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Sarah Willson

Principal

Highlights

Professor in VC at Schulich School of Business
Founder of Hive Sitters
Venture Manager at Creative Destruction Lab (AI Stream)
Guelph's Top 40 under 40
Recipient of the University of Guelph's 'Be the Change' award
Mentor at The Forum
Previous committees: Tech4SickKids advisory council, Velocity investment committee

Education

Masters Mgmt & Entrepreneurship — Queen's University
BSc, Neuroscience & Psychology — Guelph University

Areas of Interest

Growth Hacking & Automation
Community Building
Women-led startups
Climate-tech
Space-tech
Digital Health

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Toronto

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Panache team

Sarah Willson

Panache team

Sarah Willson

Principal

focus

experience

Sarah is the founder of Hive Sitters, a B2C marketplace connecting families to quality childcare, and is also an active member of the Tech4SickKids advisory council and Velocity investment committee. Previously, Sarah worked in the Artificial Intelligence stream at the Creative Destruction Lab as a Venture Manager.

Recognized as one of Guelph's Top 40 under 40, recipient of the University of Guelph's 'Be the Change' award, active startup advisor with inQubate at Queen's University, Master's in Management, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship from the Smith School of Business at Queen's.

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Toronto