Team

The Partnership

Scale Canadian.

We are a team of operators, founders, and institutional investors on the ground in Canada’s primary innovation hubs. We provide early-stage B2B founders with the capital and tactical leverage required to turn domestic innovation into global market leaders.

The General Partners

Waterloo

Aaron Bast

General Partner
Toronto

Craig Leonard

General Partner
Ottawa

Kevin Madill

General Partner

The Team

Calgary

Adrian S. Mitchell

Principal
Edmonton

Alexandra Wilson

Analyst
Toronto

Ingrid Gahol

Manager, Reporting & Administration
Montreal

Jordan Nyinabangi

Senior Associate
Toronto

Jude Sacramenthas

VP, Ecosystems
Ottawa

Lance Laking

Partner Emeritus
Waterloo

Mackenzie Puklicz

Senior Associate
Toronto

Marley Cooper

VP, Finance
Toronto

Mohamed Elabshihy

Principal
Calgary

Omi Velasco

Principal
Waterloo

Sandra Castle

Manager, Platform & Projects
Waterloo

Steve Currie

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.