Praveen Varshney Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Financial...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Praveen Varshney General Information

Biography

Mr. Praveen Varshney is the Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at ZincX Resources. He is the Co-Founder and Solutions and serves as Director at Evolvelab Solutions. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Plastic Bank. He was Founding Partner & Director at Venture Development Canucks. He has been a principal of Varshney Capital Corp., a Vancouver-based family office, since 1991. He's also a Founding Director of Pyfera Growth Capital with a social impact focus. He obtained his UBC Sauder BComm in 1987 and is an FCPA, FCA. He is the Founder and serves as FCPA, FCA Director at TUT Fitness Group. He has been a member of the Vancouver Chapter of EO since 1996 and a founding Director & Charter Member of TiE Vancouver since 2000. He has been a Co-Founder, Director, or Officer of many publicly traded and private companies over the years including one of Canada's first producing diamond mines, Mogo and Little Kitchen Academy. He's also on three charity boards such as The Vancouver Foundation and Foundations for Social Change. He is also a recipient of Business in Vancouver's 40 Under 40 Awards, the 2020 Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wendy McDonald Diversity Awards Outstanding Mentor and 2021 inaugural, 2022 and 2023 Business in Vancouver Top 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in BC (Banking & Finance - Private Equity, Venture Capital & Hedge Funds category). He is a Founding Partner & serves as a Director in Humanitas Smart Planet Systems. He serves as Board Member at Tallbridge Capital.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Board Member, ZincX Resources
Education
University of British Columbia, B.Comm (Bachelor of Commerce)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
pr
Phone
+1 (604)
Address
  • 1055 West Georgia Street Suite 2050
  • Post Office Box 11121, Royal Centre
  • Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3P3
  • Canada
+1 (604)

Praveen Varshney Positions (9)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
AAJ Capital 3 Company Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Finance, Corporate Secretary & Director Vancouver, Canada Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
Evolvelab Solutions Investor Co-Founder & Director Vancouver, Canada Accelerator/Incubator
Humanitas Smart Planet Systems Investor Founding Partner & Director Vancouver, Canada Venture Capital
Little Kitchen Academy Company Co-Founder, Advisor & Board Member Edmonton, Canada Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Pyfera Growth Capital Investor Director Vancouver, Canada Venture Capital

Praveen Varshney Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Little Kitchen Academy Educational and Training Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Edmonton, Canada
Tallbridge Capital North Vancouver, Canada
TUT Fitness Group Other Consumer Durables Publicly Held Corporation Surrey, Canada
ZincX Resources Other Metals, Minerals and Mining Publicly Held Corporation Vancouver, Canada

Praveen Varshney Lead Partner on Deals (7)

Praveen Varshney has been the lead partner on 7 deals. Their latest deal was with YouMakr, a educational software company. The deal was made for on 21-Aug-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
YouMakr 21-Aug-2023 Seed Round Completed Educational Software Stanmore, United Kingdom
TUT Fitness Group 29-Sep-2021 Completed Other Consumer Durables Surrey, Canada
Little Kitchen Academy 06-Jun-2020 Completed Educational and Training Services (B2C) Edmonton, Canada
BetterU Education 09-Feb-2018 Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) Ottawa, Canada
P2Earn 05-Jan-2016 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Vancouver, Canada
letus 31-Dec-2014 Seed Round Completed Financial Software Vancouver, Canada
Giftbit 15-May-2014 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Victoria, Canada

Praveen Varshney Network (75)

Board Members (22)

Name Company Representing Location From
Ying Xu P2Earn P2Earn Vancouver, Canada
Anthony Dutton TUT Fitness Group Self Surrey, Canada
P2Earn Self Vancouver, Canada
TUT Fitness Group TUT Fitness Group Surrey, Canada
Good Gamer Entertainment Self Vancouver, Canada

Portfolio Executives (53)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Abbas Moledina YouMakr Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Sales & Board Member 21-Aug-2023 Stanmore, United Kingdom
Rami Akily YouMakr Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 21-Aug-2023 Stanmore, United Kingdom
TUT Fitness Group Co-Chief Financial Officer 29-Sep-2021 Surrey, Canada
TUT Fitness Group Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing 29-Sep-2021 Surrey, Canada
TUT Fitness Group Chief Executive Officer & Director 29-Sep-2021 Surrey, Canada

Praveen Varshney Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Workforce Wellness Company Advisor Vancouver, Canada Business/Productivity Software

Praveen Varshney FAQs

  • Who is Praveen Varshney?

    Mr. Praveen Varshney is the Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at ZincX Resources.

  • How much does Praveen Varshney typically invest?

    Praveen Varshney's median deal size is .

  • What is Praveen Varshney’s main position?

    Praveen Varshney’s primary position is Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Board Member.

  • What are the contact details for Praveen Varshney?

    Praveen Varshney’s email address is pr and his phone number is +1 (604) .

  • How many active board seats does Praveen Varshney hold?

    Praveen Varshney holds 4 board seats including Little Kitchen Academy, Tallbridge Capital, TUT Fitness Group, and ZincX Resources.

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