Rob Scully

Managing Director, Venture Capital at Manulife Investment Management

📍 Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2021
VC🌍 Canada
13
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15y
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Portfolio

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Investor
Jul 2021
Vestwell is the modern fintech engine powering savings and investment programs for small businesses and individual savers across the country. We’re helping to close the savings gap by offering a flexible, cost-effective, modern solution to save for the critical aspects of life - retirement, education, and healthcare. Vestwell currently powers nearly 25,000 small businesses, over a million savers, and $27 billion in assets in all 50 states. To learn more visit vestwell.com. Vestwell Advisors LLC is a subsidiary of Vestwell Holdings, Inc. Vestwell Advisors LLC is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can provide investment management services for qualified retirement plans using the Vestwell platform. For more information about Vestwell, Vestwell Advisors, and our other services, learn more at www.vestwell.com.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
Betterview is the Property Intelligence & Risk Management Solution the insurance industry depends on to identify and mitigate property risk, improve underwriting and inspection efficiency, and build a more transparent customer experience. Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer vision to aerial imagery and geospatial data, Betterview generates the most accurate property information insurers trust to automate pricing, underwriting, and renewals while focusing strategic action on critical properties. Combined with flagging, continuous monitoring, and pre-filed peril risk scores, Betterview is helping transform property insurance from Repair and Replace to Predict and Prevent. 
Investor
May 2020
Cinchy is a Data Collaboration platform revolutionizing how organizations manage data. Unlike traditional data platforms and integration tools, Cinchy allows for real-time, secure co-production of data between various stakeholders, be it systems, humans, or AI models. With Cinchy, every new “integration” doubles as “liberation”, saving future projects from wasting time and money to re-integrate the same data. With a focus on "changing how you change," Cinchy promotes an iterative approach to data collaboration, ensuring rapid value delivery and reduced complexity. By creating “collaborative data products”, data owners benefit from granular access controls, automatic data/metadata version control, and federated data governance. Teams can work autonomously yet collaboratively, distributing work across multiple parties without creating cross-departmental dependencies, all within a highly controlled, secure environment. Cinchy isnt just a data storage or integration solution; it enables secure, efficient, and collaborative data co-production.
Investor
May 2019
Procurify is the Intelligent Spend Management company. We’re on a mission to give all organizations unprecedented visibility and control over their business spend. By bringing more spend under management in one procure-to-pay solution, our customers capture unified spend data that can be harnessed to realize millions of dollars in time and cost savings. Named the #1 Purchasing Leader by G2, Procurify is trusted by hundreds of customers worldwide to manage over US$30 billion dollars of organizational spend. We integrate with major ERP accounting systems such as NetSuite and QuickBooks Online. Take control of spend today.
Board Member
Jul 2018
MindBeacon by CloudMD is a whole new approach to better mental health. It’s affordable and accessible mental health care that’s centered around your needs. You choose how you feel most comfortable accessing support (watch, read, type, talk) and where and when you want to access it. MindBeacon is designed to reduce barriers to mental health treatment – such as cost and stigma – as well as limitations like time and geography. It’s evidence-based, personalized care that works. MindBeacon by CloudMD is available to employers, insurers, benefits providers and the public sector to successfully address the need for mental health solutions that offer proven outcomes. If you’re interested in exploring a partnership with MindBeacon, wed love to start a conversation. Visit https://www.cloudmd.ca/connected-care/mental-health/ for more information on bringing MindBeacon to your organization.
Board Observer
Jan 2018
Embroker is the easiest way to intelligently insure any business. By pairing technology and broker expertise, Embroker helps growing businesses save time and find the best value on the right coverage. As the leading digital insurance brokerage, Embroker is working to massively improve the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have offices in Chicago and Boston and customers in all 50 states. Embroker has been named one the innovators shaping the future of finance by Goldman Sachs and one of the most promising private FinTech Companies in the world by CB Insights.
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Investor
Oct 2016
Founded in 2014, League is a platform technology company powering next-generation healthcare consumer experiences. Payers, providers, consumer health partners and employers build on League’s platform to deliver high-engagement, personalized healthcare experiences consumers love. Millions of people use solutions powered by League to access, navigate and pay for care.
Board Observer
Jan 2016
CrowdRiff is an all-in-one visual marketing platform that empowers destination marketers to source, share, and scale original content that connects with today’s travelers. With tools for original short-form video, user-generated content discovery, digital asset management, and more, CrowdRiff is how busy DMOs showcase their destinations to stand out across channels.
Board Observer
Jun 2012
Fiix by Rockwell Automation creates modern maintenance software that’s easy to use, flexible, and affordable. Its cloud-based CMMS is disrupting the market by revolutionizing how thousands of companies worldwide schedule, organize, and track maintenance. Incorporated in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Fiix is committed to providing innovative CMMS solutions to companies of all sizes. Learn more, at www.fiixsoftware.com.
Board Observer
Mar 2012
We believe that sustainable growth is possible for every commerce business. By providing easy-to-use loyalty programs that help brands transform one-time sales into repeat customers, Smile.io is laying the groundwork for sustainably growing business across the digital commerce ecosystem. Over 100,000 brands use Smile.io to maximize their acquisition efforts and turn transactional purchases into passionate brand advocates. Join us in our mission to create the most sustainably growing businesses in the world - visit smile.io for more details
Board Observer
Dec 2011
Top Hat is transforming student engagement by empowering educators to deliver personalized, meaningful and equitable learning. More than 3 million students at 750 of the top 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have used Top Hat.
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2021
Investor
Jul 2021
Vestwell is the modern fintech engine powering savings and investment programs for small businesses and individual savers across the country. We’re helping to close the savings gap by offering a flexible, cost-effective, modern solution to save for the critical aspects of life - retirement, education, and healthcare. Vestwell currently powers nearly 25,000 small businesses, over a million savers, and $27 billion in assets in all 50 states. To learn more visit vestwell.com. Vestwell Advisors LLC is a subsidiary of Vestwell Holdings, Inc. Vestwell Advisors LLC is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can provide investment management services for qualified retirement plans using the Vestwell platform. For more information about Vestwell, Vestwell Advisors, and our other services, learn more at www.vestwell.com.
Managing Director, Venture Capital
Mar 2021
Manulife Wealth & Asset Management is the global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. With more than 700 investment professionals across 20 geographies worldwide, we seek to provide better investment outcomes and help people save for a more secure financial future. Manulife Investment Management is the asset management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation. With leading capabilities in public and private markets, we partner with institutions to understand their needs and create tailored solutions to help meet them. We’re committed to investing responsibly across our public and private markets capabilities. Learn more at manulifeim.com/institutional Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture manages a diversified global portfolio of timberland and agriculture. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve become the world’s largest natural capital investment manager. Our commitment is to the stewardship of our land: We operate in a way that improves our environment and nourishes communities. Learn more at manulifeim.com/timberland-agriculture Manulife Investments has been providing investment solutions in Canada for decades. We understand the value of sound financial advice and make it a priority to provide support to our Canadian advisors and their clients. Our success is measured by our clients’ success. Learn more at manulifeim.com/retail Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. Read our social media terms at manulifeim.com/en/global-social-media-terms
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Board Observer
Jul 2020
Nearmap is the location intelligence provider that our customers rely on for consistent, reliable, high-resolution imagery, insights, and answers to create meaningful change in our world and propel industries forward. Harnessing the power of state-of-the-art camera systems, aerial imagery, artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced SaaS platforms, our customers receive tailored solutions for complex challenges—empowering them to make an impact on people’s lives, build the resilient infrastructure of tomorrow, and protect homes, businesses, and communities. Nearmap stands as the definitive source of truth that shapes our liveable world.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
Betterview is the Property Intelligence & Risk Management Solution the insurance industry depends on to identify and mitigate property risk, improve underwriting and inspection efficiency, and build a more transparent customer experience. Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer vision to aerial imagery and geospatial data, Betterview generates the most accurate property information insurers trust to automate pricing, underwriting, and renewals while focusing strategic action on critical properties. Combined with flagging, continuous monitoring, and pre-filed peril risk scores, Betterview is helping transform property insurance from Repair and Replace to Predict and Prevent. 
Investor
May 2020
Cinchy is a Data Collaboration platform revolutionizing how organizations manage data. Unlike traditional data platforms and integration tools, Cinchy allows for real-time, secure co-production of data between various stakeholders, be it systems, humans, or AI models. With Cinchy, every new “integration” doubles as “liberation”, saving future projects from wasting time and money to re-integrate the same data. With a focus on "changing how you change," Cinchy promotes an iterative approach to data collaboration, ensuring rapid value delivery and reduced complexity. By creating “collaborative data products”, data owners benefit from granular access controls, automatic data/metadata version control, and federated data governance. Teams can work autonomously yet collaboratively, distributing work across multiple parties without creating cross-departmental dependencies, all within a highly controlled, secure environment. Cinchy isnt just a data storage or integration solution; it enables secure, efficient, and collaborative data co-production.
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