François Gauvin
Director/Board Member at Woozworld, Inc.
Profile
François Gauvin is a CPA, CA with over 35 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, international tax planning and venture capital.
He has provided Inovia Capital steady, diligent leadership for over more than a decade, ensuring that transparency and rigour remain core to the Firm’s reputation.
Prior to joining Inovia in 2007, François was the Investment Director at the Fonds de Solidarité FTQ (FsFTQ), a $16B Montreal-based labour-sponsored fund, where he was responsible for FsFTQ’s investments in venture capital funds.
After investing in Inovia’s first fund on FsFTQ’s behalf, he joined the Firm as Partner-CFO and has been involved in every single transaction Inovia has ever done.
He is a board member of Réseau Capital and an active member of the CVCA CFO task force.
François Gauvin active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
iNovia Capital, Inc.
 iNovia Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada. | Consultant / Advisor | 2007-01-31 |
| Canadian Venture Capital Association | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Woozworld, Inc.
 Woozworld, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Woozworld, Inc. develops and operates virtual social network. It offers its product through the Woozworld.com brand. The firm specializes in virtual world, social world, user generated content, UGC, tweens and teens. The company was founded by Eric Brassard, Nicolas Lee and Mathieu Lampron in December 2009 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Réseau Capital
 Réseau Capital Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Réseau Capital operates as a venture capital and private equity association. It promotes private equity industry in Quebec through training, information and promotion, networking, and representation. The company was founded by Jean-Pierre Chartrand in 1989 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of François Gauvin
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| IMVESCOR RESTAURANT GROUP INC(PRE-REINC) | Director/Board Member | 2013-07-29 |
Nanoledge, Inc.
 Nanoledge, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanoledge is a leading formulator of nano-based and green-based epoxy resin systems and epoxy resin films. Its NANO IN epoxy resin systems dramatically increases basic material properties by 20-30% resulting in weight savings and their EKKO IN resin systems is an alternative green epoxy technology. The company product portfolio, namely 'INNOVIUM', is unique since the resin and film are supplied ready to use. The formulation and nano dispersion is already created for the end user making it clean and safe. Potential Markets for NANO IN and EKKO IN are in sporting goods, wind energy, marine, aerospace, military and industrial applications. | Director/Board Member | 2012-10-29 |
Aligo Innovation LP
 Aligo Innovation LP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aligo Innovation operates as an university research commercialization company. It specializes in innovation, technology transfer, venture capital, licensing, intellectual property, strategy and business development. The company was founded in April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Réseau Capital
Réseau Capital Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Réseau Capital operates as a venture capital and private equity association. It promotes private equity industry in Quebec through training, information and promotion, networking, and representation. The company was founded by Jean-Pierre Chartrand in 1989 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of François Gauvin
| Concordia University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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iNovia Capital, Inc.
iNovia Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada. | Finance |
Nanoledge, Inc.
Nanoledge, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanoledge is a leading formulator of nano-based and green-based epoxy resin systems and epoxy resin films. Its NANO IN epoxy resin systems dramatically increases basic material properties by 20-30% resulting in weight savings and their EKKO IN resin systems is an alternative green epoxy technology. The company product portfolio, namely 'INNOVIUM', is unique since the resin and film are supplied ready to use. The formulation and nano dispersion is already created for the end user making it clean and safe. Potential Markets for NANO IN and EKKO IN are in sporting goods, wind energy, marine, aerospace, military and industrial applications. | Process Industries |
Imvescor Restaurant Group, Inc.
 Imvescor Restaurant Group, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Imvescor Restaurant Group, Inc. engages in the business of franchising and developing a system of distinctive mid-scale dining, casual-dining and take-out and delivery restaurants serving food. Its products include Pizza Delight, Toujours Mikes, Scores, Baton Rouge, Ben and Florentine, Commensal, and Retail. The company was founded by Bernard Imbeault in 1968 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada. | Consumer Services |
| Canadian Venture Capital Association | |
Réseau Capital
Réseau Capital Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Réseau Capital operates as a venture capital and private equity association. It promotes private equity industry in Quebec through training, information and promotion, networking, and representation. The company was founded by Jean-Pierre Chartrand in 1989 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Aligo Innovation LP
Aligo Innovation LP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aligo Innovation operates as an university research commercialization company. It specializes in innovation, technology transfer, venture capital, licensing, intellectual property, strategy and business development. The company was founded in April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Woozworld, Inc.
Woozworld, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Woozworld, Inc. develops and operates virtual social network. It offers its product through the Woozworld.com brand. The firm specializes in virtual world, social world, user generated content, UGC, tweens and teens. The company was founded by Eric Brassard, Nicolas Lee and Mathieu Lampron in December 2009 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Technology Services |
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