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David Gens

CEO of Merchant Growth - Financial Services Entrepreneur & Investor

📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada🔄 Updated November 2026💼 4 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2021
VC🌍 Canada
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1
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13y
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Board Member
Aug 2021
Luxxfolio Holdings is a growth-oriented, CSE-listed company based in Canada. The Company utilizes secure permission-based technology, record keeping, and other trust-based authentication tools for asset monetization of real or digital unique identifiable assets (UIA's). We provide a liquid alternative for exposure to the UIA's registered on the platform for the broader capital markets.
Board Member
Oct 2018
The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) is a national non-profit organization representing innovative lenders. Our members are Small & Medium Sized Business & Consumer Lenders including banks, credit unions and (public and private) finance companies. We advocate, converse, collaborate, and educate to move our organizations and industry forward. L’Association des Prêteurs Canadiens (APC) est une organisation nationale à but non lucratif pour les professionnels, fondateurs, cadres et investisseurs. Nos adhérents incluent les Prêteurs aux Consommateurs et Petites Entreprises des banques, des coopératives de crédit et des compagnies de financement (publiques et privées). Nous préconisons, dialoguons, collaborons et éduquons afin de faire avancer nos organisations et notre industrie.
early stagePublic Policy
Co-Founder, Board Member
Jan 2013
Named by CB Insights to the 2018 Fintech 250, a list of the world’s top fintech startups, Progressa is changing the way pay cheque to pay cheque Canadians access and build credit. Since 2013, our mission has been to build a socially responsible consumer finance company that encourages borrowing for the right reasons that Canadians can be proud of.
Experience · 15 entries
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Investments (3)
Founder (6)
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2022
Founder & CEO
Feb 2022
Tabit is a division of Merchant Growth Ltd. Tabit was founded in 2021 with the purpose of bringing the consumer buying experience to B2B. Tabit provides a win-win solution for both buyers and sellers. Buyers (small businesses) get the same payment perks as large businesses which improves their cash flow and allows them to buy more. Sellers increase their sales conversion and AOV while eliminating administration, fraud, and credit risk!
2021
Board Member
Aug 2021
Luxxfolio Holdings is a growth-oriented, CSE-listed company based in Canada. The Company utilizes secure permission-based technology, record keeping, and other trust-based authentication tools for asset monetization of real or digital unique identifiable assets (UIA's). We provide a liquid alternative for exposure to the UIA's registered on the platform for the broader capital markets.
2018
Board Member
Oct 2018
The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) is a national non-profit organization representing innovative lenders. Our members are Small & Medium Sized Business & Consumer Lenders including banks, credit unions and (public and private) finance companies. We advocate, converse, collaborate, and educate to move our organizations and industry forward. L’Association des Prêteurs Canadiens (APC) est une organisation nationale à but non lucratif pour les professionnels, fondateurs, cadres et investisseurs. Nos adhérents incluent les Prêteurs aux Consommateurs et Petites Entreprises des banques, des coopératives de crédit et des compagnies de financement (publiques et privées). Nous préconisons, dialoguons, collaborons et éduquons afin de faire avancer nos organisations et notre industrie.
early stagePublic Policy
2017
Co-Founder
Sep 2017
Venbridge provides non-dilutive growth financing solutions to Canadian technology companies. We work with founders to help them grow their business, extend their runway, and defer equity raises to when they're in a stronger position. With SR&ED Financing, companies are able to access their claims before they're processed or even filed in the form of a loan. Other financing options include grant and digital media financing. Venbridge works with SaaS companies to provide them with MRR financing, making their growth a goal and also a tool to hit their next milestones. All while keeping founders in control of their companies.
2016
Hardline Productions
Board Member
Jan 2016
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