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I knew nothing about supply chains. Now I’ve led one of the largest student communities in the field. Today marks my last day as President of the…
I knew nothing about supply chains. Now I’ve led one of the largest student communities in the field. Today marks my last day as President of the…
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🔥 Fired up after a real, no-BS conversation with Sevrine Labelle, Dejana Dua, and Shirook Ali at the Ontario Centre of Innovation’s Discovery X…
🔥 Fired up after a real, no-BS conversation with Sevrine Labelle, Dejana Dua, and Shirook Ali at the Ontario Centre of Innovation’s Discovery X…
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As we announce Lerer Hippeau Fund IX, and I look back at 20+ years in the venture ecosystem, it's incredible to see the ascent of NY. For all its…
As we announce Lerer Hippeau Fund IX, and I look back at 20+ years in the venture ecosystem, it's incredible to see the ascent of NY. For all its…
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Volunteer Experience
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Member of the Investment Committee
The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)
- Present 4 years
Environment
The Atmospheric Fund invests in urban solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
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Board Member and Treasurer
Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)
- 7 years
Member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Social Innovation, a not-for-profit that creates communities and shared workspaces for social innovators. Since joining the board, we have dealt with issues such as buying two buildings in Toronto (100,000 square feet!), setting up legal entities in the U.S. to open a Manhattan location and issuing over $6 million worth of community bonds to our supporters.
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Young Venture Capital Committee Member
CVCA - Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
- 2 years
Selected to be on the committee to build programming for young professionals in the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity industry.
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Founder
Emerging Partners
- 5 years
Founded a not-for-profit organization designed to build and foster relationships of pre-Partner level Venture Capital and Private Equity professionals. I built an amazing volunteer committee and together, we serviced over 50 members from over 20 funds, across North America. The Emerging Partners was supported by iNovia Capital, Smart & Biggar, Global Ex, Borden Ladner Gervais and Raymond Chabot Grant Thorton.
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Panel Member
Ontario Social Enterprise
- less than a year
Panel member to provide recommendations to the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services for a dual purpose corporate structure for social enterprises.
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Keynote Speaker
Social Venture Institute (Vancouver)
- Present 9 years
One of two keynote speakers for the 2016 Social Venture Institute conference in Vancouver, BC. Audience was entrepreneurs and investors from the social impact sector.
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Invited guest lecture
Dalhousie University
- 1 month
Education
Invited guest lecture. MGMT2305 Ethics and Social Responsibility. Dalhousie University. 24 Jan 2022. 138 participants. Instructors are Drs. Alana Westwood & Christopher Bennett.
Courses
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Venture Capital Institute
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Organizations
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Entrepreneurs' Organization Toronto Chapter
Member and Forum Leader
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While we say goodbye to our tiny office at MaRS, I also want to give a big welcome to Tess Anne Fox. Tess has officially joined Two Small Fish as…
While we say goodbye to our tiny office at MaRS, I also want to give a big welcome to Tess Anne Fox. Tess has officially joined Two Small Fish as…
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A cloudy but energizing week 2 at Antler Canada in Toronto! We started with structured programming: a design sprint in collaboration with an Antler…
A cloudy but energizing week 2 at Antler Canada in Toronto! We started with structured programming: a design sprint in collaboration with an Antler…
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Deloitte is buzzing with startup energy. Wonder is a major initiative to find and develop new startups using the venture studio model. Last Friday I…
Deloitte is buzzing with startup energy. Wonder is a major initiative to find and develop new startups using the venture studio model. Last Friday I…
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Harvard Business School Professor Dennis Campbell and his team put together a case study on Antler back in 2022—diving into how we set out to back…
Harvard Business School Professor Dennis Campbell and his team put together a case study on Antler back in 2022—diving into how we set out to back…
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Oh la la, what a great community! Thanks for letting me share a few experiences from the past about the acquisition of Pure Energies. Conversing with…
Oh la la, what a great community! Thanks for letting me share a few experiences from the past about the acquisition of Pure Energies. Conversing with…
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Thanks to everyone who came out to last week’s Schulich Startups Venture Panel on “Growing Through Acquisitions.” It was a packed room and a…
Thanks to everyone who came out to last week’s Schulich Startups Venture Panel on “Growing Through Acquisitions.” It was a packed room and a…
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Bernie Li and I were getting ready for our first Antler Cohort in January 2022. A week before we welcomed 45 founders, we were shut down by COVID…
Bernie Li and I were getting ready for our first Antler Cohort in January 2022. A week before we welcomed 45 founders, we were shut down by COVID…
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3.5 years ago, Naman Budhdeo called me and said, "I just found our first founder for Antler Canada. Her name is Lizaveta Akhvledziani Carew, CFA". I…
3.5 years ago, Naman Budhdeo called me and said, "I just found our first founder for Antler Canada. Her name is Lizaveta Akhvledziani Carew, CFA". I…
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ANTLER CANADA PORTFOLIO WIN: Two awesome companies I love coming together with new rewards program! Chexy (Lizaveta Akhvledziani Carew, CFA) and…
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