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Prem Kalevar

Vice President, Discovery Program

Toronto, Ontario

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,200,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $750,000.00

Education

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

    (2006 - 2012)

  • Gifted & Advanced Placement Programs

    York Memorial Collegiate Institute

    (2002 - 2006)

Work Experience

  • 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

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.

2021 - 2022

  • Investor / Syndicate Lead

    2021 - 2022

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

2020 - 2022

  • Venture Product Partner

    2020 - 2022

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

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/

2021 - 2021

  • ODA4 Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    https://www.beondeck.com/angels

2013 - 2020

  • Advisor & Consultant

    2017 - 2020

  • Partnerships, Marketing, Product & Strategy

    2013 - 2017

    Business-lead for intelligent input software backed by Y Combinator

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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