GP Academy
We launched GP Academy in 2017 to help Canadian venture capital funds continuously improve their performance. This first-of-its-kind program — developed in consultation with the Kauffman Fellows Program, the global leader in venture education — gives BDC Capital’s leading Canadian general partners opportunities to establish new business relationships and receive advanced training in operational and management issues.
Charter cohort members
- Janet Bannister, Managing Partner, Real Ventures
- Rob Barbara, General Partner, Build Ventures
- Code Cubitt, Founder and Managing Partner, Mistral Venture Partners
- Matthew Liebowitz, Managing General Partner, Plaza Ventures
- Jean-Francois Marcoux, Cofounder and Managing Partner, White Star Capital
- Mike McCauley, Cofounder and General Partner, Garage Capital
- Ameet Shah, General Partner, Golden Ventures
- Craig Strong, Partner, Round 13 Capital
- Angela Tran, General Partner, Version One Ventures
- Dave Unsworth, Cofounder and General Partner, Information Venture Partners
Second cohort members
- Ludovic André, Managing Director, Crédit Mutuel Equity
- Patrick Bennett, Partner, MKB Growth Equity
- Christophe Bourque, General Partner, White Star Capital
- Magaly Charbonneau, Partner, iNovia Capital
- Elizabeth Douville, Founder and Managing Partner, Amorchem
- Pascal Drouin, Partner, Cycle Capital Management
- David Dufresne, Advisor & Investor, Pref
- Sam Haffar, Partner, Real Ventures
- Scott Kaplanis, Partner, Groundbreak Ventures
- Maria Pacella, Managing Partner, Pender Ventures
- Lauren Robinson, General Partner, Highiline Beta
Finance and Operations Cohort
- Ricky Bajwa, Director, Finance, InvestEco
- Sara Defina, Vice President, Information Venture Partners
- Jenna Francone, Director of Finance and Administration, Garage Capital
- Leah Gosbee, CFO, Version One Ventures
- Patrick Ghoche, CFO, Inovia Capital
- Chandra Henry, CFO & COO, Longbow Capital
- James Palucci, Vice President, Finance, MKB Capital
- Amanda Patterson, CFO & COO, Pender Fund Capital Ltd.
- Elena Pavel, CFO & Partner, Brightspark
- Andrea Poptsis, CFO, Amplify Capital
- Matthew Rosenberger, Vice President, Finance, Amplitude Ventures
- Erin Trapp, Partner, Emertech
- Jennifer Williams, CFO & Partner, Genesys Capital
- Jeannette Wiltse, CFO & Partner, Relay Ventures