Jon Wolkin
Investment Director @ TELUS Global Ventures
Toronto, Canada
Jon Wolkin is a seed investor at TELUS Global Ventures in Toronto focused on Sports and Information Technology. Jon is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing innovative investment opportunities. He is also responsible for conducting due diligence on potential investee companies as well as working to enhance the financial and operational performance of the existing portfolio.Before joining TELUS Ventures in 2016, Jon worked as a Senior StrategyManager at TELUS, overseeing content strategy and evaluating strategic partnerships.Jon previously worked at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the Private Equity group and in the Investment Banking division of Scotia Capital focusing on the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors.Jon has earned a HBA degree (with distinction) from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
- Total investments:
- 1
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- Lead investor:
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Industries Jon Wolkin invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 1 (100%)
- Information Technology 1 (100%)
- Media and Entertainment 1 (100%)
Investments
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Peripheral Labs
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Peripheral Labs provides technology for live media and spatial intelligence. | $8.7M / Seed / Aug 17, 2026 |
Co-Investors
About TELUS Global Ventures
TELUS Ventures is the strategic investment arm of TELUS Corporation and one of Canada’s most active and longest-standing corporate venture capital (CVC) funds.Since 2001, TELUS Ventures has invested in and advised more than 85 companies that address some of the biggest opportunities and challenges in digital health, IoT, AgTech, digital securityand connected consumer sectors. TELUS Ventures is on a mission to seamlessly connect millions of people, companies and communities by strategically investing in the most advanced and innovative solutions that deliver value to our business and customers, fuel economic growth and deliver a positive social impact. We are stage agnostic in our approach, and write cheques anywhere from $500,000 to $15M; We focus on horizon 2 / horizon 3 investment opportunities in early stage companies that are synergistic to TELUS and allow us to expand into new markets beyond the traditional telecommunications sector. We work with best-in-class partners to source, nurture and scale innovation. Our established partner network includes leading incubator, accelerator and global co-investment partners as well as a global consortium of telecom companies with CVC arms. TELUS Ventures is actively involved in portfolio companies, working directly with management. Our team members regularly act as board members and board observers, lending leadership and experience to guide their growth and success. We provide access to TELUS’ technologies and broadband networks and opportunities to promote our portfolio companies’ solutions across our ecosystem.
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Terry Doyle
Managing Partner
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Anthony Lam
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Chris Robertson
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Jay Crone
Investment Director
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Jon Wolkin
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What does Jon Wolkin invest in?
Jon Wolkin invests primarily in Sports, Information Technology and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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