Therence recently started his Ph.D. in molecular and cellular medicine at Université de Montréal. This life-sciences geek is passionate about disruptive technologies in the healthcare space and is currently developing an AI-powered drug development platform in his spare time.

Whether helping to bring the lean startup methodology to the MT Lab or volunteering at FounderFuel Demo Day, Therence is always happy to get involved with the startup community. As the Partner of UQAM-ESG-ÉTS cluster, he hopes to help develop the startup culture on campus while building bridges throughout the entire Montreal ecosystem.

Cam is currently completing his MSc in Applied Computing at the University of Toronto, is a strategy analyst at Georgian Partners in Toronto, and holds a BSc in Biochemistry from McMaster University and an HBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University.

Prior to joining FRV, he worked as an investment banking analyst and venture manager covering the digital health and biotechnology spaces. Cameron has worked in a variety of technical roles in fields ranging from cancer therapeutics R&D to medical device commercialisation.

Jason is currently completing his undergraduate degree at the Ivey Business School. With the goals of creating his own edtech venture focused on mobilizing First Nations education in the future, he has held various roles in technology, finance, and start-ups, and currently sits on the Advisory Committee for Waterfront Toronto.

Prior to joining FRV, Jason worked at the trading desks at CIBC World Markets’ fintech arm, kicked-off Brightspark Ventures’ Platform strategy, established NEXT Canada’s health/biotech accelerator program (now, the CAN Health Network), and worked with the finance team of two at League in 2017.

Armed with the experience acquired at Stanford (Tech Innovation) and Microsoft UK (Retail Sales – W10, Xbox, Surface), Victor is considering a career in entrepreneurship.

Finishing his degrees in Finance and Applied Mathematics @HEC, this film music/martial arts maniac is passionate about meaningful technological disruption.

His other hobbyhorse is preparing student entrepreneurs to face the real world. He initiated pitch sessions and coding workshops in his university to help and unite the entrepreneurial community in Montreal.

As a student majoring in International Business at ESG UQAM, Arthur is versatile in many subjects. With his pronounced interest towards entrepreneurship, he wants to pursue a master’s degree in Entrepreneurial Finance in Europe.

Always passionate about new technologies and tech companies, he wants to get more involved in the startup ecosystem of Montreal. He wants to become an entrepreneur, and he is motivated to help founders when the opportunity arises. Front Row Ventures is a concrete way to achieve his goal of being part of the startup ecosystem, improving his skills in venture capital, and providing help and advice to student-entrepreneurs.

Dan is currently working on his master’s in computational and visual neuroscience at McGill, but is most passionate about applying technology to problems in healthcare. He’s currently a co-founder at InVivo AI, where he and his team are using machine-learning to streamline the pharmaceutical drug development process.

Previously, Dan worked as an analyst at Lumira Capital where he sourced, analyzed, and performed due-diligence on early-stage companies in the biotherapeutics, medical device, and digital health sectors.

At Front Row Ventures, Dan wants to help student entrepreneurs get their healthcare and life-science ventures off the ground. If you’re doing something exciting in the space, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Currently pursuing a bachelor in computer engineering at Polytechnique, Eva’s expertise lies in the technical world. Her various experiences as an intern and a student allowed her to explore and deepen her knowledge of robotics and embedded systems fields. Among other implications, she is the leader of a robotics student club developing an autonomous drone to participate in the International Aerial Robotics Competition every year.

It’s her desire to make a bigger impact that attracted her to the entrepreneurship and VC world. She hopes to help kickstart companies that will have a huge and positive impact on society.

Jazna has completed her double major, in Finance and International Business, at the John Molson School of Business. Having worked as Startup Journey Coordinator at District 3 Innovation Center for the past year, she has a deep understanding on the Startup’s Journey allowing her to develop and implement solutions to solve any problem that startups, coaches, and/or experts may have.

At FRV, Jazna is looking to connect people together and help make an impact in the community.

Back in Montréal after spending the past few years abroad, Tim has launched his own startup out of Southeast Asia, spent a year studying in the Bay Area, and interned both as a product manager at Google and developer at Shopify. He is currently completing up his Computer Science degree, with a focus on Machine Learning.

He is interested in the intersection of AI research and product, blockchain and cryptocurrency, and entrepreneurship. At FRV, he serves as a venture partner, where he advises partners on specific deals, and works on internal processes.

Jack is currently pursuing a degree in McGill’s Joint Honors Economics and Finance program with a minor in Computer Science. He has worked for his parents’ small cattle business in California his whole life, which has given him direct insight into both the challenges and benefits of running a business.

Growing up near the heart of Silicon Valley instilled in him a passion for innovative businesses addressing significant problems. Outside of his parents’ business, he has worked for law firms, political organizations, and is part of Canada’s first student-run venture capital firm.

As a student in Finance and Economics at John Molson School of Business, Lucas has been able to touch many essential subjects in the entrepreneurial field. Having a great interest in venture capital, he wants to continue his career towards this area.

Being passionate about FinTech, and new technologies Lucas wants to get more involved in the startup ecosystem of Montréal. He believes Front Row Ventures is a great and practical way to enter the startup ecosystem and to gain skills in venture capital.

Loic holds a bachelor in Entrepreneurship and Finance from HEC Montreal and has been through Stanford in Tech Entrepreneurship.

He is the founder of Younity, a matchmaking platform for roommates based on human factors, targeting private and universities residences. Prior to joining FRV, he also co-founded YEP, the largest student entrepreneurship club in Montreal and was a TEDx speaker at the latest edition in Montreal.

Highly involved in the community, he strongly believes in FRV’s mission to empower student-entrepreneurs across Canada with both financial power and human capital.

Makoto studies in International Business at McGill, but he is passionate about growth marketing. He’s currently Director of Marketing at Seahub, a new cruise booking site part of the Momentum Travel group, which includes sites like Flighthub and Justfly and has over 700 employees.

Makoto was previously at Busbud, the bus OTA with the largest coverage in the world. He worked in a two-person team focused on paid acquisition, helping Busbud reach hundreds of thousands of travelers every month.

As Front Row Ventures’ Partner at McGill, his goal is to help develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem at McGill and solidify Montreal’s position as a tech hub.

Brenden is obsessed for his love to help others and spreading positivity in the world. Whether it’s volunteering at a charity event or coaching business students on how to present in front of C-level executives, he invests everything he has into every single person he believes in.

He is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Accountancy and is an intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers, an accounting firm. He has also cracked hundreds of business cases and presented solutions in front of judges ranging from Fortune 500 executives to university professors and knows how to get a crowd excited about his ideas.

Front Row Ventures’ business savvy student partner is a TechCrunch addict who spends his days watching videos about technology and brings value to entrepreneurs and business minds alike through his research and acumen.

Eliot has a constant desire to help others and build a better world. Being creative and unifying, Éliot loves to get involved in the community to find new ways to improve society. Curious by nature, Éliot is particularly fond of learning by collaborating with others. Outside of work, you will find Éliot at a networking event, a gym or simply over a coffee with his friends.

Currently studying law and MBA, Éliot is passionate about business and technology. Involved as an intern in a startup raising major financing rounds, Éliot wants to share the knowledge acquired in this organization with student entrepreneurs in order to help them build a successful business.

Recognizing the significant challenges of student entrepreneurship, Éliot is motivated by Front Row Ventures’ mission to amplify the potential of student entrepreneurs to transform their bold ideas into cutting-edge startups.

Iftee is a third-year undergraduate student at Concordia University, studying Marketing. He’s an international student from Bangladesh.

He had been part of a social enterprise, Footsteps Organization, back in Bangladesh where he was one of the Directors and Head of IT. He had worked in various social ventures and charity events to give back to the community. While at Concordia, Iftee is currently VP External of a non-profit student organization at school called CASA Cares.

Coming from a developing country, he always had the excitement to learn more about technology and the new tech advancements happening around the globe. He likes to read a lot of articles and watch videos on tech to enhance his knowledge about new inventions.
Beyond this, Iftee always had the passion of event planning and execution. He likes bringing people together to enjoy and have a good time, whether through social events or professional one’s.

Janna is in her fourth year as an undergraduate student at McGill University, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Computer Science.

Like many, the interest she developed in tech and entrepreneurship happened somewhat accidentally. Having been drawn into the challenge of coding in her first year, she became involved in hackathons, learned more about entrepreneurship, and soon she discovered the rapidly growing startup scene in Montreal. She is grateful to have since learned from the abundant resources of talent and experience in this rapidly growing ecosystem.

Janna is especially interested in ventures that are driven by missions of social impact. She is a people person at heart, and loves to learn from those who are passionate about what they do. On her own time, she makes music and reads novels.

Guillaume is a final year student at HEC Montréal pursuing a major in corporate finance and a minor in innovation management. Passionate about Fintech, he had the pleasure to pursue an incubation program at the District 3 Innovation Center to develop a Fintech proof of concept as well as interning in a consulting firm in the digital banking transformation team.

As a global citizen (Canadian, French, Vietnamese), Guillaume was fortunate to spend a semester in Hong Kong where he was involved in the Fintech community there. He is driven by meeting new people as well as talking about new ideas to which can change the way people use their banks.

In the near future, he hopes to work as a venture capitalist to help bright and crazy entrepreneurs willing to change the world with new ideas involving emerging technologies.

Robert loves poutine and tech. Always with the latest phone in hand, he loves going out in the world meeting new startups and helping as much as he can. Inhabited by an unusual dynamism and a formidable power of persuasion, Robert knows how to mobilize people around a cause he believes in to achieve results that no one would have thought possible.

During his studies in Law at Sherbrooke University, he distinguished himself by his sense of initiative and his involvement in several groups and associations, which allowed him to acquire a sense of management and problem solving.

Highly involved in the community, he strongly believes in FRV’s mission to empower student-entrepreneurs across Canada with both financial power and human capital. His desire to make a bigger impact attracted him to entrepreneurship.

Ulrike is currently in her second year at McGill University, pursuing a triple concentration in Finance, Business Analytics, and Strategic Management. She grew up in different countries, and spent most of her childhood in Asia and the Middle East.

She has a long standing interest in research and data analytics and is working closely with the CISSS de Laval to find ways to optimize patient pathways for chronic diseases.
Also very interested in Consulting, she is part of North America’s third largest student-run consulting group, called JED.

She is hoping to combine her interest in technology and consulting in her future career. This summer, she will be working at an IoT startup in Berlin for 4 months.

Matthew can be characterized by his love for computers, systems and software. Since he was young, he has always found himself tinkering and playing with various pieces of technology in his spare time, whether that be building computers, coding or looking for ways to improve his life, and the lives of those around him, with technological tools. As he grew up, his passion for technology only increased and was later joined by a love for business, inspired by entrepreneurs both from his personal life and those whose ideas have drastically changed the way we live and work around the globe.

Matthew is entering his 4th year as an undergraduate at McGill, studying Information Systems and Computer Science. He has spent the past few years searching for interesting ideas, people and experiences, including a semester at the National University of Singapore and working with various non-profits. In the future, he hopes to apply his technical knowledge and business education to build and work with industry shaping technology within the cybersecurity, productivity or business intelligence software spaces.

Peter is currently in his last year at McGill University, pursuing a major in Finance and a concentration in Accounting. While at McGill, he has been apart of the largest for-profit student-run consulting club: JED. In addition, he has been co-president for the McGill Students Business Review over the past year and a half.

Over the past summer, he worked for a private equity firm in Montreal investing in SaaS companies across North America. Peter is looking to combine his experience with private equity, consulting, and a passion for startups to help invest and guide student companies across Quebec.

Maher is a senior at McGill University and is pursuing Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Finance. He loves learning about advances in engineering and dreaming about future tech. He has a keen interest in investments of all kinds.

Ambitious young professional, Kevin has a computer science background. During his bachelor’s, he established his first commercial mission to Germany with the help of the MCUL for the startup Vrvana, now acquired by Apple.

He then began his MBA in Electronic Business at Laval University. He pursued studies at recognized universities in Taiwan, Norway, China, Germany and Mexico where he took courses given by recognized entrepreneurs, CEO, and strategists.

He also began his participation in numerous strategy case competitions and decided to continue his studies by starting a second MBA in Global Business. He took the opportunity to win several titles in strategic case competition across the globe and participated in the World Economic Forum in 2018.

Kevin was selected to be one of the 100 students invited to the MBA World Summit 2018 in Cape Town. He is now the Vice-Curator of the Global Shapers Quebec City hubs.

Victor is part of the investment team and a 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering Student at Concordia. He has always been passionate about entrepreneurship impacting every choice that he makes! Prior to Front Row, Victor led a team at the 2018 ActInSpace hackathon all the way to the international finals in France as the official Canadian team. With this experience, he got to work with the Canadian Government, the Canadian and French space agencies as well as District3. He also worked at Defnitechs, a startup developing a new generation of drones to autonomously inspect radio towers. He was in charge of one of their MVPs and fully developed a robot. \

He is also a McGill alumnus!

Feel free to reach out!

Renaud is part of the Front Row Ventures investment team. He is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Robotics Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke in his third year. Over the past few years, he has acquired a variety of experiences in biomedical engineering, autonomous navigation and startups during several internships and extracurricular involvement. His ambition is to contribute to the development of new technologies that will allow humans to improve their quality of life and accomplish extraordinary projects. He joined Front Row Ventures to propel innovative projects that have the potential to change the world.

Bosko is a 3rd-year economics major at McGill University. He has experience in corporate development, economic research, and strategy consulting, and has worked in industries ranging from manufacturing to telecommunications. Outside of Front Row Ventures, he is involved in health economics research at McGill University. He is interested in topics at the intersection of technology, economics, and healthcare.

Théo is part of the Investment Team at Front Row Ventures in Montreal.

With an Embedded system engineering background, he is finishing his academic training with a Master in Management of Innovation at École de Technologie Supérieure of Montreal.

Open to various technologies, he studied Integrated Circuit Design in the Engineering Faculty of Lund in Sweden and have a deep understanding of the Artificial Intelligence’s potential and challenges with working experience in human displacement prediction in the French Start-up Innoside.

Inspired by the power of ideas and the benefit of innovation at all levels of society, he invests his energy and his time to today’s entrepreneurs who will support the sustainable development of tomorrow’s word.

Elisha is a master of neuroscience student at McGill University, and Front Row Venture’s resident biomedical expert. He has received gold medals in provincial, national, and international science competitions. He has conducted research in prestigious world-class laboratories such as the Krembil Research Institute, Queen’s and McGill University, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). One highlight of his research experience was conducting an experiment testing changes in DNA Polymerase function in zero gravity aboard the National Research Council’s Dassault Falcon 20 jet. He gained first-hand start-up experience when he developed and patented a hormone biosensor.

Maanav Sunderaraman is a 3rd-year student at McGill University pursuing a double major in Economics and Computer Science. He caught the startup bug early in high school when he worked for an entrepreneurship-focused non-profit and proceeded to win the World Series of Innovation. From there, he dove headfirst into the Montreal startup-ecosystem. Maanav is currently building his own startup, Field AI, where he licenses proprietary datasets to AI startups. Prior to joining FRV, Maanav split his time between Montreal startups, non-profit groups, and student organizations at McGill University. He gained a diverse set of skills through his product management and business development roles at startups. He’s also worked as a research intern for a scientific think tank, and as the Director of Research for an educational non-profit. Outside of hackathons and startup events, you can find Maanav enjoying trivia, exploring new restaurants, or listening to the latest Kanye album

Philippe is a 2nd-year Finance student at McGill University, with a minor in computer science. He is deeply interested in learning about what makes founders tick and how they use technology to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Philippe had his first run as an entrepreneur when he founded his food services Business, Miller’s Munchies. Philippe’s more recent experience working at an up and coming MedTech Startup confirmed that he wanted to commit himself to help entrepreneurs develop innovative and disruptive companies.

When Philippe is not busy studying or working at FRV, he can be found enjoying the outdoors. Philippe welcomes any outdoor adventure! Some of his past challenges include a 42-day canoe trip and competing with a team in the Canadian Death Race to raise money for charity.

Etienne is currently in his fourth year at McGill studying history and political science. As part of the community team, Etienne is excited to help construct a robust and diverse community of like-minded student entrepreneurs. In addition, he hopes to promulgate the potential and creativity of student entrepreneurs to formulate solutions to address today’s complex issues by leveraging technology.

Aside from his daily routine of readings, Etienne goes hiking and exploring the field of intellectual property by more reading. At some point, he hopes to cross one of his items in his bucket list, to complete the Camino de Santiago.

Dennis is currently on the Investment Team at Front Row Ventures and is also a Partnerships Intern at Mila – Quebec AI Institute.
Dennis has held intern positions in AI Strategy at Deloitte Omnia, and in Small and Medium Enterprise Financing at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), where he discovered his passion for advising and helping entrepreneurs.
Dennis is an avid traveler and is always glad to swap travel stories over a glass of soju (a taste he developed while on exchange in Asia).
Dennis strongly believes in the potential of start-ups in solving complex social problems through innovation and entrepreneurship and is always keen to meet inspiring entrepreneurs.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to him!

Since finishing his two undergraduate degrees from Queen’s University in 2015, Alex has worked in investment banking at the Bank of Montreal, helped Amazon-backed ecobee raise their $100 million+ Series C, completed a Fellowship at the MaRS Discovery District, and is currently a Principal at Fulcrum Technology Holdings, an emerging technologies-focused merchant bank. At Fulcrum, he specializes in mergers & acquisitions, fundraising, and strategy, particularly for AI- and IoT-enabled investee companies.

He is currently enrolled in the Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence program at Queen’s, sponsored by the Vector Institute. Outside of his coursework and day job, he also leads Business Development at the Queen’s University Alternative Assets Fund which manages a part of the university’s endowment.

Cole Bradley is a dedicated student in his junior year in Accounting and Finance, Ryerson University. With a diverse set of industry experiences, Cole has been able to development an understanding of financial institution of all sizes. This includes research in public equities with Pennock Idea Hub, operations within the Royal Bank of Canada and, venture capital management at Generation Ventures.

Cole has always had a strong interest in entrepreneurship. Through running a small lawn care business during high school, aiding in the international expansion of Pennock Idea Hub, and co-founding his own business within iBoost he has learned to develop ideas and innovative thought.

In Front Row Ventures, Cole brings strong financial and operational understanding to the team as he approaches every opportunity optimistically. His goal is to aid the team through process analysis to provide solutions to potential inefficiencies via the application of new technology, and connecting with talented individuals and teams.

Eric D’Souza is currently finishing his undergraduate business degree at the Schulich School of Business – York University. With his focus placed in Economics and Marketing he intends to pursue a career in product management in the fintech space. Over the years, he has worked in product in various capacities from leading a product team at Nugget.ai to working at Mylo.ai as an intern this past summer launching two products and working on algorithms with the company.

He is currently the founder of Blunt Tales a platform that helps promote creative individuals in universities. In his spare time, Eric indulges in trying new things be it travelling, monochrome photography, sharing an obsessive yet unhealthy habit of grabbing burritos at ungodly hours, or now as he calls it being an aspiring music producer.

Ian is currently finishing his undergraduate degree in Business with a concentration in Finance at Wilfrid Laurier University. He first became interested in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital when traveling to Israel in the summer of 2017. Ian’s past experiences include assisting clients with their marketing practices at a boutique management consulting firm and helping Waterloo-based startups grow their businesses with the Laurier Consulting Club.

At Front Row Ventures, Ian wants to help student entrepreneurs pursue their passions and make an impact on their local and global communities. He is most passionate about businesses in the medical diagnostic and FinTech spaces.

Hussain is an investment associate at FRV, the founder of Aion HQ, a hacker house/talent incubator in Waterloo and a Kairos Fellow.

As a former startup operator, he is an active advisor to many student-led tech ventures in the Ontario innovation ecosystem. He is also an active hackathon mentor and enjoys teaching and running workshops.

Outside of work, Hussain enjoys talking about data privacy and policy. Hussain is doing his undergrad at UofT in Computer Science, Mathematics and Philosophy.

James is a Computer Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. He worked on products at Top Hat, Human Capital (formerly Nav Talent), and SAP. James previously led the largest student run technology, Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference (CUTC). Leading a team of 25+ students from across the country, a $1xx,xxx budget, and over 300 attendees. James most recently took a semester off to focus on writing and reading. He writes everyday on his blog.

Laura is a 21-year-old engineering student finishing up her fourth year of Electrical Engineering at Queen’s University with a specialisation in Biomedical engineering. She is passionate about giving students the opportunity and support to pursue new ventures and is particularly excited about looking for new ventures in medical technology and development.

Since May of 2018, Laura has been a student researcher at the Perk Lab on Queen’s campus where she has been closely involved in the development of data collection automation and machine learning projects. Laura is excited to bring her unique technical perspective to the FRV team and is looking forward to learning more about the business development side of venture capital.

Liat is a fourth year student in the Queen’s Commerce program. Throughout high school she founded five different startups through various incubator programs, some of which have been featured on national news sites and catered to Fortune 500 customers. At Queen’s, Liat has been involved with the QUIC – a 30-person counsel with $1.4M AUM – and QTMA – a tech-focused product development and incubator program.

Work-wise, Liat spent her 2017 summer as the first Analyst Intern at iNovia Capital – a full-stack Montreal-based VC with $900M across three funds. Last summer, she was selected as one of 15 Canadian students to receive sponsorship for a work term in Asia through the SF-based Cansbridge Fellowship. After months of recruiting, she was hired as the first international intern at Grab – Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giant and most successful startup ($10B valuation) – working on the company’s post-Uber acquisition strategy. This summer, Liat served as an Associate Consultant Intern at Bain. In her free time, Liat enjoys making dumplings, doing layout for Muse Magazine, and attending funk/r&b/techno concerts.

Having lived in Singapore for 6 years, Naz brings a fresh perspective to the FRV team from her diverse experiences living in South East Asia. Having now completed her second year studying Commerce at Queen’s University, Naz is the youngest member on the Front Row team with a passion for learning and a growing interest in VC.

Last summer she worked as an associate with Trend Forward Capital, an American tech venture capital company in New York City. Having worked with Trend Forward at Las Vegas’ notorious Consumer Electronics Show in 2019, Naz has had experience working and meeting with various entrepreneurs and helping host the TFC Investment Pitch-Off Competition. Moreover, having worked with cybersecurity company Trend Micro, she also has experience with machine learning and IoT advances in this space.

With a long-running background in athletics, both playing and coaching soccer as well as powerlifting, Naz has a profound interest in bio-tech and sports technologies. Having also been a frosh representative for Queen’s Social Investment Initiative, the first university-based impact investing organization in Canada, Naz is interested in technology that attacks pressing developmental issues and provides social benefits for global sustainability.

Qhalisa was born and raised in Africa – Kenya tell? She is passionate about creating impact, finding challenge, taking risks and believes that growth comes from “getting comfortable with being uncomfortable”. Qhalisa is a lover of laughter, learning, coffee and puns.

Qhalisa is currently in her final year at the University of Waterloo studying Accounting and Financial Management and has completed a total of four work terms (16 months of work experience) within diverse areas of knowledge: Audit at Ernst & Young, Investments at Manulife, Valuations at OTPP and finally to her true calling, Venture Capital at iGan Partners. This set of holistic experiences has given her a great view from the Front Row, where she hopes to make valuable contributions to bring visions to life.

Qhalisa has developed a passion for being part of the next big thing, evaluating new technologies and being immersed within the rapidly evolving start-up landscape in Canada. She brings her diversity, open-mindedness and unique skillset to the Front Row. She highly values quality of relationships, social capital and is excited to explore the immense opportunities venture capital has to offer. In the long-term, Qhalisa hopes to pursue impact investing in emerging markets.

Rae is currently finishing her part-time MBA degree at the University of Toronto. She received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance, with Honours, from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in May, 2016.

Post-graduation, she joined Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. full-time as a fixed income analyst. She has passed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program and may be awarded the charter upon completion of the required work experience. She is also a Leslie Wong Fellow, having participated in UBC’s Portfolio Management Foundation program during her time at Sauder.

Prior to joining Gluskin Sheff, Rae worked as a Summer Investment Analyst at Guardian Capital, RBC Global Asset Management (Phillips, Hager & North) and RP Investment Advisors.

Calgary born and Saudi raised, Sean is a fourth year biomechanical engineering student at Queen’s University with a strong interest in high growth entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Having spent time researching wrists at the Human Mobility Research Lab, Sean used his knowledge to build assistive devices that he has presented globally. Continuing to have an international impact, he has participated in many Canadian leadership programs including being 1 of 15 selected for the Cansbridge Fellowship and 1 of 36 selected for the Next 36.

Corporate wise, Sean has worked with GM’s autonomous division and found a knack for innovative problem solving where he managed an internal venture ($100MM+ ARR), accrued four patents, and was the youngest IP holder within GM North America during his time at the company. He later worked at CIRC e-scooters where he managed Nordic Strategy and the city of Stockholm- scaling them from two scooters to being one of the company’s most profitable cities prior to their acquisition by Bird micromobility. In his free time Sean enjoys playing rugby and exploring the outdoors.

Steve is an enthusiastic student in his fourth year of the BBA Co-op program – Goodman School of Business at Brock University. He is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and helping them achieve their goals and dreams. Steve is especially interested in SaaS and Fintech companies.

Prior to joining FRV, Steve completed a one year commercial banking internship with the Business Development Bank of Canada. The BDC is the only bank exclusively devoted to entrepreneurs in Canada. After the internship, Steve joined the BDC IT Venture Fund as a Co-op Junior Analyst. While working with IT Venture Fund, he was exposed to the VC-Tech ecosystem and due diligence process. Steve is currently doing a co-op term with the Brokerage Operations Team at Wealthsimple.

Outside of school and work, Steve can be found biking, playing various sports, practicing violin, and enjoying a good book.

Entering her fourth year, Emily is currently pursuing her Honors Business Administration degree at the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University. She’s passionate about all things entrepreneurship, from ideation to 10x growth.

Throughout her university career, she has been involved with multiple student-run organizations with the goal to inspire young people to pursue careers in tech and entrepreneurship. Her past work experience includes Business Development and Marketing roles in high-growth startups including Toronto-based social ordering app Ritual and fintech rewards app Drop. In her free time, you’ll find Emily writing for her fashion and lifestyle blog, binging TV shows, or working on her personal design and research projects.

Currently, Joyce is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. Last year she completed an internship as a Program Analyst with C100, a non-profit organization working to support, inspire and connect promising Canadian entrepreneurial leaders. Currently, she is working on honing her technical skillset by interning for a fintech startup as a Software Developer.

Joyce is passionate about all things tech-related; whether it’s well-built software, exciting venture opportunities or unexplored diversity initiatives. As she joins Front Row Ventures’ Community Team, she is looking forward to better understanding how we, as an industry, can foster a more inclusive community for underrepresented groups.

Simon is a member of the Quebec Investment Team at Front Row Ventures and a 3rd-year Robotics Engineering student at the University of Sherbrooke.

Simon is passionate about developing robots to solve significant problems and build a better world. Last summer, he had the chance to learn from great mentors while conducting research at Mila, Quebec’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, and he is now at Huawei, working on self-driving technology.

Simon was introduced to the entrepreneurial ecosystem through events such as the Startup Weekend, which he attended and then organized. He now wants to help propel Canadian student entrepreneurs with Front Row Ventures.

Entering her second year at Western University, Sunny is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in History, Philosophy and Business. She’s an avid fan of all things tech, and having spent consecutive summers immersed in the Toronto startup ecosystem, a proponent for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs.

Sunny is currently interning at Crescendo, a diversity tech firm backed by Next36, Techstars, and the DMZ. In school, she serves as President of The Pre-Business Students’ Network, Western’s largest undergraduate business club, and is an active contributor to the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab’s Canadian Fintech Project. She’s excited to be a part of Front Row Venture’s Community Team, and looks forward to supporting the organization’s expansion into Ontario universities.

In her free time, Sunny spends time at the gym, with friends, or with a good book in hand.

Umesh is a systems design engineer from the University of Waterloo. He’s an entrepreneur who loves to give back the same way others had given back when he was working on his earlier startups. Umesh can be found cliff jumping in various parts of the world or working at Microsoft in Seattle.

Umesh has worked in various industries where he’s been a product manager helping other businesses grow through analytics and funding. He’s been an intern at companies such as Shopify, Clearband, Toast Inc, Flexport and most recently Credit Karma. His goal is to help enable businesses and individuals with limited resources.