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Zach Johnston
Associate at 2048 Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Zach Johnston is an Associate at 2048 Ventures in Toronto, Ontario, with a background in leadership, research, project management, and public speaking. He has held roles at prestigious organizations such as the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Creative Destruction Lab, where he served as the AI Stream Lead.
Johnston's career highlights include his leadership roles at the University of Toronto and Creative Destruction Lab, where he managed venture projects and led the AI stream. His current role as an Associate at 2048 Ventures showcases his expertise in investing in Series A and Seed stages, particularly in sectors like DeepTech, Web3/Blockchain, and AI.
Work Experience
Associate
2024 - Current
2048 Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm investing at the earliest stages. We invest in companies building the next generation of B2B platforms - infrastructure, systems of record, and APIs. As an Associate at 2048, I focus on companies building next gen platforms to protect and enable workflows for critical digital and physical infrastructure (energy, robotics, cybersecurity, supply chain).
Analyst
2023 - 2024
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm.
Director, Global Ideas Institute
2021 - 2024
The Global Ideas Institute is a program empowering secondary school students to develop novel and innovative solutions for pressing global challenges.
Associate Director
2022 - 2023
CDL is an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science and technology-based companies based out of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Senior Venture Manager & AI Stream Lead
2021 - 2022
Venture Manager
2020 - 2021
Venture Analyst
2020 - 2020
Development and Member Relations
2019 - 2020
The C.D. Howe Institute is an independent not-for-profit research institute and one of Canada's leading economic and public policy think tanks.
Research
2019 - 2019
The Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri) is a non-profit think tank that supports financial sector development and financial inclusion in Africa.
Education
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