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Omar Mawji

Mentor & Juror at New Ventures BC

Vancouver, British Columbia

Overview 

Omar Mawji is a Venture Partner & Portfolio Manager at the B.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy, with a background in energy, technology, and decarbonization. With a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oxford, he has held roles such as Principal in Venture Capital at InvestX Capital and Senior Energy Investment Analyst at KCR Fund, LLC. Highlights of his career include serving as a Venture Partner & Portfolio Manager at the B.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy and holding a Principal role in Venture Capital at InvestX Capital.

Work Experience 

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NorthX Climate Tech

  • Venture Partner & Portfolio Manager

    2022 - Current

    Managing CAD $105 million fund for early-stage Canadian climate technology companies and innovators to help decarbonize and reach net-zero targets. Early-Stage Investments: Moment Energy, Anodyne Chemistries, ARCA Climate, Hydra Energy, Hydron Energy, Atlas Power Technologies, Metaspectral, Miraterra, Coastal Carbon, Planetary Technologies, Takachar, Deadwood Innovations, VulcanX, Brokkr Minerals, CO280, Cascadia Seaweed, FUSE, CRWN.ai, Skyward Wildfire, FireSwarm, EnviCore, GAIA Refinery, NanosTech, Seacork Studio

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New Ventures BC

  • Mentor & Juror

    2024

    Assessing innovation and technology

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Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

  • Energy Finance - Canada

    2021 - 2022

    Covering Canada’s oil & gas industry with a focus on financial and policy-related outcomes in Canada. Focused on a sustainable energy transition for ALL stakeholders in Canada. Areas of focus include investment analysis of LNG, asset retirement obligation budgeting, Oil Sands mining and in-situ economics, carbon capture usage and storage economics, production economics, M&A, midstream infrastructure economics.

Paradigm Plastic Pallets, Inc.

  • Co-Founder / Corporate Development

    2016 - 2021

    Co-founder of Paradigm Plastic Pallets - North America's leading plastic pallet made of 100% recycled plastic resin. Paradigm went from testing to commercial production with Fortune 500 customers. Paradigm's pallets are lighter and provide more turns per pallet than any wood or plastic pallet in the market. $10.5 million Seed funding raised and acquired by Greystone Logistics ($72 Million in annual revenue) in 2023.

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InvestX Capital

  • Principal - Venture Capital

    2018 - 2020

    Managed InvestX Global Growth Equity Group of Funds (+$160 M AUM) focused on late-stage venture capital. Led investments in IndigoAg, Airbnb, Instacart, Dataminr, Palantir, Scopely, and Udacity. Achieved +50% gross annualized return on investments. Launched InvestX Opportunities Fund ($30 M) and InvestX Growth Equity Fund II ($60 M).

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Rover Metals Corp.

  • VP Corporate Development

    2018 - 2018

    Led the financing and listing of Rover Metals on the TSX Venture. Assisted with the acquisition of the flagship Cabin Lake asset in the Northwest Territories and assessed future projects for potential M&A.

KCR Fund, LLC

  • Senior Energy Investment Analyst

    2014 - 2016

    Investment Analyst - KCR Fund ($100 M AUM) - oil & gas, precious metals, base metals, uranium, and renewable energy

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LANGENBERG & COMPANY

  • Research Analyst - Oil & Gas

    2013 - 2014

    Investment Research Lead - Oil & Gas

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PI Financial Corp.

  • Equity Research Intern

    2012 - 2012

    Internship Rotational Program - Research, Trading, Portfolio Management

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