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Sarah Willson

Advisory Council - Schulich Startups at Schulich ExecEd

Toronto, Ontario

Overview 

Sarah Willson is a Venture Capitalist at Panache Ventures in Toronto and a Lecturer at Schulich School of Business. With a background in entrepreneurship and startup development, she has held roles at Creative Destruction Lab and has founded her own startup, Hive Home Services Inc. Highlights of her career include serving as a Venture Manager at Creative Destruction Lab and founding Hive Home Services Inc. She currently focuses on investing in early-stage startups in the Impact sector in British Columbia as part of Panache Ventures.

Work Experience 

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Panache Ventures

  • Principal

    2024 - Current

  • Associate

    2022 - 2024

  • Analyst

    2021 - 2022

    Panache Ventures is a $100M pre-seed and seed stage venture fund with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal.

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Schulich ExecEd

  • Member, Pitch Deck Advisory Council - Schulich Startups

    2023

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Schulich School of Business - York University

  • Lecturer

    2022

    Lecturing classes on venture capital and private equity.

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Hive Home Services Inc.

  • Founder

    2019

    On-demand babysitting service that is simplifying the process of finding, securing, and paying for top quality babysitters. Hive sitters are primarily recruited from teacher's colleges and education programs and are both intensely screened and highly experienced. - Implemented various online and offline marketing efforts to grow to 50 clients and 45 child care providers - Established robust channels, primarily through strategic partnerships, that allow for continuous inflow of both clients and babysitters - Integrated automatic payment processing to simplify payment for both families and babysitters, removing cash and payment chasing from the equation

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Creative Destruction Lab

  • Venture Manager, Artificial Intelligence Stream

    2020 - 2021

  • Venture Analyst, CDL-Toronto - Artificial Intelligence Stream

    2020 - 2020

Humans of Guelph

  • Co-Founder

    2014 - 2017

    - Photojournalism project that documents the lives of those currently residing in the city of Guelph - Raises awareness about local issues and events while strengthening tight-knit community ties - Recognized as one of Guelph’s Top 40 Under 40 for strong entrepreneurial skills and community involvement mainly with respect to the establishment and continual growth of Humans of Guelph - Granted the ‘Be the Change Award’ from the University of Guelph for dedication to making a lasting positive impact on the Guelph community

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