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Isaac Souweine
Partner at Pender Ventures
Montreal, Quebec
Overview
Isaac Souweine is an early stage investor and community builder based in Montreal, Quebec. He has held key roles at Pender Ventures and Real Ventures, investing in companies like Nectar Technologies and Botpress, with a focus on sectors such as AR/VR, AgTech, and AI.
Isaac's career highlights include serving as a Partner at Pender Ventures, investing in diverse founders, and his role as VP of Product at Sonder Inc., where he played a crucial role in product development and management.
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.
Sonder is a tech-driven hospitality company offering spaces built for travel and life in cities around the world.
Raised $839,550,000.00 from Talent Resources Ventures and TriplePoint Ventures.
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.
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.
Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.
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.
Scholastic publishes and distributes children's books, connecting educators and families through accessibility, engagement, and expertise.
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