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David Nault

Venture investor, entrepreneur and start-up builder

Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Overview 

David Nault is a co-founder and general partner at Luge Capital, where he has successfully built a portfolio of investments in various start-ups, serving as an investor and board observer for multiple companies. With a strong background in entrepreneurship and venture capital, David has leveraged his expertise to drive strategic partnerships and sales growth, while also contributing to the development of emerging businesses in the Montreal area. Highlights of David's career include his role in founding Luge Capital and his involvement in coaching EMBA students at McGill University's New Business Challenge, showcasing his commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the start-up ecosystem.

Work Experience 

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Luge Capital

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2018 - Current

    Luge Capital is a $155M fintech focused venture capital fund, investing in early-stage teams shaping the way the world experiences financial services. We are an experienced team with value added financial institutions as investors and deep industry networks to help founders build successful fintech companies. We love entrepreneurs challenging the status quo with better ways of delivering financial services. NOTE: If you would like Luge Capital to consider an investment opportunity please use this link: https://www.luge.vc/contact-us/

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Flare Systems

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2018

    Flare Systems is a cybersecurity solution that helps financial institutions protect their customers and employees against fraud, account hijacking and monitor cyberthreat activities against their organization.

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Loop Financial

  • Investor and Board Observer

    2024

    SMB banking

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Foxquilt

  • Investor & Board Member

    2021

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Emma

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2022

    Life insurance provider - Direct to consumer and digital first.

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ProNavigator

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2020

    ProNavigator helps insurance carriers and their brokers get immediate answers to underwriting and policy questions using a sophisticated Natural Language Understanding.

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owl.co

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2018

    Owl helps insurance carriers reduce insurance claims fraud.

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Westhill

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2020

    Westhill simplifies the way insurance claims are created, managed and processed..

Westhill is an online insurance services company.

Raised $20,257,506.00 from Luge Capital, Nyca Partners and Eos Venture Partners.

westhillglobal.com
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Key

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2020

    Before Key Living, there existed two primary options for residential housing: buy or rent. Key is now offering a third option fractional ownership.

McGill University

  • Coach - EMBA New Business Challenge

    2016

    Students of the EMBA class come up with an idea for a startup business and works on it throughout the MBA. Their objective: make an effective pitch to a panel of Venture Capitalists on behalf of the startup they are working with. This project gives the class the opportunity to apply their learnings to a real life situation, and it provides the startups with fresh sets of eyes to look at their business models and other challenges.

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