Montreal, Quebec, Canada
David is the founder and managing partner of Boreal Ventures, a $80M early growth equity fund dedicated to accelerating Canadian technology sector beyond product-market-fit. With over 20 years of experience in engineering, strategy and venture capital, he deeply understands the challenges and opportunities of funding technology. Prior to launching Boreal Ventures in 2021, David worked at BDC Capital, where he helped manage an industrial, cleantech and energy venture fund. He also co-founded CCGP, a student-run consulting firm that has been pivotal to transitioning 500+ engineers into tier-one management consulting roles. David is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs, connecting talent and ideas, fostering innovation, and positively impacting those around him through his people-centred and down-to-earth communication style.
Launched in 2021, Boreal Ventures is an early-stage venture fund targeting capital-efficient startups and accelerating their Go-To-Market and Revenue Operations. We partner with metrics obsessed founders seeking to scale from Product-market-fit to a repeatable sales motion. Boreal manages $80M across two funds.
Student-run consulting firm supporting organizations ranging from larger corporations to start-ups and non-profits in their strategic decisions.
$135M Series A Venture Capital Fund Focused on Canadian Industrial, & Energy Technologies (AI, Enterprise SaaS, IoT, Advanced Materials, Semiconductors, and Industrial IT) Portfolio includes: - BitStew -------> Acquired by GE (2017 CVCA Deal of the year) - Darkvision ----> Acquired by Koch (2021 CVCA Deal of the year) - Upchain ------> Acquired by Autodesk - Neurio -------> Acquired by Generac - Sofdesk ------> Acquired by Enphase Energy - Teradici ------> Acquired by HP - GaN Systems -> Acquired by Infineon - Ranovus - CarbonCure - Skywatch - D-Wave