Nicole LeBlanc
Partner at Woven Capital
Nicole LeBlanc
Partner at Woven Capital
Tokyo
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
As the $800 million investment arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, our aim is to broaden the group’s global reach and accelerate innovation by investing in exceptional growth-stage ventures. Woven Capital and Toyota share a common goal: discover and develop groundbreaking technologies that will help people all over the world lead happier, healthier, richer lives.
Partner, Platform
2020 - 2022
2150 is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies that seek to sustainably reimagine and reshape the urban environment. 2150’s investment thesis focuses on major unsolved problems across what it calls the ‘Urban Stack’, which comprises every element of the built environment, from the way our cities are designed, constructed and powered, to the way people live, work and are cared for. Find out more at www.2150.vc
Co-Founder & General Partner
2019 - 2020
QVP was new Fund partnership between Sidewalk Labs (an Alphabet Company) & Plaza Ventures, that was focused on investing in early stage urban tech companies
Director, Investments
2018 - 2020
Sidewalk Labs is an Alphabet company that imagines, designs, tests, and builds urban innovations to help cities meet their biggest challenges. By combining forward-thinking urban design and cutting-edge technology, Sidewalk aims to radically improve urban life through an integrated approach. We are looking to connect with Urbantech focused startups that would like to work with Sidewalk to achieve these goals, through VC investment, partnerships or customer/vendor relationships.
Director, Strategic Investments & Women in Tech
2016 - 2018
Managing the BDC Direct Investment Seed Program investing in companies from Vancouver to Halifax. Core team member for the establishment and launch of the Women in Tech Fund.
Associate Director, Strategic Investments & Partnerships
2014 - 2016
Strategic Investments brings together a number of partners and players within the Canadian technology ecosystem to collectively support for Canada’s technology entrepreneurs.
Director of Finance
2012 - 2014
Making targeted and leveraged venture capital investments in applied research & innovative start-up companies; post-investment hands on portfolio company support including governance, operations and financial forecasting/budgeting.
President
2011 - 2013
Working with a handful of IT & Medtech startups, providing fractional COO & CFO support.
Travelling Sabbatical
2010 - 2010
Backpacked across New Zealand and trekked a number of the 'Great Walks', including the Milford Track and Tongariro Northern Circuit, which also included reaching the summit of the infamous Mt Doom.
Investment Analyst
2007 - 2010
Making targeted and leveraged investments in applied research & innovative start-up companies; detailed due diligence analysis, portfolio company support, internal accounting and financial statement preparation.
Admin Controller
2003 - 2007
Financial & management accounting functions, historical analysis, financial statement preparation, budgeting, financial forecasts, and audit preparation.