People

Daniel is an international and corporate law attorney and investor with extensive experience advising public and private companies. Prior to co-founding PV, he practiced corporate M&A and securities law at two prominent New York law firms, where he advised various private equity clients in a wide range of corporate transactions from seed to $26B. Daniel also developed a successful track record with Plazacorp family offices, heading numerous investments in real estate and technology (40+ technology deals) with many fruitful exits over the years.

Today, Daniel is PV’s back-end specialist focused on fund structure, deal structure and negotiation. His judgment of management character and company platform readiness is relied upon to make informed decisions.

Daniel obtained his Bachelor of Arts from York University and his Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business and a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School. Daniel is a member of the Bar of New York State and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Matthew is a seasoned growth-stage technology investor and career VC, having originated, managed and completed dozens of transactions. During his tenure at B.E.S.T. Funds, Matthew oversaw dozens of growth-tech finance investments with consistent double-digit returns and co-created multiple funds.

Today, Matthew is Plaza Ventures front-end specialist, focused on deal flow, investment transaction processing, ecosystem development, and investor relations. He is also the Managing Partner of Quayside Venture Partners, an early-stage, Canadian Urban Technology Venture Fund established in partnership with Alphabet and Sidewalk Labs. He sits on the board of numerous companies including Q4 Inc and MMB Networks, accelerators, and charities. Matthew is a Board Member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, a member of the MaRS IAF Investment Committee, Co-Chair of the CIX Top 20 Awards Committee and Mentor at Techstars Toronto Accelerator and Creative Destruction Lab. Matthew is also an Advisor at NEXT Canada, where he mentors young entrepreneurs in building their own ventures. He is a frequent public speaker and guest lecturer on tech start-ups and Venture Capital, as well as an active angel investor.

Matt obtained his Honors Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science from the University of New South Wales, and a Master of Laws from Oxford University.

Daniel is a finance executive with extensive experience advising and leading multi-national corporations on their corporate finance and tax structures. As the finance leader for a high-growth SaaS company, Dan scaled up operations and managed the strategic sale of the company to a private equity firm. He has also served as a financial and strategy advisor to various early- and mid-stage tech companies.

Today, Dan leads PV’s finance and administration, overseeing all due-diligence activities. He works closely with our portfolio finance teams to improve their finance functions, metrics tracking and governance. With our partners, Dan takes a leadership role in the practice helping to manage investments and deliver superior returns to investors.

Dan obtained his Bachelor degree in Honours Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from Ivey Business School. Dan is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Accountant.

As a designated accounting professional, Eugene oversees the organization’s financial operations and accounting functions and streamlines financial best practices and reporting.

Jake is a corporate lawyer and investor with extensive experience advising public and private companies. Prior to joining PV, he practiced corporate and securities law at a prominent Bay Street law firm in Toronto, where he advised clients on matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance. Jake also has experience in corporate development and management consulting.

As an Investment Associate at PV, Jake is responsible for the due diligence process on new companies. Additionally, he researches market trends and helps identify new investment opportunities. Jake also manages tracking the progress of PV’s portfolio companies by analyzing their board materials and quarterly reports.

Jake holds an Honours Business Administration (with distinction) degree from the Ivey Business School and a Juris Doctor degree from Western Law.

Eli is currently the CEO of Axxcess Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank providing advisory services to companies seeking capital solutions including debt, equity, strategic partners, joint ventures, sales and acquisitions. Before Axxcess, Eli was a Senior Managing Director responsible for M&A and Business Development at Greystone & Co and Vice President of Investment Banking in the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs.

Today, Eli works as a Venture Partner for Plaza Ventures, assisting with fundraising, deal sourcing and due diligence. Eli’s deep knowledge of the private and public markets provides PV with a valued resource when assessing and executing potential investment opportunities.

Eli obtained his BAS Degree from York University and a joint LLB/MBA from Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business in Toronto.

Rob is a high-tech operations veteran with over 25 years of senior management experience in IT, telecom, aerospace, and enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS). As Chief Operating Officer of one of the first SaaS companies in Canada, Rob helped pioneer the software subscription model and managed the company through its NASDAQ IPO. Since then, he has acted as an early advisor and interim CEO for several start-ups, managing private placements and growth activity.

A PV co-founder, Rob, was our strategy and operations specialist. Well-versed in marketing, sales, R&D and commercialization, he oversaw PV’s branding, growth plans and day-to-day operations. Rob sat on the boards of several portfolio companies. He is passionate about the impact of technology on economic and social advancement.

Rob obtained his Bachelor of Science (Honors Co-op) in Physics from the University of Waterloo, majoring in digital signal processing. His Honors Thesis was on measuring super-cooled quanta.