Isaac Souweine
Partner at Pender Ventures
Isaac Souweine
Partner at Pender Ventures
Montreal, Quebec
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
Investing in software and health tech
Partner
2017 - 2022
Led a 31M, Quebec-focused investment strategy. Made 20 initial pre-seed investments, 10 as lead or co-lead. Led the first investment into Front Row Ventures, Canada's leading student-run VC firm.
Entrepreneur in Residence
2016 - 2017
Supporting portfolio companies, diligence and fundraising
General Manager
2017 - 2019
Led 23 investments and ran two cohorts for Canada's leading venture accelerator
Mentor
2014 - 2017
VP of Product
2015 - 2016
Led product strategy and execution. Member of exec committee. People manager. Key contributor to company culture.
Director of Product Management
2013 - 2015
Led product strategy and execution, BI, retention marketing. Member of exec committee. People manager. Key contributor to company culture.
General Manager, Southeast Asia
2012 - 2013
Deal and investment sourcing, lean startup trainings; mentorship and event organizing.
Sr. Product Marketing Manager
2010 - 2012
Product Marketing lead for Southeast Asia. Strategy, go-to-market, reporting, PR and public speaking. People manager. Member of regional exec committee.
Digital Media Consultant
2008 - 2009
Product development consulting for games and educational tech projects
Executive Producer
2005 - 2007
Lead producer for The 39 Clues, a book series and web game, and Readabout, a reading software. Associate producer for Scholastic Achievement Manager, an administration and reporting tool.
Sales and Marketing Executive
1999 - 2000
First employee at internet start-up that provided web services to small colleges.
Education
MBA
2009 - 2009
Certificate
2002 - 2003
BA
1997 - 2002