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Prem Kalevar

VP Discovery Program at Inovia Capital

Toronto, Ontario

Overview

Work Experience

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Inovia Capital

  • VP Discovery Program

    2022 - Current

    Inovia invests in high growth technology startups from Pre-Seed to IPO with $2.5B in AUM The Discovery Program focuses on investing in, and alongside, top emerging managers

  • Consultant

    2021 - 2022

    Evaluated Canada's (venture capital) emerging manager landscape

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N49P Ventures

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2021 - 2022

    Funded idea to seed-stage Canadian technology startups with Alex Norman. Led sourcing/selection of: Hop In, Laplace Robotics, Flashbox & Tribe Portfolio involvement also includes: Lotly, KitchenMate Explored investing models intersecting the public & private markets — learned that what I actually wanted to do was full lifecycle tech investing.

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Maneva AI

  • Investor / Syndicate Lead

    2021 - 2022

    Automating manufacturing via machine learning+robotic arms I amassed Maneva (fka Laplace) ~$500K across 2 SPVs

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Afore Capital

  • Venture Product Partner

    2020 - 2022

    Shared deal flow with Gaurav Jain at his $300M AUM pre-seed focused firm

Independent

  • Advisory Consultant

    2019 - 2022

    Past engagements included: + Inovia Capital ($2B+ AUM Canadian VC) + VWK Capital Management (long/short hedge fund) + Ontario Centres of Excellence (External Reviewer) + various startups

  • Angel Investor

    2018 - 2022

    https://www.kitchenmate.com/ > https://www.micromart.com/ https://tribe.so/ > https://bettermode.com/ https://www.masterhealth.care/ https://www.kritik.io/ https://n49p.com/ https://www.commercebear.com/ https://rocketdoctor.ca/ https://dolphyn.io/ > https://www.prezo.ai/ https://flashbox.co/ https://edutinker.com/ https://www.movewithfleet.com/ https://www.laplacerobotics.com/ > https://www.maneva.ai/ https://www.hopintech.com/ https://www.lotly.com/

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On Deck

  • ODA4 Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    https://www.beondeck.com/angels

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Whirlscape Inc.

  • Advisor & Consultant

    2017 - 2020

  • Partnerships, Marketing, Product & Strategy

    2013 - 2017

    Business-lead for intelligent input software backed by Y Combinator

(various)

  • Entrepreneurial Student

    2006 - 2012

    Entrepreneurial pursuits included: 1. Competitive Poker — Turned $50 into $500 000 2. Rental Property — Seven bedroom house 3. Hockey Robotics — Advanced robotic technology 4. ResumeCards — Enhanced student networking

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