Headquarters:
Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Headline:
General Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Followers:
15701
Connections:
13819
Company:
Builders VC
Company Website:
https://www.builders.vc/, http://www.ucalgary.ca, https://pronto.ai, http://www.performancelivestockanalytics.com
Country:
Canada
Skills:
Venture Capital, Leadership, Public Speaking, Valuation, Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Corporate Development, Fundraising, Financial Modeling, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Finance, Venture Financing, Energy, Technology Evaluation, Oil/Gas, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Project Management, Start-ups
Experience:
Title: General Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Company: Builders VC
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Start: Jan 2020
End: Present
Title: Board of Governors
Company: University of Calgary
Location:
Start: May 2023
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Pronto
Location:
Start: Jan 2026
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Performance Livestock Analytics
Location: Ames, Iowa, United States
Start: Jul 2023
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Native Microbials, Inc.
Location: San Diego Metropolitan Area
Start: Jul 2025
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Ashbrook Technologies
Location:
Start: Oct 2025
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Tractor Zoom
Location: Iowa, United States
Start: Oct 2022
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: SafeAI, Inc.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Start: Jun 2021
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: Foresight Commercial Insurance
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Start: Aug 2020
End: Present
Title: Board Observer
Company: TimberEye
Location:
Start: Jan 2024
End: Present
Title: Board Observer
Company: Landjourney.ai
Location:
Start: Jan 2025
End: Present
Title: Board Observer
Company: Mercator AI
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Start: Mar 2023
End: Present
Title: Board Observer
Company: VEERUM
Location:
Start: Dec 2022
End: Present
Title: Co-Founder
Company: Despacho Inc.
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Start: Oct 2019
End: Present
Title: Board Member
Company: CourseKey
Location:
Start: Jul 2023
End: Jan 2025
Title: Senior Product Manager
Company: SolarWinds
Location: Austin, Texas Area
Start: Oct 2015
End: Dec 2019
Title: Sabbatical
Company: Sabbatical-2018
Location:
Start: Jan 2018
End: Dec 2018
Title: Chief Operating Officer [ Acquired by SolarWinds ]
Company: GNS3 Technologies Inc.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Start: Jan 2014
End: Oct 2015
Title: Venture Investment Manager
Company: Cenovus Energy
Location: Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Start: Apr 2012
End: Mar 2014
Title: Board Observer
Company: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Location: Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Start: Nov 2012
End: Feb 2014
Title: Investment Banking Analyst
Company: CIBC World Markets
Location: Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Start: May 2011
End: Mar 2012
Title: Business Development Associate
Company: Enbridge
Location: Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Start: May 2009
End: May 2011
Education:
School: University of Calgary
Degree: BComm
Field: Business/Commerce
Period: 2006 - 2011
School: University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Degree: The Venture Capital Executive Program
Field:
Period: 2015
Awards:
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal | Government of Alberta | Mar 2023
Top 40 Under 40 | Avenue Magazine | Oct 2022
Venture Capital Journal Rising Star | VC Journal | Jan 2021
Order of the University of Calgary | University of Calgary | May 2011