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Ben McDade

Ben McDade

Investment Director, Venture Capital atInvest Nova ScotiaNova Scotia
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Ben McDade is an Investment Director at Invest Nova Scotia, supporting early-stage deep tech companies. He previously worked with First Angel Network and co-founded an AI-based software solution for the animation industry.

What Ben can write

Writes checks of$100K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Invest Nova Scotia writes $100K to $3M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Invest Nova Scotia.

Career

  1. First Angel Network
  2. Invest Nova Scotia · Investment Director, Venture Capital
    Now
  3. First Angel Network · worked with

Companies founded

AI-based software solution for the animation industry

Focus

venture capitaldeep technologyearly-stagetechnology

Education

Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University

Also at Invest Nova Scotia

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Guangling JiaoInvestment Associate, Agri-food Technology

Partners like Ben

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Michael CollinsFounder & CEO, Alumni Ventures
Zach CoeliusCoelius Capital
Alex DavidovGeneral Partner, Abstract Ventures
Karin KleinFounding Partner, Bloomberg Beta
Sandeep SardanaCo-Founder & Managing Director, BluePointe Ventures
Benoit BuridantFrenchFounders

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One email when Ben's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Ben McDade?

Ben McDade is an Investment Director at Invest Nova Scotia, supporting early-stage deep tech companies. He previously worked with First Angel Network and co-founded an AI-based software solution for the animation industry.

How much does Ben McDade invest?

Ben McDade invests through Invest Nova Scotia, which writes checks of $100K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ben McDade?

A warm intro from a founder Invest Nova Scotia backed works best.

What did Ben McDade do before Invest Nova Scotia?

First Angel Network; worked with at First Angel Network.

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