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

Mark Skapinker
Partner

Sophie Forest
Partner

Jacques Perreault
Partner

Éléonore Jarry-Ferron
Partner

Matthew He
Investment Analyst

Thomas Tanguay-Sabourin
Investment Analyst
Investor Relations
Registered exempt market dealers that support our investor network with their venture capital investments

Alexandre Cabrejo-Jones
Head of Investor Relations

Alexandre Douville
Investor Relations
Operations and Innovation
The Brightspark team is ambitious, curious and tech-obsessed

Ab Fadel
Head of Technology

Audrey Ostiguy
Chief Compliance Officer

Elena Pavel
Head of Finance

Émilie Parker Jones
Head of Growth

Caroline Rheault
Financial Controller

Alexandra Johnstone
Marketing & Communications 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, Capital and Ecosystem at MaRS
CEOs of our portfolio companies

Frederic Lalonde
CEO, Hopper

Lindsey Goodchild
CEO, Nudge Rewards

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, Valence Discovery

Tim Angus
CEO, Brickeye

Rodolphe Barrere
CEO and Founder, Potloc

Amin Jadavji
CEO, Martian Farms

Sam Poirier
CEO, Potential Motors

Nicolas Morency
CEO, PreVu3D

Kevin R. Hart
Founder and CEO, TZOA

Yves Poiré
Co-Founder and President, Optable

Mark Bordo
Co-Founder and CEO, Vetster

Mark Rowan
CEO and Co-Founder, Data Sentinel

Catherine Metrycki
Founder and CEO
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