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Prem Kalevar

VP Discovery Program at Inovia Capital

York, Ontario

Overview 

Prem Kalevar is a Vice President at Inovia Capital, leading the Discovery Program, specializing in start-ups, strategic partnerships, and business development. With a background in entrepreneurship and venture capital, he has successfully advised and invested in various companies, demonstrating expertise in fostering growth and innovation in the tech industry.

Work Experience 

  • VP Discovery Program

    2022 - Current

    Discovery Fund I focuses on pre-seed & seed, primarily through backing emerging managers

  • Consultant

    2021 - 2022

    Evaluated Canada's (venture capital) emerging manager landscape

  • Investor / Syndicate Lead

    2021

    I championed our inception investment at N49P and personally led 2 SPVs into the company

  • Pre-Seed Investor

    2023

    Before they started the company, I nudged Kevin in the direction of Tempo

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2021 - 2022

    Funded idea to seed-stage Canadian technology startups with Alex Norman: + Hop In, Laplace Robotics (Maneva), Flashbox, Tribe (Bettermode), Lotly, KitchenMate (Micromart) + Explored investing models and learned that what I wanted to do was full lifecycle tech investing

  • Venture Product Partner

    2020 - 2022

    Shared deal flow with Gaurav Jain at his $300M AUM pre-seed focused firm

Afore Capital is a venture fund that focuses on pre-seed stage exclusively and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Advisory Consultant

    2019 - 2022

    Past engagements included: + Inovia Capital ($2B+ AUM Canadian VC) + VWK Capital Management (long/short hedge fund) + Ontario Centres of Excellence (External Reviewer) + various startups

  • Angel Investor

    2018 - 2022

    https://www.kitchenmate.com/ > https://www.micromart.com/ https://tribe.so/ > https://bettermode.com/ https://www.masterhealth.care/ - sold https://www.kritik.io/ https://n49p.com/ https://www.commercebear.com/ https://rocketdoctor.ca/ acquired by https://www.treatment.com/ https://dolphyn.io/ > https://www.prezo.ai/ https://flashbox.co/ https://edutinker.com/ https://www.movewithfleet.com/ https://www.laplacerobotics.com/ > https://www.maneva.ai/ https://www.hopintech.com/ https://www.lotly.com/

  • ODA4 Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    Cohort-based learning for angel investors and emerging managers

  • Advisor & Consultant

    2017 - 2020

  • Partnerships, Marketing, Product & Strategy

    2013 - 2017

    Business-lead for intelligent input software backed by Y Combinator

  • Entrepreneurial Student

    2006 - 2012

    Entrepreneurial pursuits included: 1. Competitive Poker — Turned $50 into $500 000 2. Rental Property — Seven bedroom house 3. Hockey Robotics — Advanced robotic technology 4. ResumeCards — Enhanced student networking

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