| Senior Partner, Circular Innovation Fund, Cycle Capital | | http://www.zwc.ca/speakers/Benoit Forcier | Senior Partner, Circular Innovation Fund, Cycle Capital | | | | <div class="ExternalClass379E083A5FB94AA1BD9033D8D0E01163"><p>Benoit Forcier recently returned to Cycle Capital, bringing with him 27 years of experience in corporate finance, venture capital and business development, including 15 years of technology and venture capital investing throughout Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada, and the U.S. Before returning to Cycle Capital, Benoit worked with BDC as part of the Cleantech Practice where he played an instrumental role in supporting high-impact cleantech companies to successfully scale, advising them on fundraising, operations and strategy. Previous to BDC, Benoit was a Partner at Cycle Capital, where he was the investment lead and board member of six portfolio companies across three funds. Before that, he was VP of Investment at Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s crown corporation in early-stage venture capital. In his role, Benoit managed the VC fund, sourced angel and institutional co-investors, and led the creation of a new early-stage regional venture capital fund. Benoit started his career in the telecom sector with BCE Inc., followed by Telesystem International Wireless. <br></p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2022/BenoitForcier.png, Benoit Forcier | GP0|#eb61cb37-7a48-4a29-8a48-ff269545ead6;L0|#0eb61cb37-7a48-4a29-8a48-ff269545ead6|Benoit Forcier;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#93a21b23-c8e7-45c9-89aa-1864f4fcd24e | | Benoit | Forcier |
