Founder Institute Mentors

Waterloo - 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 Waterloo program below.

Mentors

Alex Astrum

Developer Relations, Google

Alexander Jager

Founding Partner, Amplifier Advisors

Andrew Ricchetti

Founder, CakeAI, CoinMako

Anwer Ali

Consultant, IMUKSYS

Arshad Merali

FI Mentor

Barry Hillier

Founder & CEO, eQuo/ DOS

Benjamin Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk

Benton Leong

General Partner, ArchAngel Fund

Bob Embleton

CEO, Perigee Convergent Solutions Inc

Brice Scheschuk

CEO, Globalive Capital

Cerys Goodall

COO, Vetster

Chad Ford

Vice President Innovation, Communica and Partner, Pactech Ventures, Director, Western Canada Founder Institute

Chris Leclerc

Coordinator, Programs and Client Experience, Accelerator Centre

Dinah Davis

Founder, Code Like A Girl

Edward Fan

FI Mentor

Elaine Lukowski

Vice President, Home & Entertainment, Health & Beauty Merchandising, Loblaw

Fion Lee-Madan

Technical Co-Founder, COO and Customer Success, Fairly AI Inc.

Gavin Jocius

Founder & Principal, River Wise Ventures

Gina Yoo

Co-Founder & COO, Mannr

Haoyang Liang

Director of Product Development, Orbiseed

Isaac Adejuwon

CEO & Founder, Metricsflow

Joseph Dales

Co-Founder & Director, RHA Partners

Konata Lake

FI Mentor

Mary Beth Kyer

Co-Founder, Sponsor Circle

Melika Hope

Product Director, Twitter

Michael Kosic

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Mike Lingle

Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma

Mike Peasgood

Co-Founder, Aeryon Labs

Nadir Chaudhry

Founder, Tenamint

Osman Ismaili

Patent Agent & Lawyer, MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP

Raymond Luk

CEO, Hockeystick

Rick Spence

Former Editor and Publisher, PROFIT (Canadian Business)

Robert Whiteside

Director, Founding Partner, Treemark Capital

Ryan McCartney

Fractional CRO, Self employed

Sarah Hartkorn

Associate, White Cap Venture Partners

Sean Yo

Product Management Fellow, ISPMA

Stanislav Stepanov

CEO, Teleportainment Inc.

Venu Sripada

CEO, Onboard Newhire

Vikas Gupta

CEO, AVARA

Wendy Robertson

Managing Director, Assemble Inc.

Will Greenblatt

Co-Founder & Managing Director, OutLoud Speakers School

Xenia Chen

Founder , Threads

Yogi Yoganathan

CEO/Co-Founder, RemitBee

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