Drew Green
Founder of Parvis
Drew Green
Founder of Parvis
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer & President
2015 - Current
INDOCHINO is at the forefront of revolutionizing men’s fashion, and since 2015, has become the largest privately held custom apparel brand globally, with active customers in 50 countries. Between 2015 and 2023 Drew and his team have significantly increased the market capitalization of the company, through vision, strategic investment and focused execution. Focus, dedication and decisiveness has led to the company achieving a 39% CAGR, 2015-2019, launching 83 showrooms as of 2023, in an entirely new retail format, and expanding its product assortment to become the undisputed leader in custom apparel. In 2016, Drew Green secured an up to $42M investment and five-year alliance with Dayang group, the largest suit manufacturer in the world. This investment included opportunities for operational efficiencies, which have had profound impact on gross margin and the company's cash flow model. In 2017 Drew Green secured a $43M investment from one of North America's largest media companies. Between 2015-2019 an additional $25M investment was secured from Mitsui & Co., Madrona Ventures and Highland Consumer. Throughout his tenure, Green has implemented many initiatives to build a strong company culture. Renaming Human Resources as People & Culture, developing and implementing a new approach to INDOCHINO’s Purpose, Mission and Core Values. Overhauling INDOCHINO’s Career Development Program, to focus on building a high-performing culture. Improving communication through daily huddles, weekly all-hands meetings, and regular company-wide updates from various departments Introducing 'Game Ball' a corporate culture initiative he developed in a previous company, where an employee passes a basketball to a colleague they wish to recognize for their team contributions and embodiment of the company’s core values. Implementing a board approved Stock Option Plan to attract, retain and motivate top tier talent
LP in FUND VII, FUND VII, FUND IX, ACCEL FUND I, FUND II, FUND III, FUND VII (EXT)
2017
Madrona has been investing in technology startups in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years. Our roots are Seed and Series A investments. We invest Day One for the Long Run. When companies hit product market fit and are stepping on the accelerator we have been there by their side. When we invest in new companies at the Acceleration Stage, we bring our industry and customer connections to the table. Whatever the stage of our initial investment, we roll up our sleeves and work with founders to build their companies. And we reserve capital to fund every company through the long term.
Founder
2000
Founded in 1999, Riverdale Rentals is a family owned business, which now includes a collection of 30 properties (45 doors) in Downtown Toronto, Kingston, Vancouver and British Columbia spanning 3500 acres that are rented to executives, professionals and students, or held. The company was founded in 1999 by it's Chairman Drew Green, and Chief Executive Officer Andrea Dayco, and remains 100% family owned.
Shareholder
2011
Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery delivery. Instacart shoppers offer same-day delivery and pickup services to bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada. Instacart has partnered with more than 500 beloved national, regional and local retailers, including unique brand names, to deliver from nearly 40,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Instacart’s delivery service is available to 85% of U.S. households and 70% of Canadian households. The company's cutting-edge enterprise technology also powers the ecommerce platforms of some of the world's biggest retail players, supporting their white-label websites, applications and delivery solutions. Instacart offers an Instacart Express membership for unlimited free delivery on orders over $35.
Sharehholder & Founder
2017
The fastest Mortgage company to $1 billion in Mortgage issuance in a year, and over $2 billion since it was founded in 2017. CLC’s ability to remove perceived and existing obstacles to mortgage agents’ success has been in part due to its ability to integrate the industries most sophisticated software into its business and through the creation of unparalleled internal administration and support departments that will process just under $1B in home loans in 2019. Though innovative technology and process, Capital Lending Centre (CLC) removes the obstacles faced by mortgage sales professionals, thereby allowing agents to provide seamless full service to their clients and circles of influence.
Shareholder & Founder
2018
Founded in 2018, Apollo Insurance Solutions is Canada's largest online insurance marketplace, enabling brokers and carriers with frictionless distribution. Brokers and consumers can quote, pay, and have policy documents issued in less than five minutes. All payments are settled immediately. Since inception, the company has raised over $15MM in capital, including a $13MM Series A in 2020.
Shareholder & Founder
2016
Founded in 2015, YOURIKA is funded by Amazon, Tech Stars and other North American investors. YOURIKA has built an Intelligent Knowledge Assistant (IKA) powered by an AI platform that helps users augment and optimize learning. Using the latest tools and methodologies in machine learning, deep reinforcement learning, cognitive modelling and natural language understanding. YOURIKA helps students learn how to solve specific and complex problems in real-time through a messaging service on their smartphone.
Shareholder & Founder
2021
Parvis provides access to quality, curated residential real estate, and make it easy for you to invest. Through our modern and transparent investing model, we bring sharp market data and opportunities to your fingertips, enabling you to build your investment portfolio in real estate. Fusing data, technology and a user generated platform to make finding, tracking and maximizing your investments easy. Our proprietary platform is focused on the investor making it easy to onboard, find properties, invest, and track progress.
Shareholder & Founder
2020
We are on a mission to create a more sustainable future, striving to inspire others to follow in our footsteps. We design an elevated curated collection of sustainable for all your &’s and Or’s through pieces that stand the test of time, that suit many occasions and that adapt to your lifestyle.
Shareholder & Founder
2009
Drew Green is currently Chairman, Founder and a major shareholder at EMERGE COMMERCE, which acquired a marketplace Drew founded in 2009, in 2016. According to Canadian Business and The Globe and Mail, EMERGE is now (2017-2020) Canada's fastest growing eCommerce company, through it's portfolio of eCommerce destinations. Together with a group of world class investors, entrepreneurs and operators EMERGE has created a global platform to acquire, optimize and scale eCommerce companies, profitably. EMERGE COMMERCE is now a public company on the TSX Venture Exchange, under the symbol TSXV: ECOM. Since 2011, EMERGE and the eCommerce brands it operates, have raised over $50MM in capital, prior to going public in 2020.
Education
Bachelor's degree
1993 - 1997