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David A. R. Brebner

Co-Founder, CFO & Investor | I like to make things better

London, Ontario

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder, Chair and CFO

    2023

  • Co-Founder and CFO

    2014 - 2023

    We combine technology, data and personal service, empowering our clients to help consumers make informed, transparent and stress-free decisions. We were identified as the fastest growing technology company in Southwestern Ontario for two years by TechAlliance, having won the Business Growth Award in 2018 and 2019, awarded the Medium Company of the Year by Business Achievement Awards in 2020, and consistently rank on Growth and Globe and Mail Top 400 lists.

  • Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer

    2020

    Started as Reconfig, a company focused on making the Internet a safer place for children, families and businesses around the world, and pivoted to Cyber Legends, a company on a mission to bring online safety and coding education to every child around the world. Cyber Legends is focused on tackling the massive (1.5 billion+ children) world wide problem of protecting our children from cyber criminals and predators. We believe what Sesame Street did for children’s reading in 1969, Cyber Legends can do for children’s cyber safety and coding in 2021 and beyond.

  • Partner

    2023

    RHA Ventures is a long term, hands on, value adding investment partner for early stage innovative companies. We can add significant value to your business by leveraging our team's startup experience, knowledge, extensive network, access to capital and supportive ecosystem.

  • General Partner

    2021

    519 Growth Fund invests in early-stage, growth focused companies that are technology-enabled with demonstrated recurring revenue, market acceptance and a defensible market position. We seek to provide early seed investment using a hands-on approach to reduce risk through our experience, network, and long-term vision.

  • Advisor

    2021

  • Director

    2020

    Bond Bakery Brands Ltd. is a stakeholder-focused investment platform accelerating the growth of bakery companies.

2019

  • Director and Strategic Advisor

    2019

    Finmo allows mortgage teams to delight their customers with a streamlined application a document collection process. The automated process frees up agents to focus on the customer and support them on their home-buying journey. finmo.ca *** Finmo was acquired by Lendesk in October 2020 ***

2019

  • Director

    2019

    RentSync, formerly Landlord Web Solutions, is a digital development & marketing firm specializing in the rental housing industry appearing consistently on the the Growth and Globe and Mail Top 400 lists.

  • Shareholder

    2012

    "Every organization faces complex challenges. How you respond will determine the outcome." Magnus Associates delivers solid strategic expertise, a range of in-depth services and our promise to work with you every step of the way. Magnus’s reputation as trusted a partner and as a knowledgeable builder of organizations makes us a leading choice of founders, management teams and organizations in our market, often providing us with semi-proprietary transaction opportunities.

  • Partner

    2010

    The company holds and manages a variety of equity investments.