Craig Leonard

Craig Leonard

General Partner atGraphite VenturesToronto

Craig Leonard is a Managing Director and General Partner at Graphite Ventures in Toronto, investing in Canadian B2B founders at the seed stage. He has experience as a founder, operator, CRO, and seed-stage investor.

What Craig can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Graphite Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. MLM Media · founder/operator
  2. MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund · Senior Investment Director
  3. Graphite Ventures · Managing Director and General Partner
    Now
  4. Digitas (Publicis)
  5. Integrative Health Centres Inc.
  6. Aging Interactive
  7. Engage Biomechanics
  8. MLM Media

Companies founded

Integrative Health Centres Inc.Aging InteractiveEngage BiomechanicsMLM Media

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

b2bseed stagecanadian founders

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Questions

Who is Craig Leonard?

Craig Leonard is a Managing Director and General Partner at Graphite Ventures in Toronto, investing in Canadian B2B founders at the seed stage. He has experience as a founder, operator, CRO, and seed-stage investor.

How much does Craig Leonard invest?

Craig Leonard invests through Graphite Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed.

How do I pitch Craig Leonard?

A warm intro from a founder Graphite Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Craig Leonard do before Graphite Ventures?

founder/operator at MLM Media; Senior Investment Director at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund; Digitas (Publicis); Integrative Health Centres Inc.; Aging Interactive; Engage Biomechanics; MLM Media.

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