FUND
We are an early to growth stage venture fund focused on investing in Fintech, mobile and internet technology.
We seek to deploy between C$100K - C$1MM per investment in early stages, with capital reserved for follow-on opportunities with successful ventures.
Our primary geographic focus is Canada and the USA.
We look for ambitious, talented entrepreneurs,
targeting large markets with innovative and solid business models.
We invest our own capital which allows us to take a
long term view and provide flexibility around structure, term and dynamics.
Our approach is to act as enabler, providing the
support, resources and discipline that help great ideas to blossom into profitable businesses
TEAM
Vlad Ilchuk, Managing Partner
vlad@onwaveventures.com | Phone: +1 416-856-9900
Alex Yurganov,Partner
alex@onwaveventures.com | Phone: +41 76 377 6255
Vlad brings over 25 years of experience as senior corporate executive and most recently as founder and CEO of several successful entrepreneurial ventures in energy and agribusiness.
He is originally from Russia, where he was a core member of a large private energy company ITERA’s executive team, leading to successful exit to an oil & gas super-major.
He currently operates a family office based in Oakville, ON and invests across a range of industries and projects in North America and globally.
Vlad loves cooking and is a vintage wine connoisseur. He is married and has two kids living in Canada.
Alex brings over 15 years of management consulting and general management experience in high-growth industries.
Lately with McKinsey and Company, Alex is supporting America’s largest financial institutions in systemic digital and operations transformations.
He is well-versed in Amercian Fintech space, building on his knowledge of opportunities and challenges that incumbents are facing in the digital age.
Alex holds an MBA from IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Master Degree in Law from Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia).
Alex is a passionate rock climber and off-piste skier. Above all he likes spending his time with his wife and two daughters
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