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Prem Kalevar

Vice President, Discovery Program

Toronto, Ontario

Investor
VC
Angel

Invests in

Stages:

Pre-seed
Seed

Locations:

Toronto, Ontario

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $1,200,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $750,000.00

Skills

Start-ups
Strategic Partnerships
Business Development
Management
Business Strategy
Strategy
New Business Development
Networking
Investments
Marketing
Sales
Marketing Communications
Public Relations
Recruiting
Time Management
Marketing Strategy
Mobile Devices
Social Media Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Microsoft Office

Education

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

    University of Waterloo

    (2006 - 2012)

  • Gifted & Advanced Placement Programs

    York Memorial Collegiate Institute

    (2002 - 2006)

Lists including Prem

AM
AT
AS
AR

All Seed Investors

19695 people

AT
AE
AE
AL

All Pre-Seed Investors

7974 people

Work Experience

Inovia Capital

2021

  • VP Discovery Program

    2022

    Inovia invests in high growth technology startups from Pre-Seed to IPO with $2.5B in AUM The Discovery Program focuses on investing in, and alongside, top emerging managers

  • Consultant

    2021 - 2022

    Evaluated Canada's (venture capital) emerging manager landscape

N49P Ventures

2021 - 2022

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2021 - 2022

    Funded idea to seed-stage Canadian technology startups with Alex Norman. Led sourcing/selection of: Hop In, Laplace Robotics, Flashbox & Tribe Portfolio involvement also includes: Lotly, KitchenMate Explored investing models intersecting the public & private markets — learned that what I actually wanted to do was full lifecycle tech investing.

Maneva AI

2021 - 2022

  • Investor / Syndicate Lead

    2021 - 2022

    Automating manufacturing via machine learning+robotic arms I amassed Maneva (fka Laplace) ~$500K across 2 SPVs

Afore Capital

2020 - 2022

  • Venture Product Partner

    2020 - 2022

    Shared deal flow with Gaurav Jain at his $300M AUM pre-seed focused firm

Independent

2018 - 2022

  • Advisory Consultant

    2019 - 2022

    Past engagements included: + Inovia Capital ($2B+ AUM Canadian VC) + VWK Capital Management (long/short hedge fund) + Ontario Centres of Excellence (External Reviewer) + various startups

  • Angel Investor

    2018 - 2022

    https://www.kitchenmate.com/ > https://www.micromart.com/ https://tribe.so/ > https://bettermode.com/ https://www.masterhealth.care/ https://www.kritik.io/ https://n49p.com/ https://www.commercebear.com/ https://rocketdoctor.ca/ https://dolphyn.io/ > https://www.prezo.ai/ https://flashbox.co/ https://edutinker.com/ https://www.movewithfleet.com/ https://www.laplacerobotics.com/ > https://www.maneva.ai/ https://www.hopintech.com/ https://www.lotly.com/

On Deck

2021 - 2021

  • ODA4 Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    https://www.beondeck.com/angels

Whirlscape Inc.

2013 - 2020

  • Advisor & Consultant

    2017 - 2020

  • Partnerships, Marketing, Product & Strategy

    2013 - 2017

    Business-lead for intelligent input software backed by Y Combinator

(various)

2006 - 2012

  • Entrepreneurial Student

    2006 - 2012

    Entrepreneurial pursuits included: 1. Competitive Poker — Turned $50 into $500 000 2. Rental Property — Seven bedroom house 3. Hockey Robotics — Advanced robotic technology 4. ResumeCards — Enhanced student networking

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