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Founder Institute Mentors

Montreal - Toronto Spring 2024

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Montreal program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron Carr

CEO & Founder, Qarrot Performance
Abdullah

Abdullah Snobar

Executive Director , DMZ
Adeo

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Afsoon

Afsoon Soudi

Co Founder & VP R&D, IRYStec
Alain

Alain Goubau

COO & CFO, FarmLead
Alessia

Alessia Talarico

Investment Analyst, BCF Ventures
Alex

Alex Nemeroff

Co-Founder, Creative Director, Dynamo
Alex

Alex Barrett

Investment Associate, iNovia Capital
Alex

Alex Iskold

Managing Partner, 2048vc
Alex

Alex Norman

Partner, N49P
Alexandre

Alexandre Witkowicz

Analyst, WhiteStar Capital
Alice

Alice Dinu

VP Student Success & Research, Ready Education
Amélie

Amélie Morency

CEO, The FoodRoom
Amira

Amira Boutouchent

CEO & Co-Founder, Bridgr.co
Amy

Amy Pollard

Startup Program Manager, OVHcloud
Anand

Anand Safi

Director/ Head of Data Engineering, Zinnia
Andrew

Andrew D'Souza

Founder and CEO, Sfoundation
Angelique

Angelique Mannella

Strategic Global Alliances, Amazon
Angelo

Angelo Esposito

CEO and Co-Founder, Wisk.ai
Ariel

Ariel Garten

CEO, InteraXon
Ashok Prabhu

Ashok Prabhu Masilamani

CTO & Founder, Stratuscent
Balaji

Balaji Gopalan

Co-Founder and CEO, MedStack
Ben

Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner, HighlineBETA
Ben

Ben Melchionno

Associate Partner, IBM
Benjamin

Benjamin du Haÿs

Founder & CEO, Mobeewave
Benjamin

Benjamin Tuff

Managing Partner, Benjamin David Group
Benjamin

Benjamin Sekkat

Associate, AQC Capital
Beth

Beth Thouin

CMO-for-Hire, Beth Thouin Consulting
Bonnie

Bonnie Foley-Wong

Chief Investment Innovator, Pique Ventures
Bonnie

Bonnie Chau

Portfolio Manager, BCF Ventures
Brandon

Brandon Waselnuk

Product Manager and Principle, CoVenture
Brian

Brian Church

FI Mentor
Brian

Brian Zubert

Director, Thomson Reuters Labs
Brice

Brice Scheschuk

CEO, Globalive Capital
Buchi

Buchi Okoro

CEO and Co-Founder, Quidax (Techstars 2020)
Caitlin

Caitlin Mac Gregor

CEO & Cofounder, Plum.io Inc.
Caroline

Caroline Pelletier

Vice President Screening and Investment Support, Anges Quebec
Carter

Carter Laren

Founder/CEO, Inara Ventures
Cesar L.

Cesar L. Patricio

CEO & co-Founder, WorkMesh.co
Charles

Charles Tiné

Founder and ex-CEO, SafeBrands
Chevonae

Chevonae Walcott

Associate, Relay Ventures
Chris

Chris Arsenault

Managing Partner, iNovia Capital
Chris

Chris Atkinson

CEO & co-Founder, FleetOps
Chris

Chris Anderson

General Partner, A2Z Ventures
Claude

Claude Théoret

Founder, Nexalogy
Clement

Clement Cazalot

Managing Director, Self
Code

Code Cubitt

Managing Director, Mistral Venture Partners
Craig

Craig Asano

CEO, National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada
Daleyne

Daleyne Guay

Founder & CEO, DGIT Management
Danial

Danial Jameel

Founder/CEO, Forbes 30under30, Ready Education
David

David Dufresne

Partner, Panache VC
David

David Sciacca

COO, LIFT session
David

David Nadezhdin

Co-founder/CEO, Master Your Rush
Dax

Dax Da Silva

Founder/CEO, LightSpeed
Deborah

Deborah Hayek

Senior Product Owner (Manulife's Innovation Lab), Manulife
Dennis

Dennis Van Staalduinen

President & Executive Strategist, Brandvelope Consulting
Diana

Diana Cheptene

Senior Product Manager, Shopify
Diana

Diana Sciortino

Investment Analyst, BCF Ventures
Dickson

Dickson Nsofor

Founder and CEO, Korapay (Techstars 2019)
Doyle

Doyle Buehler

CEO, Department of Digital
Dr. Alexandra T.

Dr. Alexandra T. Greenhill

CEO, Careteam Technologies Inc.
Eleonore

Eleonore Jarry Ferron

Investment Associate, BrightSpark
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Wasserman

Co-Founder & CEO, Mate1.com Inc.
Ella

Ella Hilal

Director of Data, Shopify
Eric

Eric Brat

Director, co-Lead, Creative Destruction Lab (Montreal)
Eryk

Eryk Warren

Co Founder & CTO, Unito
Ethan

Ethan Song

Co-Founder & CEO, Frank & Oak
Eva

Eva Lau

co-Founder, Two Small Fish Ventures
Fab

Fab Dolan

Head of Marketing, Google, Canada
Francis

Francis Wenzel

Founder & CEO, TickSmith
Francois

Francois Poirier

COO, Parcours entrepreneurial Rémi Marcoux
François

François Arbour

CEO / VP Music & Video, Premiumbeat / Shutterstock
Frantz

Frantz Saintellemy

President & COO, Leddartech
Frederic

Frederic Voyer

Senior Product Innovation Lead, Multiple (HR, BVI & SWAAAP)
Frederic

Frederic Scherer

CEO & co-Founder, Jitbase
Frederick

Frederick Townes

Co-Founder & CTO, Boundless Life
Geoffrey

Geoffrey Bernard

Senior Director, Growth, Analytics & Data Science, La Presse
George

George Korkejian

Venture Manager, BCF Ventures
Gian Carlo

Gian Carlo Di Tommaso

FI Mentor
Giselle

Giselle Bisson

Managing Director, Chain Reaction PR
Graeme

Graeme Barlow

CEO, Quantum Liquid Cooling Inc.
Graeme

Graeme Millen

Director, Technology Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
Greg

Greg Isenberg

FI Mentor
Ha

Ha Nguyen

VP, McRock Capital
Hakim

Hakim Tamgalt

CTO & Co-Founder, Crema App
Hakim

Hakim Merah

FI Mentor
Hussam

Hussam Ayyad

Chief Accelerator Officer , Highline Beta
Ian

Ian Jeffrey

VP Product Marketing Marketing, PasswordBox
Idowu

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs
Isaac

Isaac Souweine

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Real Ventures
Isaac

Isaac Adejuwon

CEO & Founder, Metricsflow
James

James Slifierz

CEO, SkyWatch Space Applications
Javier

Javier Gotschlich

Head of Partnerships - Hubspot for Startups, HubSpot
Jay

Jay Ferst

Managing Partner, Ferst Capital Partners
Jean

Jean Agenor

Founder and CEO, Waxdale Ecosystem Inc.
Jean Benoit

Jean Benoit Richard

COO, Alexsei
Jean David

Jean David Begin

Co-founder & CEO, Guestful
Jean-François

Jean-François Ouellet

Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, HEC Montréal
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Hoffman

FI Mentor
Jeremy

Jeremy Geiger

CEO, Funding Lab LLC
Jerome

Jerome Soucy

People & Operations, Hykso FightCamp
Jessica

Jessica Korthuis

Founder & CEO, SOHUIS
Joanne

Joanne Wong

Partner, REDDS Capital
Joel

Joel Yaffe

Founder, GuestDriven, iTechnique, Potcoin, Glace des Arts
Joel

Joel Semeniuk

Vice President of Growth and Innovation, Communitech
John

John Espinoza

Co-founder , Unito
Jonathan

Jonathan Brun

Vice-President, White Star Capital
Jonathan

Jonathan Druker

Director of commercialization and innovation, PME MTL
Jonny

Jonny Caron

Launch Specialist, Unbounce
Jose

Jose Martins

Director , Founder Institute Boston
Josette Renée

Josette Renée Landry

CEO, Streamline Genomics
Juan

Juan Cabrera

Designer & Marketing Consultant, jcabrera.studio
Julien

Julien Denaes

Co-Founder , Alpin
Justin

Justin Sherratt

Founder, Sortbox
Justin

Justin Evans

Co-Founder, LANDR Audio
Karina

Karina Costa

FI Mentor
Kevin

Kevin Swersky

Research Scientist @ Google Brain, Google Austria
Khalil

Khalil Zahar

Founder & CEO, FightCamp
Kookai

Kookai Chaimahawong

VC Associate, Pangaea Ventures
Kyell

Kyell Vyncke

VP Sales & Marketing, TrackTik
Laviva

Laviva Mazhar

Investment Analyst, Luge Capital
Leah

Leah Mazur

CEO & Founder, Loop Digital Marketing
Lee

Lee Silverstone

Co founder/ EVP strategic partnerships, Mystral Venture Partners
Leo

Leo Lax

Managing Director, L-Spark/Wesley Clover
Lisa

Lisa Cashmore

Vice President, Start and Scale, Communitech
Lorne

Lorne Lieberman

Managing Partner, Jant Ventures
Louis François

Louis François Hogue

Strategic, Advisor
Louis Philippe

Louis Philippe Maurice

Louis Philippe Maurice - Founder/CEO, Busbud (Montreal FI), Busbud
Luc

Luc Filiatreault

Luc Filiatreault - VP Venture Development, OpenText (Barcelona FI), OpenText
Luc

Luc Bégnoche

Founder & CEO, DiversifAI
Lucas

Lucas Francioli

Founder & CEO, MoveMate
Madusha

Madusha Cooray

Manager, Developer Relations, Google Canada
Magaly

Magaly Charbonneau

Principal, iNovia Capital
Mano

Mano Kulasingam

Venture Partner, Good News Ventures
Mara

Mara Rada

CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
Marat

Marat Mukhamedyarov

Managing Partner, Good News Ventures
Marc

Marc Alloul

Managing Partner W2/W3, W Investments
Marc

Marc Boscher

Founder & CEO, Unito
Marc

Marc Chriqui

Angel Investor & Former CEO, Raymark (acquired by Mi9 Retail)
Marc Antoine

Marc Antoine Ross

Angel Investor & Chief Innovation Officer, Diagram Ventures
Marcos

Marcos Carvalho

Co-Founder & Head of Demand Generation, Boundless Life
Marcus

Marcus Daniels

Co-Founder & CEO, Highline VC
Mariah

Mariah Lichtenstern

Founder-CEO, DiverseCity Ventures
Marina

Marina Cortes

Venture Partner, Hike Ventures
Martin

Martin Sendyk

President & CEO, Lytica
Matt

Matt Smith

C-Level Tech Startup Expert, Consulting
Matthias

Matthias Bedard

FI Mentor
Matthieu

Matthieu Houle

VP Digital Media, Yellow Pages Canada
Mauro

Mauro Repacci

Co-Founder & CEO, Boundless Life
Mazen

Mazen Elbawab

Project Lead Programmer - Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft
Mehdi

Mehdi Mehni

Co-Founder & Head of AI Engineering, INTO AI
Mehdi Merai

Mehdi Merai Merai

CEO, Dataperformers
Melissa

Melissa Belbeck

Senior Associate, Whitecap Venture Partners
Meryeme

Meryeme Lahmami

Associate, Strategic Investments & Women in Tech, BDC Capital
Michael

Michael Katchen

Founder & CEO, WealthSimple
Michael

Michael Smith

Failed tech entrepreneur, lawyer, angel investor, Various
Michel

Michel Jamati

CTO, Lexop
Mike

Mike Silagadze

CEO, Top Hat
Mike

Mike Kirkup

CTO, enCircle
Mike

Mike Blicker

Co-founder & CEO, WealthTab
Mike

Mike Cegelski

Managing Partner & Angel Investor, Panache Ventures
Mike

Mike Apted

Principal Solutions Architect - Startups, AWS
Mohan

Mohan Markandaier

Managing Partner, Good News Ventures
Mohannad

Mohannad El Barachi

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SweetIQ Analytics Corp.
Nadeem

Nadeem Ghafoor

VP, Canadensys Aerospace Corporation
Nadine

Nadine Zerrini

Corporate Innovation Leader, Harvard University
Nancy

Nancy Eperjesy

CEO & co-Founder, Mettle (acquired by Adobe Systems)
Naomi

Naomi Goldapple

Head of AlayaLabs, AlayaCare
Narjes

Narjes Boufaden

CEO & co-Founder, Keatext
Neha

Neha Khera

Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Nicolas

Nicolas Jacques Bouchard

Principal, Panache Ventures
Oshri

Oshri Cohen

Fractional CTO, Oshri Cohen Technology Consulting
Pablo

Pablo Srugo

Principal, Mistral Venture Partners
Pam

Pam Alfred

CEO, AskPAM
Parm

Parm Gill

Managing Partner, Gill Group
Paul

Paul D'souza

President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
Paul

Paul Ortchanian

Vice-President, Product Development, WatchMojo.com
Peggy

Peggy Van De Plassche

Managing Partner & Board Member, Roar Growth & Invest Canada
Phil

Phil Rivard

Director of Ventures, NEXT Canada
Philip

Philip Cutler

President & CEO, GradeSlam
Pierre

Pierre Sabbagh

Founder & CEO, Roof AI
Pierre Luc

Pierre Luc Laparé

Co-Founder, Golf Avenue
Prathna

Prathna Ramesh

Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer, Maple Leaf Angels
Przemyslaw (Marco)

Przemyslaw (Marco) Janeczek

Managing Partner, Infinite Venture Partners
Rachel

Rachel Sheppard

Digital Strategist & Startup Mentor - Helping Female Founders Launch & Grow Their Businesses Around the Globe, Founder Institute HQ
Raff

Raff Paquin

Director, Data, LightSpeed
Raffi

Raffi Tchakmakjian

CEO, LIFT session
Raymond

Raymond Luk

CEO, Hockeystick
Rob

Rob Attwell

Founder, COO/CFO, Careteam Technologies Inc.
Russ

Russ Armstrong

Head of Business Development, Boast.AI (Boast Capital)
Sanjay

Sanjay Singhal

Co-Founder and CEO, 500 Startups
Sanjay

Sanjay Zimmermann

Investment Associate, White Star Capital
Sebastien

Sebastien Roy

Director, Data Science, Wheels Up
Shahab

Shahab Samimi

Senior Associate, 7 Gate Ventures
Shahzad

Shahzad Khan

CTO, Gnowit Inc
Shiva

Shiva Bhardwaj

Founder, CEO, Pitstop
Siddharth

Siddharth Srivastava

Vice-President, McRock Capital
Sophie

Sophie Boulanger

CEO, BonLook
Steven

Steven Abrams

Partner, IT Venture Fund, BDC Capital
Suzanne

Suzanne Grant

cofounder and ceo, iBIONICS
Taylor

Taylor Sicard

Co-Founder, BVGrowth
Thomas

Thomas Punch

VP Business Development, WatchMojo.com
Tim

Tim Jodoin

Founder - President, Edispin Inc.
Tom

Tom Lowden

Head of Labs, US East and Canada, WeWork Labs
Trevor

Trevor Coleman

Founder - SVP, New Product Development , InteraXon
Trevor

Trevor Longino

Chief Marketing Officer, Unito
Udit

Udit Bhatnagar

Investment Associate, McRock Capital
Ulrich

Ulrich Soeffing

Data Science Manager, MarketMuse
Vanessa

Vanessa Cherenfant

Managing Director, Sadax Technologies
Vaughn

Vaughn DiMarco

Director, INVEST-AI
Vicken

Vicken Kanadjian

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Cesium Inc.
Yishel

Yishel Khan

CEO & Founder, DOT Mind Unlocked
Yona

Yona Shtern

Founder/CEO, Beyond The Rack
Yuri

Yuri Navarro

Executive Director, National Angel Capital Organization

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