LM

Laviva Mazhar

Principal at Luge Capital | The Peak's 2024 Emerging Leaders' List | Women in Fintech Powerlist 2020 and 2017 by Innovate Finance

Montreal, Quebec

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • Investor & Board Member

    2024

  • Principal

    2022

  • Investment Associate

    2020 - 2022

  • Investment Analyst

    2018 - 2020

    Luge Capital is a fintech focused venture capital fund, investing in early-stage teams shaping the way the world experiences financial services. We are an experienced team with value added investors and a deep industry network to help founders build successful companies. We work with sincere people who care about what they do.

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2021

2019 - 2022

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

  • Investment Analyst

    2016 - 2018

    Ferst Capital Partners is an investment firm on the forefront of change. As investors, we provide strategic capital and support to FinTech startups. As a startup foundry, we provide a home for Canada’s next generation of exceptional company builders. We focus on how Canadians spend, save, borrow, insure and invest their hard-earned money because we believe these things are important.

  • Research Associate

    2015 - 2016

    ROI Research on Investment is an award winning global authority on investment attraction and lead generation for economic development organizations and B2B companies. We believe that modern economic development requires intelligent leads. We pair powerful data analytics and technology with highly skilled minds to connect our clients with high growth companies primed for expansion.

  • Project Assistant

    2013 - 2015

    Alumni relations, development, homecoming events, fundraising.

  • Office Assistant at Department of History

    2013 - 2013

    Website revamp, back office ops.

  • Operations Assistant

    2012 - 2013

    Data analysis, operations, admin.

Bangladeshi Students' Association McGill

2013 - 2014

  • President

    2013 - 2014

    Events, exec team management, sponsorship, community engagement, newsletter.

  • Coordinator

    2012 - 2013

    Logistics and operations, communication, promotion.

EDGES Group Companies

2012 - 2012

  • Intern

    2012 - 2012

    Accounting, financial analysis, HR, operations