# Dale Parker

> Dale Parker is a seed investor in Vancouver backing SaaS and GovTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-parker-05708747

Dale Parker is a seed investor in Vancouver focused on SaaS and GovTech. Mr. Parker served as Executive Vice President at the Bank of Montreal; he is the former President and CEO of the Bank of British Columbia and prior to 1992 was Chairman and CEO of the British Columbia Financial Institutions Commission. Prior to 1998, he was President and CEO of the Worker’s Compensation Board of British Columbia (WorkSafe BC) and from 1998 to 2011, Board Chair of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $86k–$493k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| GovTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| CivicTech | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PlaceSpeak | PlaceSpeak is a location-based smart cities citizen engagement platform. It makes it possible to consult with people online within specific geographical boundaries. PlaceSpeak is a 2-sided market: (1) participants who use the service for free; and (2) proponents who pay via SaaS for use of the platform. Customers include the private, public andnon-profit sectors. Incubated in Vancouver, BC, PlaceSpeak is expanding throughout Canada, the USA, UK, and Australia. | $85.9K | Seed | Jan 01, 2015 | http://www.placespeak.com |
| PlaceSpeak | PlaceSpeak is a location-based smart cities citizen engagement platform. It makes it possible to consult with people online within specific geographical boundaries. PlaceSpeak is a 2-sided market: (1) participants who use the service for free; and (2) proponents who pay via SaaS for use of the platform. Customers include the private, public andnon-profit sectors. Incubated in Vancouver, BC, PlaceSpeak is expanding throughout Canada, the USA, UK, and Australia. | $493.4K | Seed | Apr 12, 2013 | http://www.placespeak.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [entrepreneurship@UBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneurship-ubc-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dale Parker invest in?

Dale Parker invests primarily in SaaS, GovTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Dale Parker invest in?

Dale Parker typically joins rounds of $86k–$493k at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Dale Parker's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Dale Parker took part in.

### How do I contact Dale Parker?

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### When did Dale Parker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dale Parker closed in Jan 2015. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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