Martin Pergler

Risk-informed decisions, risk management | Independent consultant, ex-McKinsey | Board member, advisor, investor | Educator

📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Canada
2
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1
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Mid stage
1
Late stage
9y
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Portfolio

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Board Member
2018
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Angel investor, network member
2017
Capital Angel Network (CAN) An established investor group. Since 2010 our Members have been flywheels supporting the launch of hundreds of Canadian startups. Cumulatively, they have invested close to $100M and provided the confidence and support for portfolio startups to land VC rounds. Investment typically ranges from 4-10 million dollars annually. Our members include Corporate experts providing key insights for founder facing programs, solo angel investors and Venture Members - VCs, Family Offies and Accelerators. Our programs include Capital MASHUP - Celebrating Entrepreneurs and Champions, CANLABS - Raising Expectations and Momentum, and investLABS - Early Stage Investment Insights We partner and support more than 25 community partners building an entrepreneurial culture in Canada. CAN primarily invests across the Innovation Corridor, from Montreal to Waterloo, with a keen interest in Gatineau, Ottawa, and Kanata. We also have investments from Coast to Coast. CAN investments have led to over $1B in additional investment through grants, syndication with other angel groups, and follow on venture capital funds. Membership includes more than 55 investors and champions including new, next gen, and established angels, VCs, family offices and corporate members. 37% of memberships include a woman. CAN partners with SheBoot, the Ottawa Bootstrap Awards, uOttawa’s entrepreneurship club, TECDE’s Elle Gala and provides mentorship to universities, colleges and incubators on the regular.
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2018
Board Member
2018
You have the data to win. Let’s go find it. reDock is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine for your corporate documents that learns as you use it, quickly serving up the exact information you need buried deep within corporate documents. Dramatically reduce hours in your proposal process, while allowing anyone on your team to build compelling proposals to win more business - no tagging or classification required.
2017
Angel investor, network member
2017
Capital Angel Network (CAN) An established investor group. Since 2010 our Members have been flywheels supporting the launch of hundreds of Canadian startups. Cumulatively, they have invested close to $100M and provided the confidence and support for portfolio startups to land VC rounds. Investment typically ranges from 4-10 million dollars annually. Our members include Corporate experts providing key insights for founder facing programs, solo angel investors and Venture Members - VCs, Family Offies and Accelerators. Our programs include Capital MASHUP - Celebrating Entrepreneurs and Champions, CANLABS - Raising Expectations and Momentum, and investLABS - Early Stage Investment Insights We partner and support more than 25 community partners building an entrepreneurial culture in Canada. CAN primarily invests across the Innovation Corridor, from Montreal to Waterloo, with a keen interest in Gatineau, Ottawa, and Kanata. We also have investments from Coast to Coast. CAN investments have led to over $1B in additional investment through grants, syndication with other angel groups, and follow on venture capital funds. Membership includes more than 55 investors and champions including new, next gen, and established angels, VCs, family offices and corporate members. 37% of memberships include a woman. CAN partners with SheBoot, the Ottawa Bootstrap Awards, uOttawa’s entrepreneurship club, TECDE’s Elle Gala and provides mentorship to universities, colleges and incubators on the regular.
2015
Principal and Founder
2015
Balanced Risk Strategies, Ltd. offers consulting services regarding risk management and risk-informed decisions and tradeoffs. These include 1) counselling to top management of corporates and institutional investors who are seeking to improve their enterprise risk management (ERM) in general, or their approach to financial and strategic risk taking in particular. 2) Tailored support for the analysis of risk-return tradeoffs in specific major decisions (e.g., M&A, capex/portfolio, hedging), as well as in the design of processes for making such decisions effectively in a systematic fashion. 3) Capability building in risk management and risk-informed decisions for a range of audiences, from workshops with senior decisionmakers to classroom training for practitioners. 4) Ad-hoc support on other risk- and uncertainty-related issues.