Meet the 2024 Selection Committee
The Selection Committee for the CIX Top 20 Early and Top 10 Growth, consisting of global investors and experts in innovation, is tasked with assessing a selected set of applications. They have rated each submission based on six criteria: Business Model, Product and Service Quality, Market Potential, Management Depth, and Leadership Diversity. Judges will avoid reviewing applications with a conflict of interest to ensure fairness.
Co-Chairs
Jury
Amir Vohoosh
Founding Managing Partner | 7 Gate Ventures
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Anna Mastykina
Associate | AltaIR Capital
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Daniel Armali
Partner | Amplify Capital
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Bernie Li
General Partner | Antler Canada
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Molly McFadden
Vice President | Arthur Ventures
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Pelra Azondekon
Managing Director | asterX Quebecor
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Bonnie Chau
Investor | BCF Ventures
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Alexandre Prefontaine
Principal, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Jack Fraser
Partner – Growth Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Aditya Aggarwal
Partner, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Kimberly Yeung
Partner, Thrive Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Loren Rafeson
Partner, Growth Equity Partners | BDC Capital
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Mona Minhas
Partner | BDC Thrive Venture Fund
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Lise Birikundavyi
Managing Partner | BKR Capital
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Erin Basarsky
Director, Bell Ventures | Bell Ventures
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Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner | Blockchain Founders Fund
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David Charbonneau
Managing Partner | Boreal Ventures
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Alanna Souza
General Manager | Drive Capital
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Andrew Black
Founder, Managing Partner | Brand Project
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Ashwin Sanzgiri
Manager, Capital Services | Communitech
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Brett Brohl
Managing Partner | Bread and Butter Ventures
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Chandni Rao
Director, Global Programs | Creative Destruction Lab
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Dillon Krasnigor
Investor | Altos Ventures
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Eugene Bomba
Partner | Disruption Ventures
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Fanglu Wang
Senior Managing Partner, ESG Group | CITIC Capital
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Guillaume Marion
Partner & COO | Diagram Ventures
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Jeffrey Kadanoff
Managing Director | Esplanade HealthTech Ventures
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Jerry Nasr
Manager of Partnerships | District Ventures Capital
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Joe Allen
Managing Director | Energia Ventures
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Jon Wolkin
Managing Director | Deloitte Ventures
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Jonathan Wallace
Partner | Expert Dojo
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Joseph Morrissey
Senior Relationship Manager, Technology & Media | Export Development Canada
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Josh Axler
Principal | Flow Capital
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Mark Gilbert
Executive Director | Espresso Capital
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Matthew He
Investment Analyst | Brightspark Ventures
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Molly Willats
Head of Financial Health Strategy & Ontario Lead | Fintech Cadence
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Narbe Alexandrian
CEO | Define Capital Inc.
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Noah Chaikof
Senior Associate | First Ascent Ventures
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Paul Ciriello
Partner | Finistere Ventures
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Rob Rosen
Managing Director | CIBC Innovation Banking
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Sophie Forest
Partner | Brightspark Ventures
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Sue Britton
CEO & Founder | Firefly Growth Inc.
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Talia Abramowitz
Managing Partner | Deloitte Ventures
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Taylor Gendron
Venture Partner | Dispatch Ventures
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Tiffany Linke-Boyko
Principal | Flying Fish Partners
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Ajay Gopal
Partner | Framework Venture Partners
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Alexander Barclay
Principal | Graphite Ventures
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Althea Wishloff
Partner | Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
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Aman Nabi
Associate | Information Venture Partners
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Amol Helekar
General Partner | TCV
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Amy Ng
VP, Banking | RBCx
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Amy Rae
Partner | Vanedge Capital
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Angelo Casanas
Interim Managing Director | OneEleven
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Brenda Hogan
Chief Investment Officer | Venture Ontario
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Brian Martin
Partner & Investment Director | Telus Ventures
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Bryan Emerson
President | Starlight Capital, Inc.
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Bryan Watson
Managing Director / SVP | CleanTech North & Venbridge
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Christina Fox
Chief Executive Officer | TechAlliance
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Claudio Rojas
CEO | National Angel Capital Organization
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Dani Lipkin
Managing Director | The TMX Group
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Danielle Graham
Co-Founder | The Firehood
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Danielle Smith
Director, Tech & Innovation Banking | National Bank of Canada
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Dave Unsworth
General Partner | Information Venture Partners
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Ed Bryant
CEO | Sampford Advisors
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Elisabeth Laett
Managing Partner | Holt Xchange
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Emma Johnson
Investor | Klass Capital
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Eric In
Portfolio Director – Impact and Sustainable Investment | Fondaction
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Gabi Piccininni
Investor | Inovia
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Galen Udell
Co-Founder | DXS Group
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Gaurav Bansal
Founder & CEO | AMG Xchange
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Graham Day
Managing Partner | Spring Impact Capital
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Greg Bergamesco
Director | Touchdown Ventures
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Greg Orelowitz
Investor | Klass Capital
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Jake Bodanis
Principal | Portage
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James Povitz
Principal | NAventures
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Jamie Rosenblatt
Partner | Golden Ventures
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Jeffrey MacDonald
Vice President | Warburg Pincus
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Jenifer Bartman
Founder & Principal | Jenifer Bartman Business Advisory Services
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John Albright
Founder | Relay Ventures
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Jonah Midanik
Partner | Forum Ventures
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Kamrul Arefin
Investment Analyst | New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
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Karthik Ramakrishnan
Partner | IVP
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Katheleen Eva
Investor | StandUp Ventures
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Keith Ippel
Managing Partner | Spring Impact Capital
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Khrystyna Penyk
Investment Analyst | Luge Capital
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Laila Theriault
Investment Analyst | New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
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Lauren Lenz
Partner | OMERS Ventures
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Layth Ashoo
Partner | Maverix Private Equity
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Leonard Kofman
Partner – IP Backed Financing | BDC Capital
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Lucas Perlman
Principal | StandUp Ventures
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Mano Kulasingam
Managing Partner | Flair Ventures
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Marcus Daniel
Founding Partner | Highline Beta
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Matan Hazanov
Managing Director | Verstra Ventures
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Matt Toner
Managing Partner | Shred Capital
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Matthew Leibowitz
Co-Founder & Managing General Partner | Plaza Ventures
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Matthew Lombardi
Director | TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
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Matthias Weber
Partner | Mighty Capital
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Max Donsky
Analyst | Impression Ventures
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Melissa Belbeck
Principal | Whitecap Venture Partners
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Meredith Powell
Partner | Voyager Capital
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Meryeme Lahmami
Principal | Pender Ventures
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Mike Sfalcin
Principal | Yaletown Partners
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Mike Titkov
Investor | TELUS Ventures
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Miranda Ferris
Principal | Round13
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Mohamed Elabshihy
Associate | Graphite Ventures
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Moien Giashi
Senior Associate | GreenSky Ventures
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Munish Aggarwal
Investor | RBC Capital Partners
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Monique Morden
President | TIMIA Capital
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Nazuk Thakkar
Investor | Ripple Ventures
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Neil Grunberg
Managing Partner | Storytime Capital
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Niamh Barry
Investor | Georgian
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Nikhil Nayar
Associate | Rogue Insight Capital
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Pablo Srugo
Partner | Mistral Venture Partners
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Peter Goggin
Director of Investments | New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
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Prathna Ramesh
Partner | FutureSight Ventures
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Praveen Varshney
Director | Varshney Capital Corp.
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Quinn Murdock
Analyst | Impression Ventures
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Rachel Bodor
Senior Analyst | The51
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Raif Barbaros
Partner | Mistral Venture Partners
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Randy Garg
Founder & Managing Partner | Vistara Growth
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Raymond Luk
Founding Partner | Hockeystick.co
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Rich Osborn
Managing Partner | RecapHealth Ventures
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Richard Moran
Partner | Tonic Bioventures
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Russell Samuels
Partner | Whitecap Venture Partners
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Sanjay Zimmermann
Partner | White Star Capital
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Sarah Willson
Associate | Schulich ExecEd
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Sarah Hartkorn
Senior Associate | Whitecap Venture Partners
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Scott McKay
Co-Founder Managing Partner | Nex Gen VC Partners
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Scott Pelton
Co-Founder | RiSC Capital
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Sean McKinnon
Head of Business Development | Novacap
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Sean Simpson
Principal | Yamaha Motor Ventures
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Sen Sachi
Startup Consultant / Advisor | Shakthi Capital
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Simon Sokol
Vice President | Relay Ventures
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Sophia Maizel
Vice President | Harbourvest Partners
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Stephen Pollack
Founder/CEO | InsideSpin
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Sunil Sharma
Managing Director | Techstars Toronto
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Théo Risopoulos
General Partner | Theodorus Investment Funds
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Tobi Mueller-Glodde
Principal | TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
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Varun Jain
General Partner | SE Ventures
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Tom Astle
Partner | Longevity Funds
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Will Ma
Director, Investments | MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
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Yong Kwon
Managing Partner | Raymond James
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Zizi Zarei
Manager, Venture Recruitment | The DMZ
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Neha Khera
Early-Stage Investor
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