Episode 15: Leading with curiosity: A BBA in Venture Capital shares 25 years of career insights

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Episode 15 features Rob Antionades (BBA '91), Co-Founder of Information Venture Partners and Upside Foundation.

Alumni Robert Antoniades joins Kyle Murray for another coffee chat about the importance of curiosity in creating an exciting career. Many in the BBA program have dreams of becoming entrepreneurs and investors. However, becoming a leader in these spaces is often far from a sure thing.

In this episode, Rob shares insights from his 25-year career in the investment space sharing the skills it takes, and expectations to hold while investing in companies and moving down this exciting career path.

Also discussed, is the current investment landscape in Canada at the hands of tumultuous trade deals and renewed global partnerships. Plus, the importance of philanthropy and giving back later in a career.

Many takeaways for early grads and those fresh alumni still grinding away. Pour into it!

 

About Rob Antoniades

Robert currently serves on the boards of the following Information Venture Partners companies: Arteria.ai, Flybits, Jirav, Procurify, Nue.io, ThoughtExchange, Helcim and is a board observer for DealMaker and Boosted.ai.

Prior to co-founding Information Venture Partners, Robert worked at Royal Bank of Canada as a Managing Director and led investments in software and technology companies. He was previously Vice President at BMO Nesbitt Burns Equity Partners and Executive Director of CIBC Capital Partners' Silicon Valley office in Menlo Park.

Robert is a Co-Founder and Director of the Upside Foundation of Canada, a role for which he was awarded the Ted Anderson award for community service by the Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA). He is the past chair of several non-profits including Distress Centres of Toronto and Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services.