The knowledge you need to shape the future
Angel Meets Angel: East to West
— by Gordon Pitts for NACO Academy Magazine
Key takeaway: Derrick Hunter and Mark Dobbin—NACO’s Angel Investor of the Year in 2019 and 2020 respectively—spoke to us about their approaches to working with entrepreneurs, investment hits and misses and what angel investing is like from their Western and Atlantic Canada bases.
Contributors.
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Arlene Dickinson
PRESIDENT & CEO
DISTRICT VENTURES -
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John Ruffolo
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
MAVERIX PRIVATE EQUITY -
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Jana Rieger
CEO & FOUNDER
TRUE ANGLE MEDICAL -
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Raine Maida
LEAD SINGER
OUR LADY PEACE -
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Laura Kilcrease
CEO
ALBERTA INNOVATES -
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Mark Dobbin
PRESIDENT
KILLICK CAPITAL -
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Jill Earthy
CEO
WOMEN’S ENTERPRISE CENTRE OF BC -
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John Stackhouse
AUTHOR
PLANET CANADA -
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Gordan Pitts
AUTHOR
UNICORN IN THE WOODS -
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Sandi Gilbert
CEO
INTERGEN -
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Claudio Rojas
CEO
NATIONAL ANGEL CAPITAL ORGANIZATION -
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Bobbie Racette
CEO & FOUNDER
VIRTUAL GURUS -
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Derrick Hunter
PRESIDENT
BLUESKY EQUITIES -
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Julie Angus
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
OPEN OCEAN ROBOTICS -
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Charles Plant
FOUNDER
THE NARWAL PROJECT -
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Ray Walia
CEO
LAUNCH ACADEMY -
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Geneviève Tanguay
CEO
ANGES QUÉBEC -
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Carol Ann Hilton
FOUNDER
INDIGENOMICS INSTITUTE -
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Ray Muzyka
FOUNDER & CEO
THRESHOLD IMPACT -
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Sam Pillar
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
JOBBER
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