# Alan Chettiar

> Alan Chettiar is a seed investor at BEST Funds (Toronto) backing Video and Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BEST Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/best-funds)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-chettiar-8540b319

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zone·tv | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About BEST Funds

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Since 1996, BEST Funds has been a leading Canadian venture capital firm, managing Retail VC Funds as well as Private Funds.

4 contacts available at BEST Funds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Richardson | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-richardson-2 |
| Alan Chettiar | Senior Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-chettiar |
| Sean De Agrella | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-de-agrella |
| Tom Lunan | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-lunan-2 |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### When did Alan Chettiar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Chettiar closed in Nov 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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