# Barry Gekiere

> Barry Gekiere is a seed investor at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Axonify | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bridgescale Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridgescale-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

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

4 contacts available at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Gekiere | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-gekiere |
| Emil Savov | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-savov-0e24 |
| William Ma | Director, Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-ma-a458 |
| Zeeshan Ali | Snr Director, Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeeshan-ali-cdf8 |

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## FAQ

### What does Barry Gekiere invest in?

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.

### When did Barry Gekiere last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Barry Gekiere closed in Mar 2012. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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