Jonathan Wolkin from Deloitte Ventures

Jonathan Wolkin is the Managing Director of Deloitte Ventures.

Deloitte Ventures is Deloitte Canada’s $150M venture capital initiative, which makes minority investments in emerging technology companies.

They aim to catalyze the growth of important verticals, such as fintech and worktech, that will move Canadian businesses and citizens toward a thriving future. They support their founders by providing access to Deloitte’s network and breadth of capabilities.

Takeaways

• Jon's time at Scotia TMT, Teachers' and Telus Ventures.
• Why corporate venture capital is less mature in Canada compared to the US
• How Deloitte Ventures got started.

• How to build a successful CVC.
• Diving into the "The state of corporate venture capital in Canada" report that Deloitte Ventures did with BDC Capital
• How corporates should think about CVC and why every CVC is unique.
• How to be a great board member.
• How to build relationships within Deloitte to help portfolio companies.
• Deloitte Venture's fund of funds and learnings from that.

Chapters

00:00 Building a Foundation: From Investment Banking to Venture Capital

01:54 Observing Market Trends and Embracing Change

07:13 The Role of Corporate Venture Capital in Canada

11:36 Being an Effective Board Member

20:25 Building Relationships: Internally and Externally

35:10 Expanding the Pool of Capital: Deloitte Ventures' Focus on Fund Investments

Keywords

investment banking, foundation, investor, financial understanding, business models, market trends, venture capital, Deloitte Ventures, mandate, alignment, corporate venture capital, Canada, US, board member, relationships