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Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). He has played an integral part in building many of today’s leading Industrial Internet companies within the water, power, and energy efficiency sectors. He is refreshingly real.
He currently serves on the boards of Invixium, a biometric security products company, Worldsensing, a smart city solutions company, Serious Integrated, a human-machine interface company for industrial and commercial machines, and the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) Scott previously served as Chair of RtTech Software (acquired by AspenTech and Vinci Energies), Chair of SynapSense (acquired by Panduit) and was a Director of Pure Technologies (TSX:PUR acquired by Xylem) and PPIC (acquired by Pure Technologies). From 2003 to 2007, MacDonald served as Chair of RuggedCom (acquired by Siemens) and helped this smart grid company grow from start-up to its IPO. Prior to co-founding McRock Capital, Scott was a Partner with a Zurich-based venture capital firm and Managing Director in the venture capital subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, a large North American electric utility. Scott represented Canada at the 1989 and 1991 World Gymnastics Championships and was a voting member of the Canadian Olympic Committee for the quadrennial leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. |
Whitney Rockley
Whitney Rockley is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). She has over 20 years of investment, operating and strategic planning experience from the power, water and oil & gas industries. She is refreshingly real and passionate about women-in-tech and inspiring girls to pursue STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math).
Whitney currently serves on the boards of Praemo, Invixium, Serious Integrated and Miovision in addition to serving on the advisory board of Ryerson's Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Whitney was the first female Chair of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) and previously served as Chair of Decisive Farming (acquired in December 2019). She also served on the Boards of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA), mnubo (acquired by AspenTech), RtTech Software (acquired by AspenTech and Vinci Energies), PPIC (acquired by Pure Technologies, which was acquired by Xylem), SpectraSensors (acquired by Endress + Hauser), Senscient (acquired by MSA Safety), TerraLUX, DeepFlex, and Novinium. She was one of the key investors behind RuggedCom (acquired by Siemens) and an early investor in Silicon Energy (acquired by Itron) and Capstone (NASDAQ: CPST). Prior to co-founding McRock Capital, Whitney was a Partner with a Zurich-based venture capital firm and Nomura New Energy Ventures in London, England. She has experience setting up and managing corporate venture capital programs. Having worked in London, Zurich, San Francisco, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto, Whitney has an impressive global network. |
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Tel: +1 (647) 478-9337
Toronto Ha Nguyen
Ha Nguyen is a Vice President of McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). She has experience working with tech companies and entrepreneurs in both the venture capital and private equity industries. Prior to joining McRock, Ha worked with SaaS startups in Vietnam and was successful in securing financing from global corporations. She is refreshingly real.
Ha serves on the board of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA). She has significant experience with market and financial analyses, deal sourcing, investment valuation, investor relations and portfolio management having worked at Vietnam-focused fund of MAJ Invest, a Danish private equity firm, and Boston-based IDG Ventures Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh city. Through Ha’s work with companies and investment funds, she has gained tremendous international experience in the US, Denmark, India, Singapore, Japan and China, which has helped her develop a global perspective and ability to build cross-cultural relationships. Ha received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Foreign Trade University in Hanoi, Vietnam and holds a Master of Science degree in Finance and Investment from Aston Business School in Birmingham, UK. Tel: +1 (587) 885-1520
Calgary Udit Bhatnagar
Udit Bhatnagar is an Associate at McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Udit has a highly diverse background in technology, finance and venture capital. Prior to joining McRock, Udit coordinated angel investor syndicates in India to help various technology companies secure funding.
Over the years, Udit has developed a global perspective and an understanding of technology driven impact in diverse sectors while working in Spain, Denmark, Japan and India. He started his career with Infosys, a leading technology services company in India and spent many years in the banking and insurance sectors. He has also worked at Danske Bank, a leading bank in the Nordic region and was part of the founding team in a US-based product startup. Most recently he headed up the due diligence team at Keiretsu Forum in India. Udit managed deal screening, financial analysis, market and competitive analysis and investor relations while building investment syndicates. Udit received an MBA degree from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. During the MBA program, he was selected to attend an exchange semester at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management in Canada. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial engineering from Visvewaraya Technological University in Belgaum, India. Udit speaks English, Hindi and Spanish. Tel: +1 (647) 478-9337
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Toronto Siddharth Srivastava
Siddharth Srivastava is a Vice President of McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). He has extensive experience advising technology companies on M&A transactions and helping entrepreneurs raise financing from venture capital and private equity investors.
Prior to joining McRock, Siddharth worked in investment banking in Mumbai and London for independent advisors such as EY and Rothschild. He managed the full lifecycle of sourcing, execution and closure for transactions in the India and global technology space. His areas of focus extended across traditional and emerging areas of the technology spectrum – from IT and BPO Services to consumer internet, digital media, fintech and analytics. Siddharth was drawn to venture investments because of his passion for start-ups and often found himself as a sounding board for entrepreneurs on strategy and growth, while advising on transactions. Through his work on cross-border transactions, he brings a deep global network and outlook to portfolio companies. Siddharth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Grinnell College, a liberal arts school in the United States and holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. Tel: +1 (647) 478-9337
Toronto Josee Bertrand
Josee Bertrand is the Head of Finance & Operations of McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Josee has served in this role since McRock's inception and has a highly diverse, results-driven background in finance and operations management.
Josee has public, private and not-for-profit company experience. Most notably, she was the CFO of Canampac, CFO of Arxx Corporation, Director of Finance at SickKids Foundation and VP of Finance at Sunnybrook Foundation. In addition to being a stand out operational CFO, Josee goes beyond the numbers and thinks strategically. She commands a demonstrated ability to streamline business operations and increased efficiency with a strong bias to using technology. Josee's ability in developing, implementing and monitoring critical business processes to support company-wide business strategies is top tier. Josee received her Bachelor of Business Adminstration and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario and holds a CGA designation. |
Shohei Nagatsuka
Shohei Nagatsuka is a member of the investment team at McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Shohei has extensive Oil & Gas experience having structured and negotiated a variety of large infrastructure projects around the globe.
Prior to joining McRock through its LP secondment program, Shohei was working for Mitsubishi Corporation, a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across all industries. Shohei started his career in 2004 at Mitsubishi Corporation and has been involved in large infrastructure projects in Indonesia, the US and Austria. Most recently, he focused on digital solutions for operations and maintenance of facilities in the Oil & Gas sector. Prior to focusing on digital solutions, Shohei assumed a leading role in managing LNG project investments in the US and Indonesia, which included managing a number of agreements in engineering, procurement, construction, project finance, gas purchasing and tolling. Previously, he was seconded to a large Japanese engineering company focused on the LNG and EPC market where he was involved in contract negotiations. Prior to this secondment, he was a sales manager of heavy industrial compressors that were used in LNG projects in Australia. Shohei received his Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from the International Christian University in Japan. Tel: +1 (647) 478 9337 Toronto |
Akira Tanabe
Akira Tanabe is a member of the investment team at McRock Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Akira has extensive mechanical and process engineering experience with a specialty in industrial digital solutions.
Prior to joining McRock through its LP secondment program, Akira worked for Chiyoda Corporation, a global engineering company in Japan. While at Chiyoda, he was involved in a number of rotating machinery, process, control and safety projects in LNG. Having worked at construction sites in Thailand, Indonesia, and Qatar, Akira has a keen sense of what it is like to be an operator and engineer on the ground. Akira received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Keio University in Japan and holds a Master of Science in Engineering degree from the Science and Technology School at Keio University. This goes without saying but Akira loves math. Tel: +1 (647) 478 9337 Toronto |
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Advisory Board
Mike Fister
Mr. Mike Fister has over 30 years of experience leading technology companies including five years as CEO of Cadence Design Systems, where he was responsible for growing the company from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion in revenue.
Previously, he spent over 20 years with Intel where he most recently served as SVP and GM of the Enterprise Platforms group reporting to the CEO. He was responsible for growing Intel’s Solutions Business including successfully launching 32-bit Xeon® and 64-bit Itanium® processor lines, server chipsets, board-level products and related software tools. He managed revenue of approximately $3 billion driving the development and adoption of industry-standard server and server blade technology with strategic partners. Fister holds a M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Ron Sege
Mr. Ron Sege is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) Before Echelon, he served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of 3Com Corporation from 2008 through its acquisition by HP. Earlier, Ron was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tropos Networks, Inc., a provider of wireless broadband networks; President and Chief Executive Officer of Ellacoya Networks, Inc., a provider of broadband service optimization solutions based on deep packet inspection technology; and Executive Vice President of Lycos, Inc., the Internet search engine. From 1989 to 1998, he served in a variety of senior management roles at 3Com Corporation, including Executive Vice President, Global Systems Business Unit. Ron holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Pomona College. Ron on McRock.
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Marzio Pozzuoli
Mr. Marzio Pozzuoli is the founder and CEO of NuraLogix, an AI company using transdermal optical imaging to extract facial information from the human face. He is also the founder and former CEO of RuggedCom and one of the most successful smart grid entrepreneurs having sold his company in 2012 to Siemens for approximately $440 million. Pozzuoli led RuggedCom to profitability within 18 months following the close of a single $4 million venture capital financing.
RuggedCom was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 as one of the fastest growing tech companies in Canada for six consecutive years and went public on the TSX in 2007. Prior to RuggedCom, Pozzuoli developed advanced protective relaying systems and substation automation technology for General Electric. He graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and holds multiple patents related to advances in communications, protective relaying technology, and automation technology. In 2009, Pozzuoli received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in Technology and Communications. He was named the 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Asscociation, and he is refreshingly real. Jim Oosterbaan
Mr. Jim Oosterbaan is the former President and CEO of NGX. NGX is a wholly owned subsidiary of the TMX Group and a leading North American Energy Exchange. Previously he spent more than 10 years with independent power producer, Capital Power Corporation, and its’ predecessor company, EPCOR, an energy and water conglomerate. During that period Jim served in a variety of senior executive roles in the areas of Operations, Corporate Development, Commodity Portfolio Management, Capital Execution, Government Relations and Environmental Affairs. Jim has a record of helping organizations develop and grow to attain sustainable levels of profitability and performance, with an emphasis on culture and leadership. He holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, attended the Stanford Advanced Management Programme and completed a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the ICD.D designation.
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Peter Williams
Dr. Peter Williams is the former Chief Technology Officer for IBM's Big Green Innovations incubator and holds the title of IBM Distinguished Engineer. He has been heavily involved in creating the intellectual foundation for IBM's "Smarter Planet" initiative. His particular areas of focus are water management solutions, enterprise water management and utility infrastructures. As such, he has had a major role in developing IBM’s water management solution framework and a number of specific areas of intellectual property within that framework.
By background, he is a management consultant with over 20 years of experience bringing technology and business issues together to develop novel solutions and business models. Williams holds or co-holds 9 US patents with others pending. His PhD was awarded by the School of Management at the University of Bath, England, in 1986. |
Harry Zarek
Dr. Harry Zarek is the Founder and CEO of Compugen Inc. In business since 1981, Compugen is one of Canada's largest IT Solution Providers. Headquartered in Ontario, the company provides technology infrastructure solutions focused on medium and large sized corporations and governments and has strong alliances with all of the major hardware and software manufacturers, including Cisco, IBM, HP, and Microsoft.
Under Zarek's stewardship, Compugen has realized impressive growth and last reported revenues of over $450 million in 2012 and a staff of 1200. Zarek is a former Director of RuggedCom and is an active investor and member of the Board of Directors of a number of early stage technology companies in Canada and the US. Zarek holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Toronto. |
