Team

Your experienced partners in B2B growth

We’re seed stage specialists with more than 20 years of investor and operator experience helping Canadian founders build capital-efficient companies that scale.

Waterloo

Aaron Bast

General Partner
Toronto

Marley Cooper

VP Finance
Waterloo

Steve Currie

Head of Partnerships
Toronto

Mohamed Elabshihy

Senior Associate
Toronto

Ingrid Gahol

Manager, Reporting and Administration
Otttawa

Lance Laking

General Partner
Toronto

Craig Leonard

General Partner
Otttawa

Kevin Madill

Partner
Toronto

Mackenzie Puklicz

Associate
Toronto

Jude Sacramenthas

VP, Ecosystems
Calgary

Omi Velasco

Principal
Montreal

Jordan Nyinabangi

Associate
Otttawa

Rebecca Brunke

Administrative Assistant
Waterloo

Sandra Castle

Project Manager

Why founders choose Graphite

Building great Canadian businesses starts here

We’re seed stage specialists helping Canadian founders build capital-efficient B2B companies that scale.

Pitch your business

While some of our most promising opportunities have come through our network, we are always open to connecting with exceptional founders.