Devashish Paul

Founder & CEO

Bluwave.ai

BluWave-ai, a Capital Angel Network portfolio company, is optimizing renewable energy usage with Artificial Intelligence on Smart Grid IOT sensors. Dev is raising Series B with this sights on an IPO in the near future.

Rade Kovacevic

Founding Partner

The Greater Return

Greater Return is a privately-held, mission-oriented investment company. We target early-stage entrepreneurs and companies that have identified a next generation regulatory market or societal change and are positioned to seize that opportunity and disrupt the status quo

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Stéphane Caron

Partner

AQC Capital

Experienced VC and CFO in tech companies over the last 30 years. Fund manager in the pre-seed and seed space with a track record of funding companies in multiple rounds of financing.

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Mathieu Gibeault

Cofounder, Managing Director Ventured Synergy

Passionate about building and launching new companies, Mathieu is actively involved in the Ottawa startup community.

Mathieu sits on multiple boards and is Managing Director at Ventured Synergy, a private investment firm focused on early-stage companies.

Mathieu has a strong inclination for startups with deep technology roots but also works with any exceptional team with disruptive business models, regardless of the industry.

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Brian O'Higgins

Experienced entrepreneur as the co-founder and CTO of Entrust, and co-founder and CTO of Third Brigade. Staying retired now, and enjoying Angel investing and serving on corporate boards and advisory boards.

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Megan Cornell

Partner & Ottawa Corporate Group Lead

Dentons LLP

I’m a partner in Dentons’ Ottawa office, a member of the Firm's Corporate and Venture Technology & Emerging Growth Companies groups and the Corporate Group Lead. I specialize in advising investors and startups and helping companies with relationships and exits.

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Ella Korets-Smith

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Vrica Biotech

Ms. Korets-Smith is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive with extensive experience building and funding companies. She is co-founder of Virica Biotech, a revenue generating Series B funded company and Virano Therapeutics, an early stage innovative biotech, both in the cell and gene therapy space. Ella is also founder of EKS Business Development, an advisory firm creating value for founders and innovators through strategic partnerships and transactions.

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Dane Bedward

CEONeuroBot Inc

Mr. Dane Bedward is the CEO of NeuroBot Inc., a strategic advisory company focused on assisting Medtech, Digital Medicine and Biopharma companies with their business strategies.

Prior to founding his advisory company, Dane was Senior Vice President International for Genzyme Corporation, one of the top 5 global biotech companies before being acquired by Sanofi-Aventis. His first assignment with Genzyme was as Managing Director and President of the Canadian subsidiary Genzyme Canada Inc. Genzyme Corporation is a pioneer in the development of products for rare genetic diseases.

Throughout his career Mr. Bedward has also worked with other organizations such as Nordion International, Johnson and Johnson (in Canada and Europe), Flow Laboratories, and McMaster University. Dane serves on the Board of Directors of The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) and Panthera Cryosolutions, as well as chairs the Board of Directors for Spiderwort Inc.

He is also a member of the L-Spark MedTech Advisory Committee, an Executive Fellow with Mistral Venture Partners, a Steering Committee member for Alacrity Ottawa, a medical markets strategic advisor for Welch Capital Markets, and a Charter Member of TiE.

Dane has previously served on the following Boards: the Board of Directors of The Capital Angel Network (CAN), the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa, the Board of Trustees for Bridgewater State University, The National Medical Devices Alliance, The Ottawa Health and Life Sciences Cluster, The New England-Canada Business Council, The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, The New England-Latin America Business Council, The Ottawa Life Sciences Council, and the Board of Directors fo

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julia pomoransky (rintoul)

Founder and Managing Director

Capital BioVentures

Capital BioVentures is an Accelerator Program that removes hurdles for our Canadian innovators, while fostering a collaborative and cohesive ecosystem in the National Capital Region. The program brings together lab space, seasoned biotech expertise, and funding to help our biotech firms scale.

Charles M. Cuerrier

CEO

Spiderwort Inc.

Dr. Charles M. Cuerrier is the CEO and co-founder of Spiderwort Inc. He has been leading the company since its incorporation in 2015 and has raised a total of $20M CAD to date. He holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology and a postdoctoral training in regenerative medicine.

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Jashua Smith

Partner at Welch LLP

Accountant focused on maximizing company cash flow with quality tax advice and creative solutions.

Specialties: SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credits). OIDMTC (Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credits). Government and other funding sources (OCE, IRAP).Tax planning for individuals, trusts and corporations.

Emille Rodrigues

Business Development and Commercialization Manager

In my role at OCI, I am always happy to support early-stage startups from the Ottawa region through connections or OCI's seed/pre-seed funds. CAN has always been a great ally and champion for the Ottawa region founders, so I am thrilled to collaborate with you in this community!

Sean Del Giallo

Partner

Dentons Canada LLP

Sean's practice focuses primarily on corporate law, financings and mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector. I regularly advise high growth emerging technology companies, venture capital funds, investors and founders on corporate governance, venture capital transactions, private placements and other business law matters.

Dr. Brian Whitestone

Investor Capital Angel Network

Dr. Brian Whitestone is a retired Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon.

Brian recently helped create the Tay River Medical Centre in Perth, Ontario which is a growing community of Physicians and related healthcare professionals serving this region.

He has also been active in the Capital Angel Network for over 6 years, having personally made over 15 investments in early stage companies, while serving on the Board of Realize Medical, a local Ottawa based medical imaging startup.

Brian loves to dive deeply into researching topics related to Angel investing and frequently presents 'The Art of Valuation' as it pertains to companies in their early stages.

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Nicholas Calvert

Co-founder & CEO  Yellowbird Diagnostics

PhD Candidate in Chemistry

Nicholas closed his pre-seed round for his pre-seed startup Yellowbird Diagnostics while continuing his Phd studies at uOttawa.

Yellowbird Diagnostics develops new medical imaging dyes to better visualize “invisible” markers of disease.

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Dr. Brian Whitestone

Investor Capital Angel Network

Dr. Brian Whitestone is a retired Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon.

Brian recently helped create the Tay River Medical Centre in Perth, Ontario which is a growing community of Physicians and related healthcare professionals serving this region.

He has also been active in the Capital Angel Network for over 6 years, having personally made over 15 investments in early stage companies, while serving on the Board of Realize Medical, a local Ottawa based medical imaging startup.

Brian loves to dive deeply into researching topics related to Angel investing and frequently presents 'The Art of Valuation' as it pertains to companies in their early stages.

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