Our Team
We’re builders, thinkers, and doers — launching products that matter, breaking industries open, and turning bold ideas into funded realities.
Collectively, we have 100+ years of experience and driven over 36 successful exits and closed deals totaling more than $2 billion.
Co-Founder, non-board member
- Sold his first company to COREL (while in high school)
- Created Millennium Software (PINC on NASDAQ),
- Founding CTO of American Apparel, founder of world largest medical tourism company
PLANETHOSPITAL,(sold to Ranbaxy) - PredictiveChat (AI company sold to Ytel, resold to Allstate in 2016)
- Shoppler (sold to Amazon)
Co-Founder, non-board member
- Mountain Province Diamonds (partnered with DeBeers, cash flowing still).
- Axiom (Vancouver’s first ISP) (sold to Bell)
- Little Kitchen Academy
- Mogo (biggest fintech exit in canada)
- Hempco Fibre(200m+ exit on TSX)
- RentMoola
- Thunderbird Gaming
Co-Founder, non-board member
- Gateway Casinos (sold to Packer Group).
- Created several construction-related companies in the Cayman Islands.
- Career in the Cayman Islands focused on land development, construction, and corporate management.
Partner
- Multi Exit Founder, seasoned advisor and Strategic investor.
- Backing bold ideas in Payments, Fintech, AI, tokenization and Innovative projects.
- Empowering founders to make positive change in the world.
- Portfolio includes over 60+ AI companies such as Boardy.ai.
Partner
- Predictivechat (sold to YTel, resold to AllState)
- Desofy sold to Deso at $12M valuation
Partner
- CEO, VeriFiction building verified DeepFake video detection technology
- Former Head of Product, Digital Experience at Pure Storage
- GM at Commvault leading Applications, Virtualization, Big Data & File Systems
- Board Member at CyberLucent; ex SAP, Microsoft, Google (predictive & enterprise analytics)
INTRODUCTION
We don’t just invest in companies, we build them.
Force Multiplier Venture Labs (FMVL) was started by several founders who have made great exits. Through our collective experience, we discovered a simple but powerful truth:we make better returns on the companies we create than the ones we simply invest in.
This realization is the foundation of our model. So, why not continue creating our own companies? We develop them to the stage where we validate product-market fit, find great management to run them for us, and spin them out into their own existence. This is why Force Multiplier Venture Labs was created.
In physics, a force multiplier boosts the impact of energy already in motion.
That’s exactly what we do for ideas, startups, and systems that matter.
We believe this model is significantly better than traditional venture capital, and here’s why:
In physics, a force multiplier boosts the impact of energy already in motion.
That’s exactly what we do for ideas, startups, and systems that matter.
The fundamental difference is that we build our own companies from the ground up and find management to run them.
We are not an accelerator that works on other people’s ideas; we are a venture lab that creates its own.
We focus on validation, not just funding.
Our process ensures a company has a proven concept and a strong foundation before it seeks to scale, creating more resilient and successful businesses.
Our success is based on a proven framework.
FMVL’s entire approach is built on utilizing and manifesting the OpenExO methodologies to create scalable, impactful organizations.
For our partners and investors, this means an opportunity to join a venture that has already been significantly de-risked and validated by a team with a history of success.
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Become a Force Multiplier
Invest as a general partner and let us, help launch your product. We will work with you from idea to execution and keep you in the loop along the way.
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Become a Limited Partner
Just invest capital into your project. We will run it for you with your capital using our FMVL/Exo methodology and help realize your vision and deliver returns
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We’re Your Company for Hire
Use our resources to fulfill a limited engagement (such as the marketing of your pet products and your longevity products) but not the whole process.
THE ADVANTAGE
Why is a Venture Lab better than a VC Fund?
We operate as a Venture Lab. Instead of just giving money, we act as a co-founder and an intensive production house.
Advantage
Venture Lab
Venture Capital Fund
Hands-on Involvement
Builds startups from concept to completion
Provides capital but limited guidance
Resources Sharing
Centralized access to shared resources
Limited resource support
Structured Validation
In-depth validation before launch
Invests in post-launch startups
Speed to Market
Rapid go-to-market through pre-assembled teams
Dependent on external team pace
Higher Control
Maintains control and strategic alignment
Limited control post-investment
Portfolio Synergies
Creates complementary, synergistic companies
Portfolio is often more independent
Reduced Founder Dependence
Develops internal talent
Relies on external founders