Toronto Summer Virtual 2021

Founder Institute Toronto Mentors

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 Toronto program below.

Aaron Albert

Aaron Albert

CEO and Co-Founder @ Mine'd
Abdel Ali

Abdel Ali

Investment Analyst @ Relay Ventures and Alate Partners
Alanna Harvey

Alanna Harvey

CMO and Co-Founder @ Flipd
Alexander Rink

Alexander Rink

CEO @ Rink Ventures
Ambles Kwok

Ambles Kwok

Head of Engineering (Toronto) / Co-Founder @ Thumbtack / Therapia
Aran Hamilton

Aran Hamilton

President & Co-Founder @ Vantage
Ashley Hahn

Ashley Hahn

Head of Startup Developer Ecosystem, Canada @ Google
Balaji Gopalan

Balaji Gopalan

Co-Founder and CEO @ MedStack
Ben Stacey

Ben Stacey

CEO @ Pitchverk
Ben Baldwin

Ben Baldwin

Founder @ Upteaming.com
Bernie Li

Bernie Li

Board Member and Investor @ Antler
Bob Kyryliuk (CEO-P2P)

Bob Kyryliuk (CEO-P2P)

CEO & Founder @ CEO-P2P.com
Brice Scheschuk

Brice Scheschuk

CEO @ Globalive Capital
Bryan Duarte

Bryan Duarte

Managing Partner @ BlackTech Capital
Casey Lau

Casey Lau

Co-Host @ Rise Conference (Web Summit)
Chintan Oza

Chintan Oza

Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Christopher Leacock

Christopher Leacock

Founder @ Jillionaire LLC
Cory York

Cory York

CEO and co-Founder @ PowerStores
David Steckel

David Steckel

Founder and CEO @ Setter
David Winterstein

David Winterstein

CEO @ Velocia
Devin Ramphal

Devin Ramphal

Innovation and Technology Sector manager-City of Brampton @ City of Brampton
Drew Lindsay

Drew Lindsay

Co-Founder @ GuruLink
Francois Le Roux

Francois Le Roux

CEO @ Terrene Technologies Inc & BountyBoard
Gabrielle Rudd

Gabrielle Rudd

Senior Program/Ops Associate @ Techstars Chicago
Garth Smith

Garth Smith

Helen Platis

Helen Platis

Managing Director @ A Poke in the Brain Consulting
Ilya Brotzky

Ilya Brotzky

Founder and CEO @ VanHack
Isabel Starck

Isabel Starck

Founder/Co-Founder @ Starck Coaching, SportsCarBoutique
Jack Liu

Jack Liu

CEO and Co-Founder @ Orbiseed (Techstars 2020)
Jay Krishnan

Jay Krishnan

CEO @ Accelerator Centre
Jeff Hohner

Jeff Hohner

President @ Tecumseh Capital Ltd.
Jelmer Stegink

Jelmer Stegink

Program Director @ DMZ Innisfil
Jeremy Glassenberg

Jeremy Glassenberg

Product Management, APIs, Developer Experiences, Marketplaces @ API Strategist
Jeremy Potvin

Jeremy Potvin

Jessica Peters

Jessica Peters

Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer @ RIDDL
Jordan Jocius

Jordan Jocius

Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ Founder Institute
Kevin Gervais

Kevin Gervais

CTO @ Touchless, Co-Founder @ Auto Genius, Statflo @ Touchless
Konata Lake

Konata Lake

Kumar Abhishek

Kumar Abhishek

Head of Growth @ Happay
Laith Shukri

Laith Shukri

Sr. Market Development Manager @ Silicon Valley Bank
Laura Bryce

Laura Bryce

Co-Founder & CMO @ loopt
Lloyed Lobo

Lloyed Lobo

Co-founder @ Boast.AI
Luke Vigeant

Luke Vigeant

CEO @ Inkblot
Luke DeCoste

Luke DeCoste

Entrepreneur in Residence @ Davispier.ca
Maarij Rehman

Maarij Rehman

CEO @ Envoi
Marina Tran Vu

Marina Tran Vu

Founder & CEO @ EQUO
Mark Smith

Mark Smith

Canada Startup Ecosystem Lead @ Amazon AWS
Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell

Partner @ Valhalla Private Capital
Mercedes Bankston

Mercedes Bankston

Founder @ Funderstar LTD
Mike Silagadze

Mike Silagadze

CEO @ Top Hat
Mike Apted

Mike Apted

Principal Solutions Architect - Startups @ AWS
Milad Zabihi

Milad Zabihi

CEO & Cofounder @ Peekage
Mohamed Sheta

Mohamed Sheta

Founder & CEO @ AiZtech
Mucahit Gayiran

Mucahit Gayiran

CEO and Co-Founder @ Artboard Studio (Techstars 2020)
Nicole Verkindt

Nicole Verkindt

Founder and CEO @ OMX
Niket Shah

Niket Shah

Co-Founder @ Acceler8 Labs
Paul Parsons

Paul Parsons

Partner @ Metaii
Peter Ma

Peter Ma

Co-Founder @ MixPose
Phillip Gales

Phillip Gales

CEO @ inate.ai
Preet Singh

Preet Singh

Founder @ Designx
Rain Takahashi

Rain Takahashi

Founder and CEO @ Jauntin
Reuven Cohen

Reuven Cohen

Managing Director @ Alystic Holdings
Ron Benegbi

Ron Benegbi

CEO @ Uplinq Financial Technologies
Russ Armstrong

Russ Armstrong

Head of Business Development @ Boast.AI (Boast Capital)
Ryan Micheletti

Ryan Micheletti

Head of Global Operations @ Founder Institute
Samarth Chandola

Samarth Chandola

Founder and CEO @ Founder First Fund
Sara Bingham

Sara Bingham

Associate Director, Laurier Women Entrepreneurship Centre @ Wilfrid Laurier University
Saroop Bharwani

Saroop Bharwani

CEO and Co-Founder @ Senso (Techstars 2018)
Seymur Rasulov

Seymur Rasulov

CEO and Co-Founder @ Whelp
Slawek Potasz

Slawek Potasz

CEO @ CarScanner
Thomas Park

Thomas Park

Partner @ BDC Deep Tech Fund
Todd Embley

Todd Embley

Senior Startup Advocate @ Agora
Todd Finch

Todd Finch

Tracy Leparulo

Tracy Leparulo

Founder @ Untraceable
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