Newton Asare II
Managing Director @ Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)
Toronto, Canada
Newton Asare II is a seed investor at Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) in Toronto focused on Rental and Warehousing. Newton Asare II is currently the Managing Director of Dream Maker Ventures (Diversity Fund) and Startup Advisor for HartNamtemah.His entrepreneurial journey over the past few years has focused on supporting the digital transformation of the Canadian insurance industry. This has included being the cofounder and former CEO of an industry leadingB2B digital management platform for P&C brokerages (ClientDesk), as well as leading an award-winning, digital-first insurance brokerage in Dream Insurance.His experience as a founder has given him the opportunity to raise capital from angel, strategic, and institutional investors. As a business development lead, he has worked with corporate, government, and early-stage startup organizations. As a CEO, he has been able to build and lead management, sales, and development teams.Newton also has experience within incubator and accelerator environments as an alumnus of the Ryerson DMZ, Ryerson Futures Inc., BMO Next Big thing in Fintech as well as the Plug and Play Tech Accelerator’s first InsurTech program in Sunnyvale, California. He graduated with a business degree from Centennial College in 2008, and has also attended the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and Creative Institute for Toronto's Young Leaders programs.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Industries Newton Asare II invests in
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Countries Newton Asare II invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Rental 1 (100%)
- Warehousing 1 (100%)
- Self-Storage 1 (100%)
- Rental Property 1 (100%)
Investments
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Second Closet
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Second Closet provides self-storage services on a rental basis. | Seed / Feb 22, 2019 |
Investing in early-stage tech companies with founding teams inclusive of diverse entrepreneurs such as #Women and #PersonsofColour.
Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) Contacts
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Newton Asare II
Managing Director
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Isaac Jr. Olowolafe
General Partner and Founder
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What does Newton Asare II invest in?
Newton Asare II invests primarily in Rental, Warehousing and Self-Storage 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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