Omi Velasco
Principal at Graphite Ventures
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Graphite Ventures is one of Canada's most active VC firms, investing in over 200 companies in the past decade. Here is a summary of our investment fund: Fund: $120M launched in Nov 2021 Geography: Canada only 🇨🇦 Sector: B2B enterprise software and capital efficient hardware, industry agnostic Revenue model: SaaS/recurring ideally Stage: Product market fit, post-revenue Traction: ~ $300K to $1.5M ARR typically (not hard numbers) Avg. Annual Contract Value: ideally over $12K Cheque size: $500K-$1M initial cheque, with $1M-$3M preserved for follow ons Lead preference: We lead, co-lead and can also follow Board observer in WaitWell, Ontopical, and InfinitySPM.
Personal Investments
2016
Venture capital and boring company deals.
Executive Director
2022 - 2025
The VCAA is the primary industry association for venture capital, private equity, and angel investors in Alberta. The VCAA creates opportunities for collisions that spur innovation, connections, and greater deal flow among venture capital industry players and related industries.
Late Co-founder & COO (Acquired)
2021 - 2022
PirPos was acquired by Loggro (www.loggro.com), a leading SaaS ERP for SMBs, in April 2022. PirPos is POS and inventory management software that helps thousands of restaurants run their businesses in Latin America.
Consultant, Technology Strategy & Architecture
2017 - 2018
Business Technology Analyst
2016 - 2017
Led and supported process redesigns, technology deployments, and organizational transformations across IT, telecommunications, and oil & gas industries, driving efficiency, standardization, and digital transformation through platforms like ServiceNow and SAP S/4HANA.
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
Founder
2014 - 2016
Spa services on demand, primarily serving hotels without a spa onsite.
Franchise Owner
2011 - 2012
Residential painting business.