Barry Gekiere
Managing Director @ MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
Toronto, Canada
Barry Gekiere is a seed investor at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund in Toronto focused on Software and E-Learning. Barry has over 25 years of experience in venture capital, private equity and operations. Prior to MaRS, Barry was with the Kirchner Private Capital Group, where he undertook a CEO assignment with an aerospace components company. Before this, he was a partner at Ventures West. He has served on the board of the Canadian VentureCapital & Private Equity Association and the IAF.
- Total investments:
- 1
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- Lead investor:
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Industries Barry Gekiere invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 1 (100%)
- E-Learning 1 (100%)
- Human Resources 1 (100%)
- Knowledge Management 1 (100%)
Investments
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| Axonify provides eLearning software, interval reinforcement solutions, and gamified learning. Using principles of interval reinforcement and incorporating the realities of how emerging workforces learn in today’s environment, Axonify enables its customers to make training stick and improve employee performance. | Seed / Mar 06, 2012 |
Co-Investors
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) is an early stage venture capital firm based in Toronto. Since 2008, we have partnered with over 150 companies built by extraordinary founders. For more information, please visit www.marsiaf.com
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund Contacts
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Barry Gekiere
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Emil Savov
Managing Director
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William Ma
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Zeeshan Ali
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Barry Gekiere invests primarily in Software, E-Learning and Human Resources 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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