central SocietyChaircurrent2016 — presentPrince George, British Columbia
- Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Member of Forbes Technology Council2018 — 2025
- New City VenturesChief Geographic Officer (CGeO) | Development Team Leader | PlaceSpeak Platform Architect2011 — 2013Vancouver, BC
- TECO Natural Resource Group LimitedSenior Manager, Information Technology2010Prince George, BC
- Timberline Natural Resource GroupProfessional Services Manager - GIS2009 — 2010
- Timberline Natural Resource GroupGIS Services Manager (Prince George, British Columbia)2006 — 2009Prince George, BC
- Timberline Natural Resource GroupGIS Analyst2005 — 2006Prince George, BC
- Perth & Kinross CouncilSupport Engineer Corporate Address Gazetteer2003 — 2005Perth, Scotland
- Macaulay Land Use Research InstituteSpatial Modeller2001 — 2003Aberdeen, Scotland
Skills & more
Board Governance2Directorship2Spatial Analysis95GIS79Geomatics70PostGIS12Remote Sensing32Web Mapping17Ruthless Machiavellia2Python24Spatial Databases26Databases21
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ESRIArcGISGoogle MapsCartographyJavaScriptGoogle EarthWeb DevelopmentStart-upsAnalysisGeoprocessingCloud ComputingData Mapping- Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Global Business and Politics — Yale School of Management
- Google Earth Outreach Developer — Google Earth Outreach (http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/resources/developers.html)
- JS Maps API Qualified — Google
- KML Qualified — Google
From Will's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Barry Sandweiss
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Bobby Sandage
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Caleb Eidem
General Counsel at Cultivation Capital
Camila Petignat
Partner at The Yield Lab Latam
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Cadell?
- 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.
- Where does Will Cadell work?
- Will Cadell is Venture Partner at Cultivation Capital.
- Where did Will Cadell go to school?
- Will Cadell studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Post Graduate Diploma, Strategy and Innovation); University of Aberdeen (Master of Science (MSc), Environmental Remote Sensing); University of Aberdeen (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electronic & Electrical).
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