Intrepid Growth Partners — Seed & Series A VC Firm

Mark launched and led growth equity platforms at two of Canada’s largest institutional investors, CPPIB and OMERS, investing over $5 billion across more than 30 software and healthcare companies in North America, Western Europe, and Asia.

Mark trained in Physiological Sciences including specialization in neurosciences at Oxford, researched developmental biology, and studied Clinical Medicine at Cambridge before pursuing a career in finance. For more than two decades he worked at Goldman Sachs in Europe and Asia where he was a Partner and among other roles was Vice Chair and the Head of Investment Banking for Asia Pacific. He then joined CPPIB first as Head of International and then served as President and CEO for five years.

Jess supports our sourcing and investing efforts in North America. Prior to Intrepid, Jess was a Senior Associate at General Atlantic in New York.

Grant helps lead our North America investing efforts and covers our investments in Beacon, CoLab, StackAdapt, and Blue J. Prior to Intrepid, Grant was an Associate at OMERS Growth Equity.

Stephen helps lead our sourcing and investing efforts in the UK and Europe. Prior to Intrepid, Stephen was an investor with SoftBank Vision Fund and Atomico in London.

Ajay Agrawal is the Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. He is Founder of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a not-for-profit program for early-stage, science-based companies.

Jess is a senior associate on the investment team in Europe. Prior to Intrepid, Jess worked as an investor at ex/ante, investing across cybersecurity, AI, web3, and data infrastructure.

Ophélie is an associate on the investment team in Europe. Prior to Intrepid, she worked at Morgan Stanley in London.

Ttisa is an associate on the investment team in North America. Prior to Intrepid, Ttisa was an associate at CPP Investments, where she worked in its Leveraged Finance group.

John is a seasoned AI and Data Science leader with experience as an Operator, Investor and Research Scientist. John serves as Managing Director & Chief Data & AI Officer at Cerberus Technology Solutions.

George Hoyem is a distinguished venture capital executive and technology leader with over 25 years of experience spanning venture capital, entrepreneurship, and the national security intelligence sector.

Tap is a seasoned leader with 25+ years of experience leading strategy, technology, business and corporate development at worldwide technology companies ranging from start ups to Fortune 100.

Talia is a clinician leader and executive advisor at the intersection of business and healthcare, with responsibility for the strategic and day-to-day success of major corporate engagements.

Adrian is a Director of Research in machine learning at the University of Cambridge and Head of Safe and Ethical AI at the Alan Turing Institute.