We create, fund, and scale great Canadian companies

Simple Ventures is a new venture studio on a mission – identify global innovations not yet in Canada and bring them home.

Backed by 30+ renowned Canadian entrepreneurs like Michael Katchen (Wealthsimple), Joanna Griffiths (Knix), Harley Finkelstein (Shopify), and Mike Murchison (Ada), we're set on creating and funding great Canadian companies.

We create ventures from 0-1 in partnership with outstanding founders and our investors. We launch businesses that make Canada a better place, with model fit, product-market fit, and founder-idea fit.

Backed by Founders and Leaders from Iconic Canadian Companies

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Shape the future of Canada and join the SV team

Our core team is relentlessly focused on bringing innovation to the Canadian market from idea to scale, supporting our portfolio of companies as they grow.

Michael Katchen
Chair
Rachel Zimmer
CEO
Rob Palumbo
COO
Charlie Iscoe
New Venture Partner
Emily Kingdom
New Venture Partner
Shaunvir Sidhu
New Venture Partner
Gev Marotz
Design Partner & Advisor
Sajee Sivasooriyan
Finance Partner & Advisor
Nick Galasso
Advisor
Eric Muellejans
Chief of Staff

We’re always looking for great ideas and CEOs to lead our portfolio companies.

Our values:

1) We are co-founders, first

2) Earn it every day

3) Debate like crazy, then grab coffee

4) Be kind, not nice

5) Hustle & scrappiness go a long way

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