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Brad Johns

Partner

Over 25 years of private equity, venture capital, business development and manufacturing experience.

A Partner at Yaletown Brad has over 30 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, business development, product management and manufacturing. Based in Calgary, he finds and scales emerging growth opportunities in the enterprise, energy and industrial sectors.

Brad also manages the Accelerate Fund II and III, an Alberta fund focused on seed investments. He is a member and past Chairman of the A100, and volunteers as a coach/mentor with the VMSA.

Brad leads Yaletown’s investments in ThoughtExchange, Showbie, and LoginRadius, focusing on enterprise and industrial technologies that transform traditional processes. He previously led the firm’s investments in Monexa (acquired by Netsuite), Shadow Networks (acquired by Acalvio), and Chaordix (acquired by Benevity).

Before joining Yaletown, Brad was a Partner at Moneta Capital where he was responsible for information and industrial technology investments and Vice-President of Launchworks, a venture capital firm that was among the top performers in its vintage. Earlier in his career, he was an executive at global telecommunications giant Nortel, providing leadership in manufacturing and product management in Canada and the UK. Brad holds a B.Sc in mechanical engineering from Queen’s University, an M.Eng in systems engineering from McMaster University, and an MBA from INSEAD.​

Portfolio Companies

ThoughtExchange
ThoughtExchange

Community intelligence platform software

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LoginRadius
LoginRadius

Identity management software

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Acquired by NetSuite
Monexa
Monexa

Subscription billing software

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Pretio Interactive
Pretio Interactive

Performance marketing software

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nFluids
nFluids

Drilling fluids additives

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Acquired by Benevity
Chaordix
Chaordix

Co-creation community software

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Showbie
Showbie

Classroom management software

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You could be the next big thing.

A lot of tech companies don’t have the financing to achieve their growth potential. We invest at the emerging growth stage, applying our experience and tech expertise to help your company scale.

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