Laura Lenz
Director/Board Member at pVelocity, Inc.
Profile
Based in Toronto, Laura is a Partner leading the fund’s investment activity in Canada.
Laura has over 15 years of venture investing experience, including prior roles as a Partner with Generation Ventures, an Investment Director with MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, and a Principal with EdgeStone Capital Partners.
Laura started her career with BMO Nesbitt Burns as an investment banker focused on media and technology companies and extended her public market acumen into private equity investing for the firm with roles in Toronto and New York City.
Throughout her career, Laura has focused on understanding and investing in Canadian emerging technology companies.
As an active investor, Laura benefits from a wider aperture and applies a critical lens to metrics, team, financials, and strategy to ensure that a portfolio company is well positioned for the next stage of growth.
With discipline, Laura strives to achieve alignment at the Board level, with company leadership, and with other VC stakeholders and investors.
Laura was previously responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing previous portfolio companies including: RapidMind (sold to Intel), Rypple (sold to Salesforce), Varicent (sold to IBM), SurfEasy (sold to Symantec), Jibestream (sold to Inpixon), and Keyfactor (exited to Insight).
Laura is an HBA graduate from Ivey Business School (Dean’s Honor List) and completed a General Management Program at Harvard.
Laura is a founder and previous co-chair of the Canadian Pediatric Stroke Support Association.
She is an enthusiastic martial artist, holding black belts in Karate and Tae Kwon Do.
Laura Lenz active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
pVelocity, Inc.
 pVelocity, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services pVelocity, Inc. designs and develops software solutions. The company was founded by Michael Neary in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cognota, Inc.
 Cognota, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cognota, Inc. designs and develops learning design systems. The firm offers Synapse platform. The company was founded by Ryan Austin, Josh Crohn, and Sebastian Leks and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
OMERS Ventures Management, Inc.
 OMERS Ventures Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance OMERS Ventures Management Inc (OMERS Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in the US and UK. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-10-31 |
Wrk Technologies, Inc.
 Wrk Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wrk Technologies, Inc. provides a platform that offers automation with bots, APIs, RPA, and real human ers to simplify business processes. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The platform connects all apps and automates repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on more important matters. The Canadian company offers a 30-day free trial of the Wrk platform. Wrk Technologies also offers customer onboarding software automation to ensure a smooth onboarding process and increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. The Automated Prospecting Wrkflow allows users to fill their lead pipeline with contact details, score prospects, add to CRM, and start selling. The CEO of the company is Mohannad El-Barachi. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Laura Lenz
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Generation Ventures
 Generation Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Generation Ventures is the venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Alistair Mitchell. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-09-30 |
BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.
 BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. provides investment and financial advisory services. The firm offers financial planning; estate planning and preservation; retirement, insurance, and education planning; income replacement; tax minimization; and business succession planning advisory services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2002-12-30 |
Gibraltar Ventures
 Gibraltar Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gibraltar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Toronto. | Private Equity Investor | - |
BMO Equity Partners, Inc.
 BMO Equity Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, BMO Equity Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm located in Toronto. They are a subsidiary of BMO Capital Markets (Canada) and their ultimate parent is the Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO). | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc.
 EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999, EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is a Toronto-based private equity firm. They also have offices in Calgary and Montreal | Private Equity Analyst | - |
Training of Laura Lenz
| Richard Ivey School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc.
EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999, EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is a Toronto-based private equity firm. They also have offices in Calgary and Montreal | Finance |
BMO Equity Partners, Inc.
BMO Equity Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, BMO Equity Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm located in Toronto. They are a subsidiary of BMO Capital Markets (Canada) and their ultimate parent is the Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO). | Finance |
pVelocity, Inc.
pVelocity, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services pVelocity, Inc. designs and develops software solutions. The company was founded by Michael Neary in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. provides investment and financial advisory services. The firm offers financial planning; estate planning and preservation; retirement, insurance, and education planning; income replacement; tax minimization; and business succession planning advisory services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
OMERS Ventures Management, Inc.
OMERS Ventures Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance OMERS Ventures Management Inc (OMERS Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in the US and UK. | Finance |
Gibraltar Ventures
Gibraltar Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gibraltar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Toronto. | Finance |
Generation Ventures
Generation Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Generation Ventures is the venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Alistair Mitchell. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
Cognota, Inc.
Cognota, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cognota, Inc. designs and develops learning design systems. The firm offers Synapse platform. The company was founded by Ryan Austin, Josh Crohn, and Sebastian Leks and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
Wrk Technologies, Inc.
Wrk Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wrk Technologies, Inc. provides a platform that offers automation with bots, APIs, RPA, and real human ers to simplify business processes. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The platform connects all apps and automates repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on more important matters. The Canadian company offers a 30-day free trial of the Wrk platform. Wrk Technologies also offers customer onboarding software automation to ensure a smooth onboarding process and increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. The Automated Prospecting Wrkflow allows users to fill their lead pipeline with contact details, score prospects, add to CRM, and start selling. The CEO of the company is Mohannad El-Barachi. | Technology Services |
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