Alan Macintosh

Ageing as Aspiration. Venture by Design. Chance Favours the Prepared Mind.

📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 23 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2021
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Board Member
Mar 2021
TritonWear develops wearable technology for performance athletics to make better coaches, resulting in superior athletes. TritonWears flagship product, the Triton, is a wearable for competitive swimmers. Competitive swimming is over a decade behind other sports in terms of technology. There is a critical need for more data in the sport to support and drive crucial decisions made by coaches which can define a swimmers career. TritonWear has developed unique wearable technology which automatically calculates over a dozen performance metrics and transmits them live to a coach’s tablet for all swimmers in the pool. The Triton units do this passively and non-invasively by simply replacing the swimmers goggle strap. Coaches can now spend more time acting on these performance metrics and less time calculating them. Live feedback during workouts combined with automated long term tracking provides the coach with a new tool kit to make their swimmers FASTER. TritonWear technology will transform the way swimmers train today and remove the guess work from coaching.
Investor
May 2019
EVERY ENGAGEMENT, EVERY THREAT Protect your users and your bottom line. Fight back (hard) against malvertising and ecommerce revenue loss. More and more, our lives are lived in the digital space and defined by digital engagements. Our platform is built to help you take ownership of the digital engagements you have with your users to protect their experience, your brand, and your revenue. We call this Digital Engagement Security, and we believe its the future of digital commerce. The clean.io platform includes two unique solutions built to give you total control of your website user experience AND your revenue. cleanAD protects publishers and ad platforms by detecting and stopping malvertising in real-time, on client-side (while still making the bad guys pay for their impressions) using a patented behavioral analysis approach. cleanCART protects ecommerce merchants and helps preserve margins and profits by preventing coupon extensions from auto-injecting discount codes into carts at checkout. Today, the clean.io platform protects more than 7 million websites, including some of the biggest names in media, publishing and ecommerce. The clean.io platform is EFFECTIVE, SMART, SIMPLE.
Investor
Aug 2018
BIOS Health uses AI-driven insights from the nervous system to build neural digital therapies - the next big trend in precision medicines. The human nervous system carries vast quantities of data, and BIOS’ ability to precisely link nerve activity to specific conditions through the discovery of their neural biomarkers is a game changer for precision medicine. BIOS’ research could hold the key to new treatments for conditions including hypertension, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and even diseases of the brain itself such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. BIOS is positioned to provide the neural code on which a new generation of treatments can be built that can enable millions of people suffering from chronic diseases to improve their quality of life. Co-founded by Cambridge University researchers Emil Hewage, a computational neuroscientist, and Oliver Armitage, a biomechanical engineer, BIOS is made up of a wide range of experts from neuroscience, machine learning, software engineering, applied biomaterials, biotechnology, medicine, and business and operations. The combined experience of the BIOS team extends to over 300 peer-reviewed publications, 10+ first of kind medical devices, and 6k+ clinical procedures. We are looking for people who will fit into our diverse, fun and stimulating company team culture, who are focused on overcoming challenges, and want to grow along with the company. We are especially looking for candidates that share our values: enjoy solving hard problems; bring a unique perspective but become an active part of the BIOS team; respect what matters and do what’s right; and enjoy the challenge.
Board Member
Dec 2016
Swift Medical is the world leader in digital wound care management, delivering advanced wound care visualization and touchless 3D measurement through its smartphone-ready Swift Skin and Wound software. Swift’s enterprise-grade solution streamlines clinical and administrative wound care management workflows, from image capture and automatic risk scoring to assessment scheduling and claims submission. Today, Skin and Wound has been adopted by more than 4,800 facilities. To learn how Swift has digitized and transformed wound care, visit https://swiftmedical.com.
Board Observer
Dec 2015
Bus.com is a network of local bus operators powered by technology for on-demand passenger transportation using its flexible fleet. Bus.com aims to empower communities, transit authorities, and bus operators to move people and move with people. -- Bus.com removes all of the friction involved in bringing a group of people to an event or experience. Our web app makes it easy to organize, book, join and enjoy bus trips: we believe organizing group travel should be just as easy and fun as the trip itself. Founded by travel industry veterans and built with startup hustle, we get you where you want to go, with people you love, while having a blast. Planning an event, going on a trip, or just curious? Visit us at www.bus.com You can also follow us on Twitter @buscomhq
Board Member
Aug 2015
Hacking Health accelerator exist to accelerate companies working in digital health. Put simply, we want to make healthcare better for everyone. Better means incredible change. We act as an early employee, not as an advisor or mentor. That means getting our hands dirty doing actual work. We support our companies on a wide range of business issues, including product market fit, fundraising, go-to-market planning, customer development, business development and pricing. We offer two acceleration programs: Bootcamp 5 weeks pre-accelerator program where we prepare startups for accelerators and early stage investment, by providing high quality mentorship with a structured program. Accelerator 12 weeks intensive hands-on program that is adapted to each team’s specific needs with $50K of financing that can go up to $200K.
Board Observer
May 2015
FitMyFoot (formerly Wiivv Wearables, Inc.) transforms Foot Wellness with the world’s most technically advanced insoles and sandals. With ten patents protecting the custom footwear and mobile space, FitMyFoot uses photos of the customer’s foot via the Foot.Science mobile app to create customized, biomechanically optimized footwear for each unique foot, improving overall alignment, and reducing foot fatigue and pain. FitMyFoot algorithms are built on more than 12-million data points and rising, and the products are validated in third party biomechanics laboratories and rigorously tested across thousands of customers to ensure optimum comfort and function. Custom Insoles and Sandals are made with the convenience of your phone and manufactured on-demand in the USA, then shipped directly to your door. We back our products with a 30-day happiness guarantee.
Board Observer
Feb 2015
xpertSea builds tech and financial solutions that transform how seafood is farmed and traded to help feed the world. Our mission is to build a better, fairer and more sustainable aquaculture industry by using reliable data to bring transparency and insights from farm to fork. We leverage AI technology to help farmers modernize their operations and boost profits by providing access to fast payments, valuable production insights and a data-driven marketplace of vetted sellers and buyers. With customers in over 50 countries, we’re using Canadian ingenuity to give the world farmed seafood everyone can feel good about. Join us on Facebook and Instagram at @xpertSea!
Board Member
Aug 2014
Torc Robotics Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Algolux https://torc.ai/torc-algolux-acquisition
Investor / Advisor
Jul 2012
We believe that people spend far too much time and energy trying to remember all of their usernames and passwords. To save time and provide peace of mind, we built PasswordBox. PasswordBox is the worlds first digital life manager. It is a free service that allows users to securely store, retrieve and share passwords and other personal data anytime, anywhere, on any device. PasswordBox provides robust online security for users, without sacrificing convenience and ease of use, and is the only company that allows users to preserve their most important passwords with those they trust. A Great Start-Up to Work For: The PasswordBox team is packed with people who love what they do. They build great products and share an awesome environment to work in.
Board Member
Apr 2006
Millennial Media is the leading mobile ad marketplace, making mobile simple for the world’s top brands, app developers, and mobile web publishers. The company's data and technology assets enable advertisers to connect with target audiences at scale, while driving monetization for publisher and developer partners. AOL acquired Millennial Media on October 23, 2015. Millennial Media boosts AOL's global, mobile capabilities and scale across ONE by AOL for advertisers and agencies, and offers the most attractive monetization platform for app developers.
Board Member
2006
Live music starts on Bandsintown. Connect with your most passionate fans on the world’s #1 concert discovery platform, trusted by more than 75 millions fans and 570,000 artists. Grow and engage your fanbase, promote your music, drive sales and learn from analytics with Bandsintown for Artists.
early stageMusicians
Co-founder and Investor
2003
Looking for social insights you can action? We've been guiding Fortune 500 companies with valuable and relevant business insights since 2003, thanks to our unique blend of expert analysis and technology. Contact us to find out how our approach can help you: info@wavemetrix.com
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2024
Co-Founder
Nov 2024
Introducing the AgeTech Investor Network—the first and only funding platform dedicated to backing the world’s top AgeTech founders, powered by two influential players in the industry, AgeTech Collaborative from AARP, and AgeTech Capital. Together, were driving the future of AgeTech innovation!
2022
Founding Partner
Oct 2022
The world is now experiencing the most profound demographic shift in its history. We already have more older adults than young people, and this growing aging population requires new solutions. AgeTech Capital will deliver outsized financial returns and measurable societal impact by investing in exceptional entrepreneurs scaling disruptive tech solutions to extend health & wealthspan to match lifespan. Our team has a world-class investing track record and dedicated value creation firepower, which will unlock maximum potential in each investment. We build companies and engage ecosystems and communities. We bring entrepreneurial spirit, deep operational experience and relentless motivation to improve the wellbeing of the older generation, boost their contribution and participation, and deliver greater societal cohesion. We have a culture of integrity, growth, rigor and inclusion. “We feel very fortunate to build a firm and fund whose purpose is to promote healthier, wealthier, and more fulfilling aging by helping unlock the potential of transformative, entrepreneur-led innovation grounded in the belief that impact and financial returns can be fully aligned to create a virtuous cycle of positive outcomes.”
2021
Board Member
Mar 2021
TritonWear develops wearable technology for performance athletics to make better coaches, resulting in superior athletes. TritonWears flagship product, the Triton, is a wearable for competitive swimmers. Competitive swimming is over a decade behind other sports in terms of technology. There is a critical need for more data in the sport to support and drive crucial decisions made by coaches which can define a swimmers career. TritonWear has developed unique wearable technology which automatically calculates over a dozen performance metrics and transmits them live to a coach’s tablet for all swimmers in the pool. The Triton units do this passively and non-invasively by simply replacing the swimmers goggle strap. Coaches can now spend more time acting on these performance metrics and less time calculating them. Live feedback during workouts combined with automated long term tracking provides the coach with a new tool kit to make their swimmers FASTER. TritonWear technology will transform the way swimmers train today and remove the guess work from coaching.
2019
Investor
May 2019
EVERY ENGAGEMENT, EVERY THREAT Protect your users and your bottom line. Fight back (hard) against malvertising and ecommerce revenue loss. More and more, our lives are lived in the digital space and defined by digital engagements. Our platform is built to help you take ownership of the digital engagements you have with your users to protect their experience, your brand, and your revenue. We call this Digital Engagement Security, and we believe its the future of digital commerce. The clean.io platform includes two unique solutions built to give you total control of your website user experience AND your revenue. cleanAD protects publishers and ad platforms by detecting and stopping malvertising in real-time, on client-side (while still making the bad guys pay for their impressions) using a patented behavioral analysis approach. cleanCART protects ecommerce merchants and helps preserve margins and profits by preventing coupon extensions from auto-injecting discount codes into carts at checkout. Today, the clean.io platform protects more than 7 million websites, including some of the biggest names in media, publishing and ecommerce. The clean.io platform is EFFECTIVE, SMART, SIMPLE.
2018
Investor
Aug 2018
BIOS Health uses AI-driven insights from the nervous system to build neural digital therapies - the next big trend in precision medicines. The human nervous system carries vast quantities of data, and BIOS’ ability to precisely link nerve activity to specific conditions through the discovery of their neural biomarkers is a game changer for precision medicine. BIOS’ research could hold the key to new treatments for conditions including hypertension, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and even diseases of the brain itself such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. BIOS is positioned to provide the neural code on which a new generation of treatments can be built that can enable millions of people suffering from chronic diseases to improve their quality of life. Co-founded by Cambridge University researchers Emil Hewage, a computational neuroscientist, and Oliver Armitage, a biomechanical engineer, BIOS is made up of a wide range of experts from neuroscience, machine learning, software engineering, applied biomaterials, biotechnology, medicine, and business and operations. The combined experience of the BIOS team extends to over 300 peer-reviewed publications, 10+ first of kind medical devices, and 6k+ clinical procedures. We are looking for people who will fit into our diverse, fun and stimulating company team culture, who are focused on overcoming challenges, and want to grow along with the company. We are especially looking for candidates that share our values: enjoy solving hard problems; bring a unique perspective but become an active part of the BIOS team; respect what matters and do what’s right; and enjoy the challenge.
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