# Top 50 Sports Angel Investors in Canada in June 2026

## Peter Wilson
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Fantasy Sports

Pete Wilson is the Managing Director at HarbourVest Partners.

## Jeffrey Howe
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fantasy Sports

Jeffrey Howe

## Dan Plashkes
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fantasy Sports

Dan Plashkes

## Lance Priebe
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: eSports, SaaS, Big Data

Lance Priebe

## Jean-François Grenon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Computer, Machine Learning

Jean François Grenon brings more than 25 years of expertise in the telecom and wireless space. Prior to forming Vectrad Networks and then NTF-Capital in 2003, Jean-François was Chairman and CEO of Innova Corporation, a company he led folllowing its listing on the NASDAQ.Jean-François graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal andholds a Harvard Business School MBA.He sits on the board of several innovation driven corporations including Inter-Mobile S.A.S, a NexTFund portfolio company.

## Ndamukong Suh
- Type: Angel
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Marketplace, Real Estate, Consumer Goods

Ndamukong Ngwa Suh is an engineer, entrepreneur, investor, and all-pro defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Suh strives to inspire the next generation of young athletes and “unexpected” investors to create generational wealth through continued smart investment decisions.

## Drew Brees
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Sports, E-Commerce, Personal Health

Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL, an entrepreneur, and an investor.

## John W Tomes
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fantasy Sports

John W Tomes

## Ray Muzyka
- Type: Angel
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Originally trained as a medical doctor, Dr. Ray Muzyka cofounded BioWare, a video game development studio focusing on story and character, in the early 1990s. He practiced emergency/family medicine for two years full time, with medicine transitioning to part-time over the following decade as he focused on his role as BioWare’s CEO. BioWare wasacquired by Electronic Arts in 2007, and Dr. Muzyka took on the roles of Senior Vice President at Electronic Arts and General Manager of EA’s BioWare division, which grew over the next five years to span eight development locations worldwide with about 2000 staff (1400 full time). He retired from video games in October 2012, with his third “career chapter” at ThresholdImpact, where he focused on sustainable, profitable impact investing: mentoring and angel investing in information technology, new media, and medical innovations with social entrepreneurs. An active angel investor and entrepreneurial mentor, Dr. Muzyka is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the A100, the Ashoka Support Network, and the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta (serving as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and on the Learning and Discovery Committee and as a member of the University of Alberta Advancement Council). He is Chair of the University of Alberta’s entrepreneur Venture Mentoring Service, a venture advisor at iNovia Venture Capital, and a member of the Alberta Research and Innovation Advisory Committee and the Alberta Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy. He also serves on a number of private company boards. He previously served on the board of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences from 2001-2008 and was on the Board of Trustees of the Stollery Children’s Health Foundation from 2012-2015. He was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in 2011 and received the International Game Developers’ Choice Awards 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Muzyka received the inaugural Alumni Innovation Award in 2015 from the University of Alberta. He additionally was named as the 2017 Allard Chair in Business at the MacEwan University’s School of Business and as an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Club International in 2016, in recognition for his philanthropic efforts. Other awards include entry into Canada’s Top 40 under 40 and Ernst and Young’s 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year (IT, Prairies).He obtained his Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of Alberta in 1990, his Doctorate of Medicine from there in 1992, and his MBA from the University of Western Ontario (Ivey School of Business) in 2001.

## Jill Denham
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fantasy Sports

Jill Denham

## Paul Geyer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Wellness

Paul Geyer, a successful Medtech Entrepreneur and experienced Board member. Over the past 20 years Paul founded and led two companies through their growth phase, in one case to a successful private exit and in the other case through growth as a public company with numerous acquisitions. Both companies have grown to be anchor medical devicecompanies in the Vancouver area, employing more than 350 people.In 1991 he founded Mitroflow International Inc., a tissue heart valve company. Paul grew the company from 9 employees to more than 125 employees in 1999. In 1999 Paul sold Mitroflow to Sulzer Medica, for more than $50 mil. Paul's leadership resulted in Mitroflow growing to more than 200 employees, making it one of the largest medical devices companies in the Vancouver area. In 2001 Paul started Medical Ventures, a new specialty vascular device company where he is currently Chairman of the Board. From its inception to June 2008,  Geyer held the position of CEO at Medical Ventures (now Neovasc) and was responsible for raising over $40 million in Equity financing and growing the company’s product portfolio through internal development and the acquisition of 3 other companies. In 2008 Paul began focusing on sharing is expertise to assist other Entrepreneurs to build successful businesses, through his involvement as a mentor or Board member. He also focused on building the local community through his involvement as a Board member of BC technology industry association, along with a number of non-profit community based organizations. Paul is actively engaged as a Philanthropist, as Chairman of the Board of Social Venture Partners Vancouver, involved with Science World, Entrepreneurship at UBC, Project Somos Children’s Village and other organizations.Paul is currently the CEO of LightIntegra Technology Inc., a spin-off from Canadian Blood Services which has developed the ThromboLux technology, used to determine platelet quality for blood transfusions.

## Kyle Wellwood
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Sports, Health Care

Kyle Wellwood

## Eric Wellwood
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Sports, Health Care

Eric Wellwood (born March 6, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played parts of three National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of Kyle Wellwood.

## Arlene Dickinson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Wellness

Dickinson, owner and CEO of Venture Communications, a company she grew from a small, local firm to one of the largest independent agencies in Canada, is also the CEO of District Ventures and Youinc.com. Companies all aimed at helping market, fund and grow entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies. She is a two times best-selling author,accomplished speaker and is best known to Canadians as one of the venture capitalists on the award-winning CBC series’ Dragons’ Den.

## Greg Peet
- Type: Angel
- Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Sports, Health Care

Greg is an accomplished business leader, entrepreneur, angel investor, and corporate director specifically with technology companies. He specializes in creating customer-centric and operationally-focused corporate cultures transforming early-stage companies from R&D organizations to viable commercial enterprises. While CEO at A.L.I.Technologies, he grew the business from 14 to 400 employees and over $100 million in annual revenues resulting in a sale to McKesson Corp. in 2002 for $526 million in cash, marking one of the most important transactions in the image management market. After joining McKesson to head their Medical Imaging Group, he grew annual revenues 200% over two years to $100 million, entirely through internally-generated growth. In 2002, Greg was recognized as Ernst & Young's Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year and in 2007, appointed "Person of the Year" by the B.C. Technology Industry Association. He currently serves on a number of company Boards, is Co-Chair of the B.C. Premier's Technology Council, and serves on the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia (ranked among the top 30 in the world)

## Greg Malpass
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care

Greg founded Traction on Demand, a Burnaby-based cloud technology consultancy and software development firm, in 2006. His original intention was to serve a small number of clients by helping them unite their sales and marketing teams; however, Traction has since grown into a nationally-recognized brand with offices and 250+ employees across NorthAmerica. It is now ranked as one of the continent’s fastest growing technology companies.
Greg’s commitment to workplace culture and community has landed Traction on Demand on Canada’s Top 10 Best Places to Work list for the past three years. Additionally, Traction is a current finalist for Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies in Canada. Individually, Greg has been recognized for both his unconventional leadership style and expertise in cloud computing and data. In 2013, Business in Vancouver named him one of the Top Forty Under 40, awarding him once again with CEO of the Year in 2016.

## David Grutman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Nutrition, Snack Food

David Grutman

## Manny Padda
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Marketing, Communities, Local

Manny is an entrepreneur, educator, angel investor and philanthropist based in Vancouver, B.C.A self-made entrepreneur who built his first multi-million-dollar company at age 26, Manny is dedicated to providing education and mentorship to today’s youth. He is the founder of New Avenue Capital, a global firm focusing on four fundamental pillars:investment, lending, recruitment and philanthropy.Manny sits on a number of advisory boards in the education and not-for-profit sectors, and is an active advisor and angel investor in Vancouver’s tech community and around the globe. He has invested in local start-ups including Picatic, MyBestHelper, G-Kup, ShareShed and NovaBind.Manny is also the co-founder of GradusOne, an organization that connects students and new graduates with mentors and provides them with the resources they need to achieve future success. It is Manny’s personal mission to educate 1 million people worldwide.He is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Private Equity & Venture Capital program. Manny also completed his MBA from Queen’s University and his BBA (Honours) from Simon Fraser University.

## Nick Robertson
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Privacy, Consumer

Nick Robertson is a CEO and Co-Founder at ASOS.

## Lance Tracey
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Software, Communities

Lance Tracey - Founding Partner @ Full Stack

## Roger V. Hardy
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Outdoors, Communities, Marketplace

Roger Hardy is the current CEO and Chairman of Hardy Capital. A serial entrepreneur, Roger Hardy is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Coastal Contacts Inc. Under his direction, the company became the leading online eyewear retailer in just a few short years, a triumphant achievement for the entire team. In 2014, Coastal Contacts Inc was acquiredby Essilor. Hardy’s entrepreneurial success has taught him the value and power of the consumer, specifically that disruption succeeds because it makes consumers better. Within young companies, Roger Hardy believes teams succeed when there is a culture of ownership. At Coastal Contacts Inc, 85 percent of shareholders were employees. This created a culture where people owned their work—because they had a personal stake in it. As a technology enthusiast, Roger Hardy loves studying the interplay of human and machine—and imagining the potential for magic to be created from that interaction. That’s why he’s intent on investing in companies that are utilizing innovative ideas and technologies to transform consumer spaces, like fintech, insurance, optical, and real estate markets. At Hardy Capital, Roger brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience and expertise. Hardy has won numerous business awards over the years, including Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2002 and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2006 (Business-to-Consumer). He aims to leverage his knowledge and skills to empower fast-growing startups to achieve market-leading positions. Currently, Roger has invested in fast growing categories like Artificial Intelligence ( AI) I, Fin-tech, Gig economy, meal delivery and bill payments companies. Roger is also excited about his adventure into the wine industry. He’s assisting with consumer strategy for Liquidity Wines and is very excited about the company’s potential for growth. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Roger Hardy’s passion for skiing and snowmobiling led him to the West Coast. Seeing Vancouver’s rise as a tech hub, he decided to make the city his home. When Roger Hardy isn’t busy helping bright young companies and minds succeed at Hardy Capital, he’s spending time with his family. He has four children, three daughters, and one son, that he enjoys taking to sports and school activities. He also runs the Hardy Family Foundation, a charity organization aimed at giving back to communities in Canada and around the globe.

## Family Office
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Music, Wind Energy, Building Maintenance

Family Office

## TJ Hockenson
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports

TJ Hockenson

## Mitch Marner
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports, Fitness, Software

Mitch Marner

## Roger Ehrenberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Advertising, FinTech, Software

Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data.

## Dennis Phelps
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Mobile, Apps, E-Commerce

Dennis Phelps is the General Partner of IVP.

## Satish Kanwar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Mobile Apps, FinTech, Art

Satish Kanwar is a VP of Product at Shopify, where he oversees strategic product initiatives for over 1 million merchants globally. Satish led Shopify’s formative expansion from online stores to multi-channel commerce, accelerating merchants' sales across eCommerce, brick-and-mortar, and new sales channels. Satish previously co-founded userexperience studio Jet Cooper, which was acquired by Shopify in order to establish its product development footprint in Toronto. Satish is an active angel investor, public speaker, and advisor.He attended the University of Toronto Scarborough.

## George Kittle
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Retail, Automotive, E-Commerce

George Kittle

## Simon Whitfield
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Cycling, Consumer

Simon St. Quentin Whitfield (born 16 May 1975 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired Olympic triathlon champion from Canada.

## Bret Hedican
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports

Obviously a disappointment to his family, Bret Hedican won the Stanley Cup in 2006, competed in two Winter Olympics (as an amateur in 1992 and as a pro in 2006), and played seventeen years in the National Hockey League. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his lovely wife and daughters, and provides insights & commentary forComcast SportsNet. He is also an excellent guitarist, which … oh, come on — can’t he suck at SOMEthing?

## Omi Velasco
- Type: Angel
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Grocery, eSports

Omi Velasco is the Co-founder & Partner at Aventrock Ventures. Omi Velasco attended University of Calgary.

## R Stewart Thompson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: eSports, Software, Marketing

R Stewart (Randy) Thompson is the Founder & Managing Partner of Old Kent Road (OKR) Financial.He attend to the The University of British Columbia in 1986.

## Shannon Byrne Susko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Communities, Local, Internet

Shannon Byrne Susko has been working with executives and leaders who want to grow, both personally and professionally, for over 10 years. Shannon has worked with companies like Intel Wearables, Shoes.com, Hot Head Games, SAAM SMIT and Silverchef – to name a few. In 2014, she released her first book, “The Metronome Effect: The Journey to PredictableProfit.”Shannon’s technical expertise is coupled with extensive sales, marketing and operations experience. Previously, Shannon has served as president of DST Subserveo, as well as co-founder, president and CEO of Subserveo Inc. Before her time at Subserveo, she led the sale of Paradata Systems Inc. to Payment Processing Inc., where she joined their team as Executive Vice-President of Product & Technology.Shannon holds Bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Science and a Master’s degree in Computing Science. In 2012, she also received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.Shannon has been married for 15 years and lives in Whistler with her 3 children.

## Jim Spatz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Big Data, Software

Jim Spatz is the Chairman and CEO of Southwest Properties Limited, one of Atlantic Canada’s leading real estate developers. Southwest owns, operates and develops residential and commercial real estate in Atlantic Canada, extended stay accommodations across Canada, as well as a multi-unit residential portfolios in four Florida cities.

## Mike Walsh
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Internet, Mobile Apps, Mobile

Mike Walsh serves as a General Partner at Structure Capital. Mike Walsh launched Structure Capital. He serves as an Advisor of S4 Style, Inc. He Co-Founded Leverage Software, Inc. and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Co-founding Leverage Software, Mike Walsh co-founded and served as Vice President of Sales at mvion and Vice Presidentof Sales and Business Development for Project Arena. After a decade of software sales and sales management, he Founded and sold an enterprise social networking company. Mike Walsh also focused his efforts on investing and was a first round investor in Uber. He is a pioneer in Active Relationship Networks and is instrumental in developing revolutionary business applications for social networking including sales lead generation, employee recruitment and marketing. He designed missile defense systems, designed and sold air and water pollution control systems and was Early Angel Investor in Salesforce.com. Mike Walsh holds M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business, and Columbia University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

## Jez San
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: eSports, Ethereum, Blockchain

Jez San - CEO & founder @ FunFair Technologies

## Jeff Chang
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Sports

Jeff Chang was the Head of Growth Engineering at Whatnot. Jeff previously worked at Pastel Labs as a Founder. Attended University of California, Berkeley.

## Hans Knapp
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Industrial Automation

Hans co-founded Yaletown Venture Partners and brings over 15 years of legal counsel, corporate governance, turn-around, and investing experience to the Yaletown team. Hans manages Yaletown's investment in Redlen Technologies, Equicare Health, Genologics, Thetus, and Mixpo. In addition, as Yaletown's General Counselhe directs ourfirm's investment transactions, operations and legal affairs. Prior to Yaletown, Hans was Vice President of Investments and Corporate Counsel for Brigill Investments, a private Vancouver-based venture capital firm. Earlier in his career he practiced law in the commercial litigation group of Borden Ladner Gervais and held a judicial clerkship at British Columbia's highest court, the BC Court of Appeal. A recipient of Business in Vancouver's "Top 40 Under 40" award, Hans has B.A. and LLB degrees from the University of British Columbia and is called to the Bar of British Columbia.

## Jarl Mohn
- Type: Angel
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

Jarl Mohn is the President and Chief Executive Officer at NPR, one of the country's most iconic news and cultural content organizations. In this capacity, Jarl oversees NPR's strategy to continue NPR's mission to create a more informed public by working in partnership with Member stations across the country. Today NPR contentreaches: 32 million people who visit npr.org every month, 26 million people who listen to NPR programming every week, and listeners who download NPR podcasts 72 million times each month. Jarl's deep media experience has spanned all media platforms as well as rapid changes in audience trends. Jarl spent almost 20 years in radio, many as a disc jockey at stations including WNBC in New York. In addition to his on-air work in radio, Jarl served as a programmer, general manager, and owner of a group of radio stations. Jarl created E! Entertainment Television and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer for almost a decade. Jarl is the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of MTV and VH1 where he architected the strategy of long-form programming at the heart of the network today and diversified the networks' audiences by developing innovative programming around alternative music formats. Jarl was also founding President and Chief Executive Officer at Liberty Digital, a public company that invested in cable networks, the Internet and online businesses. Prior to joining NPR in July of 2014, Jarl served the as a Member of the Board of Trustees at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) for more than a decade, including two years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Jarl also spent over 12 years on the board of The Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, including six years as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jarl has also been a Corporate Director and Advisor to a number of media companies, making direct early stage angel and seed investments in digital media/technology ventures. Since 2008 he has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Scripps Networks Interactive. Jarl and his wife Pamela created The Mohn Family Foundation in 2000. Jarl attended Temple University, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy.

## Marc Altshuller
- Type: Angel
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Apps, Health Care

Marc Altshuller is the President and  CEO at Varicent. He attended Schulich School of Business - York University.

## David Tedman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Sports, FinTech

David Tedman first honed his digital pioneering inclinations at the Vancouver Film School, earning his degree in Interactive Media in 2002. Soon after, he founded Novare Res, a multi-disciplinary design company that later merged with Invoke and laid the foundations for his serial successes in product development. Tedman's accomplishments, todate, include incubating memelabs, a leading branded contesting and social engagement platform and co-founding HootSuite, an award-winning social media dashboard, which spun off into its own company after Invoke helped build its first one million user base.Tedman happily splits his time between Vancouver and New York, is constantly thinking of new high-performing business models, and is perpetually looking forward to the next basketball game.

## Jacky Chen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Jacky is dedicated to angel investment and has built up a portfolio of more than thirty startup companies in Canada and the US. His target investments are the early-stage B2B companies with disruptive technologies and business potential in enterprise software, information technologies, MedTech, and Advanced Manufacturing.Jacky has acquiredconcrete business experiences as a successful founder in the startup ecosystem and an executive of Fortune 500 companies over two decades. His remarkable accomplishments range from building startups from scratch to leading a billion-dollar business with the leverage of 14,000 enterprise channel partners. The unique journey has shaped Jacky's outstanding of investing in early startups.Jacky holds the degrees of Mater's E.E. and MBA, and he graduated from CEIBS and The Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania.

## Jim Estill
- Type: Angel
- Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Beauty, Mobile

Jim Estill founded EMJ Data in 1979 and grew the company to $350,000,000 in sales. Jim sold EMJ to SYNNEX in September 2004 and became CEO of SYNNEX Canada growing sales from $800,000,000 to $2 Billion in May 2009. Jim was one of the founding board members of RIM where he served for 13 years.

## Michael Dornbrook
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Mobile, Health Care, Software

Michael Dornbrook Member of the Board of Directors at Modulate.ai. He attended University of Chicago during 1981-1983.

## Nolan Bushnell
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
- Focus: Gaming, Mobile, eSports

Nolan Bushnell is the Board Member of Gravity Jack. He previously worked at BrainRush Inc. as a Founder. Nolan attended the University of Utah.

## Mark Cuban
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain

Mark Cuban is the founder of Fireside, Chairman and Founding Partner of AXS TV, and the Owner of Dallas Mavericks. He previously worked at Broadcast.com as a Co-Founder. Mark Cuban attended the Indiana University Bloomington.

## Tim Tokarsky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports, Hardware, Software

Former Micromuse and WysDM executiveMr. Tim Tokarsky served as Chief Operating Officer of WysDM Software Inc. (formerly SysDM Inc.) and also served as its Vice President of Business Development since January, 2004.Mr. Tokarsky was responsible for developing and managing SysDM's technology partner and reseller relationships whilemanaging its marketing programs. His IT career began at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for the global systems monitoring design and rollout. In 1995, he joined Merrill Lynch as Vice President of Distributed Systems Management with responsibility for the design and implementation of Merrill Lynch's global distributed systems management strategy. Mr. Tokarsky joined Micromuse's executive team in 1997, pre-IPO, as Vice President of Application Development. He served as Senior Vice President of Business Development of Micromuse where he was responsible for Micromuse's product market strategy, marketing, partnerships and acquisition activity. He designed and oversaw development of three software solutions: Netcool/Impact, Netcool/Reporter and Netcool/NT Service Monitors. He served as a Director of BrightScope Inc. since September 2009. Mr. Tokarsky received BSc in Geophysics from McGill University.

## Jayson Tatum
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Sports, Information Technology, Fitness

Jayson Tatum

## Seth Boro
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Angel
- Focus: Sports, Software, Risk Management

Seth Boro is the Managing Partner at San Francisco Office of Thoma Bravo, LLC. since June 2005.Previously, Seth was an Associate at Summit Partners and an Analyst at Credit Suisse and First Marathon Securities (National Bank Financial).Seth also worked at ServiceSource in San Francisco, CA.Seth currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directorsat Hyland Software, Vision Solutions, LANDesk Software, Inc., Tripwire, Inc., Blue Coat Systems, Inc., InfoVista, S.A., Mediware Systems, Inc., Keynote Systems, Inc., Empirix, Inc., Global Healthcare Exchange, Inc., SailPoint Technologies, Inc., Compuware Corporation, Dynatrace, Riverbed Technology, Inc., DigiCert, Inc. and SolarWinds, Inc..Previously, Seth served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Flexera Software, Inc., Entrust, Inc., SonicWALL, Inc., Network Instruments, LLC. and Crossbeam Systems, Inc.. Seth earned his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University School of Business.

## Connor McDavid
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sports, Fitness, Software

Connor McDavid

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co