Our Team & Network
Venture Team
On a mission to find, invest in, and support Canada's best early-stage tech companies


Mark Skapinker
Managing Partner


Sophie Forest
Managing Partner


Jacques Perreault
Senior Partner


Éléonore Jarry-Ferron
Principal


Nicolas Theriault
Venture intern
Dealer
Supporting our investor network with their venture capital investments


Alexandre Cabrejo-Jones
Director, Investor Relations
Operations Team
The Brightspark team is ambitious, curious and tech-obsessed


Ab Fadel
Head of Technology


Audrey Ostiguy
Compliance and Fund Operations


Elena Pavel
Director of Finance


Émilie Parker Jones
Marketing Director


Naomi Chun
Marketing Manager
Advisors
This extension of the Brightspark family brings invaluable expertise.


Tony Davis
CEO at Safrye Labs


Salim Teja
Partner at Radical Ventures


Mark Lahn
Finance Accounting Consultant


Ray Newal
Managing Director at Techstars India
CEOs of our portfolio companies


Frederic Lalonde
CEO, Hopper


Lindsey Goodchild
CEO, Nudge Rewards


Ben Zifkin
CEO, Hubba


Ian Collins
CEO, Wysdom.AI


Dr. Neil Sarkar
Co-founder, CEO and president, AdHawk Microsystems


Shawn Young
CEO, Classcraft


Tim Szeto
CEO, Nano Magnetics


Tony Mastronardi
Founder and CEO, BuyBack Booth


Daniel Cohen
CEO, Invivo AI


Hamid Alemohammad Ph.D., P.Eng
CEO and Co-Founder, AOMS Technologies


Rodolphe Barrere
CEO and Founder, Potloc


Amin Jadavji
CEO, Elevate Farms


Sam Poirier
CEO, Potential Motors


Nicolas Morency
CEO, PreVu3D
Alumni & Community


Alan Lysne
Previously CEO @ Cascada


Allen Lau
Previously co-founder @ Tira Wireless


Anthony Lipschitz
Previously CEO @ iStopOver


Elaine Kunda
Previously CEO @ B5 Media


Jamie True
Previously CEO @ Grapple Mobile


Leonard Brody
Previously CEO @ NowPublic


Mahshad Koohgoli
Previously CEO @ Protecode


Marcel Lebrun
Previously CEO @ Radian6


Matt Golden
Previously co-founder @ Tira Wireless


Randy Busch
Previously CEO @ Jazinga


Pierre Donaldson
Previously CEO @ nGuvu