Alan Chettiar
Senior Portfolio Manager @ BEST Funds
Toronto, Canada
Alan Chettiar is a seed investor at BEST Funds in Toronto focused on Video and Internet. As a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the executive team at BEST Funds, Mr. Chettiar is principally involved in transactions, managing portfolio investments and conducting due diligence on prospective opportunities. Mr. Chettiar actively negotiates transactions and recommends investments for approval by BEST’s independent boards ofdirectors. Mr. Chettiar is responsible for monitoring BEST’s venture debt portfolio, and he is involved in the operations of portfolio companies as a member of portfolio company boards of directors and in a consulting capacity, advising on various strategic initiatives.Alan is principally involved in the firm’s Cloud portfolio; working with companies such as XPI Inc., ERMS Corporation, and Geminare Incorporated, among others.Alan brings to the firm a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School, a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Global Business Management from St. Mary’s University, as well as an MBA from the Ted Rogers School of Management and the CIM designation.Alan joined BEST Funds in 2007.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Alan Chettiar invests in
Stages Alan Chettiar invests in
Countries Alan Chettiar invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Video 1 (100%)
- Internet 1 (100%)
- Broadcasting 1 (100%)
- Social Media 1 (100%)
Investments
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Zone·tv
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Zone·tv is redefining the TV viewing environment by delivering a personalized entertainment experience filled with expertly curated, exciting new content discoveries. | $4.1M / Seed / Nov 16, 2015 |
About BEST Funds
Since 1996, BEST Funds has been a leading Canadian venture capital firm, managing Retail VC Funds as well as Private Funds.
BEST Funds Contacts
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John Richardson
Founder
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Alan Chettiar
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Sean De Agrella
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Tom Lunan
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What does Alan Chettiar invest in?
Alan Chettiar invests primarily in Video, Internet and Broadcasting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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