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Investor & Board Member
Apr 2016
drikolor is the first true innovation in the paint industry in decades.
drikolor has developed an patented process that separates color from paint and produces dry, granulated color that stirs directly into paint at point of use - as easily as stirring sugar into coffee.
drikolor produces the finest colors for interior paint, from raw pigments we source from all over the world. Champagne chalk from the Champagne region in France, umber from Cyprus, and bone black, originally made with bison bones, from the USA. We make our colors the same way an artist does, pigment by pigment slowly building the color up. Light waves interact with our pigments, and create a depth of color conventional liquid tints simply cannot match.
drikolor has a curated palette of 144 colors, including 63 color shades from Le Corbusier‘s Architectural Polychromy for which we are the exclusive licensee for the US, Australian, Hong Kong and New Zealand markets.
Advisor & Investor
Jul 2012
Messageme.com
To provide an emotionally engaging communication experience thats fun, lightweight and ubiquitous.
Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. We believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies.
Board Member & Investor
Jan 2012
Booktrack creates movie-style soundtracks for audiobooks consisting of music, soundscape audio, and sound effects.
Booktrack’s proprietary AI engine generates unique soundtracks based on the mood and emotion of the story, which can then be customized by Booktrack’s unique audiobook soundtrack tools and production team to create a cost effective premium soundtrack.
Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Weta Digital and Sparkbox Ventures, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world, equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever.
Listen now at www.booktrack.com
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2023
Co-Founder and General Partner
Mar 2023
Nexus Capital is a specialist private capital fund-of-funds manager, building portfolios that provide access to the premier private capital funds in New Zealand and Australia.
The New Zealand and Australia private capital markets have consistently delivered superior risk-adjusted returns, with access via a fund-of-funds strategy enabling selection bias to target further outperformance.
2021
2020
Senior Director, Head of Partnerships
Feb 2020
iRobot is a global consumer robot company that designs and builds thoughtful robots and intelligent home innovations that make life better. iRobot introduced the first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold millions of robots worldwide. iRobots product portfolio features technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. Working from this portfolio, iRobot engineers are building robots and smart home devices to help consumers make their homes easier to maintain and healthier places to live. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.
iRobot stands firmly against racial discrimination and social injustice. At our company, everyone has a voice and we are committed to equality, inclusiveness, respect, and kindness. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. iRobot is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please send an email to: hr@irobot.com.
2018
Member of the Investment Committee
Jul 2018
Luge Capital is a fintech-focused venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies in Canada and the United States. We’re on a mission to build fintech champions with amazing founders.
It takes grit, dedication and sometimes a bit of crazy to overcome obstacles in building a successful company. We seek to partner with inspiring entrepreneurs who are eager to challenge the status quo of the financial industry and whose ambition is to solve real problems that affect people on a global scale.
Our offices are located in Montreal and Toronto.
NOTE: If you would like Luge Capital to consider an investment opportunity please use this link: https://www.luge.vc/contact-us/
2016
Investor & Board Member
Apr 2016
drikolor is the first true innovation in the paint industry in decades.
drikolor has developed an patented process that separates color from paint and produces dry, granulated color that stirs directly into paint at point of use - as easily as stirring sugar into coffee.
drikolor produces the finest colors for interior paint, from raw pigments we source from all over the world. Champagne chalk from the Champagne region in France, umber from Cyprus, and bone black, originally made with bison bones, from the USA. We make our colors the same way an artist does, pigment by pigment slowly building the color up. Light waves interact with our pigments, and create a depth of color conventional liquid tints simply cannot match.
drikolor has a curated palette of 144 colors, including 63 color shades from Le Corbusier‘s Architectural Polychromy for which we are the exclusive licensee for the US, Australian, Hong Kong and New Zealand markets.
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