Shawn Chance Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

Shawn Chance General Information

Biography

Mr. Shawn Chance serves as a Partner at Brightspark Ventures. He served as a Board Member at ClearEstate. He served as a Board Member at Interaxon. He briefly served as a Board Member at Deep Sky during his tenure at OMERS Ventures. In his role as Partner, he provides strategic direction on both emerging investment opportunities and thematic research areas. He joined the OMERS Ventures team in 2019. He served as a Board Member at Tehama. He has over 15 years of product, sales, and marketing leadership. Before joining OMERS Ventures, he worked at various startups with a particular focus on finding product-market fit. Previously, he spent five years in global product management at Spin Master, as well as five years at Microsoft during the launch of the first and second-generation Xbox consoles. He holds a psychology degree from Ottawa University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
University of Ottawa, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
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Phone
+1 (416)
Address
  • Spaces Yorkville, 99 Yorkville Avenue
  • Suite 200
  • Toronto, Ontario M5R 3K5
  • Canada
+1 (514)

Shawn Chance Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Brightspark Ventures Investor Partner Montreal, Canada Venture Capital

Shawn Chance Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Shawn Chance has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Deep Sky, a environmental services (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 03-Nov-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Deep Sky 03-Nov-2023 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Environmental Services (B2B) Montreal, Canada
ClearEstate 16-Dec-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Montreal, Canada
Tehama 16-Mar-2021 Early Stage VC Completed Business/Productivity Software Ottawa, Canada
Tehama 05-May-2020 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Ottawa, Canada

Shawn Chance Network (55)

Board Members (28)

Name Company Representing Location From
Bicha Ngo Deep Sky Investissement Québec Montreal, Canada
Allia Mohamed Muse (Electronics (B2C) Global Forward Capital Management Toronto, Canada
Muse (Electronics (B2C) Muse (Electronics (B2C) Toronto, Canada
Muse (Electronics (B2C) OMERS Ventures Toronto, Canada
Deep Sky Self Montreal, Canada

Portfolio Executives (16)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Quentin Laval Deep Sky Vice President of Finance & Operations 03-Nov-2023 Montreal, Canada
Nadia Live Deep Sky Vice President of Finance 03-Nov-2023 Montreal, Canada
Deep Sky Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 03-Nov-2023 Montreal, Canada
Deep Sky Co-Founder & Board Member 03-Nov-2023 Montreal, Canada
Deep Sky Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 03-Nov-2023 Montreal, Canada

Fund Team Members (11)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Damien Steel OMERS Ventures OMERS Venture Fund III Toronto, Canada
Henry Gladwyn OMERS Ventures OMERS Venture Fund III Toronto, Canada
OMERS Ventures Toronto, Canada
OMERS Ventures Toronto, Canada
OMERS Ventures Toronto, Canada

Shawn Chance Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
OMERS Venture Fund III OMERS Ventures Venture - General Closed 2017

Shawn Chance FAQs

  • Who is Shawn Chance?

    Mr. Shawn Chance serves as a Partner at Brightspark Ventures.

  • How much does Shawn Chance typically invest?

    Shawn Chance's median deal size is .

  • What is Shawn Chance’s main position?

    Shawn Chance’s primary position is Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Shawn Chance?

    Shawn Chance’s email address is sh and his phone number is +1 (416) .

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