An experienced team behind us
David Skok, Partner at Matrix Partners
David’s work as a value added investor is best known for helping JBoss take its Open Source business to a successful exit with its sale to Red Hat, and for helping AppIQ, Tabblo and Diligent Technologies, which have all had successful exits, from their inceptions to their acquisitions by HP and IBM. David serves on the boards of CloudBees, CloudSwitch, Digium (makers of the very popular Asterisk Open Source PBX/telephony software), Enservio, HubSpot, OpenSpan, Solidworks, and VideoIQ.
In addition to his broad focus on enterprise software, David is specifically focused on the areas of cloud computing, Open Source, Software as a Service (SaaS), marketing automation, virtualization, storage, and data center automation. David writes a blog for entrepreneurs and startups on topics such as viral marketing, SaaS metrics, building a sales and marketing machine, techniques for lowering cost of customer acquisition, etc. The blog can be found here: www.forEntrepreneurs.com.
Twitter: @bostonvc
Website: www.forEntrepreneurs.com
Jennifer Lum, Entrepreneur & Investor
Jennifer Lum is an Entrepreneur, Startup Mentor and Angel Investor. Jennifer is a co-founder of Apricot Capital and is a mentor at TechStars and 500 Startups. Jennifer has been in the mobile industry since 2005 and was a core team member of Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple) and m-Qube (acquired by VeriSign). As Vice President of Advertising Operations at Quattro, Jennifer was responsible for running the mobile ad network. At Apple, she focused on the launch and operations iAd. Prior to Quattro, Jennifer was the Director of Business Operations of VeriSign’s Digital Content and Messaging business. She joined VeriSign through its acquisition of m-Qube where she was Chief of Staff. Jennifer started her career in Toronto, where she was an early employee at WebHosting.com (acquired by SBC Communications) and also worked with Canada’s top financial services and technology companies as a management consultant.
Twitter: @jenniferlum
Website: www.about.me/jenniferlum
Cameron Hay, Executive in Residence at Communitech
Cameron Hay is a Technology Entrepreneur and Executive in Residence at Communitech, where he acts as an advisor to early stage technology companies. Prior to joining Communitech, Cameron was President & CEO of Unitron – a global hearing healthcare company with sales in over 70 countries around the world. Under Cameron’s leadership, Unitron became the fastest growing company in its industry. Cameron believes strongly that culture and engagement are the most powerful sustainable competitive advantages a company can achieve, and Unitron was recognized as one of the Best Employers in Canada in 2009 and 2010 as well as one of Canada’s most innovative global growth companies. Cameron started his career at IBM, and has a degree in engineering and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Twitter: @I_said_Hay
Eric Groves, Sr VP Strategy, Corporate Development, and Innovation at Constant Contact
Since joining Constant Contact in 2001, Eric has been instrumental in driving the company’s growth. He built the direct sales, channel sales, educational programs and business development departments from the ground up. A frequent commentator on small business marketing topics, Eric literally wrote the book on email marketing: The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing was published in 2009. Eric serves as the executive sponsor for Cares4Kid™ (www.cares4kids.com) charitable program.
Prior to Constant Contact, Eric spent 10 years building sales, business development, online, and marketing strategies for leading companies including AltaVista, iAtlas Corp., InfoUSA Inc., MFS Communications, SBC Communications, and Citicorp.
Twitter: @e_groves
David Crow, Editor at StartupNorth & EiR at UW VeloCity
David Crow is a creative technologist and a technical marketer. David helps early stage companies understand emerging technologies, business models, and design practices to create compelling experiences. David has also lead grassroots entrepreneurial community efforts in Toronto including founding StartupNorth and hosting events DemoCamp, Founders & Funders and StartupCamp. Previously at Microsoft, he advised emerging companies with product-market fit and go-to-market strategies, along with providing access to software, support, and visibility through BizSpark. Prior to joining Microsoft, David led product design, marketing, business development and corporate strategy for start-ups in Toronto, and Austin, TX. He has a Masters from the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo.
Twitter: @davidcrow and @startupnorth
Website: www.davidcrow.ca and www.startupnorth.ca