John Rikhtegar
Director, Investments | RBCx
John Rikhtegar joined RBCx after having held various roles in corporate development, revenue operations, and go-to-market at select growth-stage technology companies in both Canada and the United Kingdom. As Director of Capital Investments, John is responsible for leading RBCx’s direct and venture capital fund investment strategy, co-creating new equity and debt-linked products for the tailored to the VC industry, and producing RBCx’s data-driven thought leadership on the VC industry, broadly. John is a proud Ottawa native, HBA graduate from the Ivey Business School, and avid long-distance runner.
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Library
Investor Forum
A new addition to CIX Summit 2025, the Investor Forum is a private gathering designed exclusively for top investors attending this year’s event.
This closed-door forum brings together leading VCs and institutional investors for high-value networking and off-the-record discussions on the latest trends shaping early-stage and growth investing.
The Investor Forum will be hosted by Kim Furlong, CEO, CVCA, with Opening Remarks from CIX Co-Chairs Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS & Prashant Matta, Managing Partner, Panache Ventures. You’ll join a series of roundtable discussions and end the day with key takeaways. Full agenda to be shared directly with Investor passholders.
