Team

Our team has deep narratives that weave together to create a foundation for entrepreneurs to thrive. With aligned philosophies, a complimentary skill set, a deep trust in each other’s strengths and an experienced and versatile Advisory Network we have built the bedrock for founders to craft generational stories.

Co-founder Neil Grunberg in the Storytime Capital office.

Neil Grunberg

Managing Partner, Co-Founder
20 years of operational experience, riding 3 unique rocket ship startups along the way. Most recently and notably, as co-founder of AlayaCare, Neil has helped grow and lead an industry changing entrant to global dominance in less than a decade. Neil possesses a deep understanding of what it takes to go from zero to one!
Product
Customer Success
Corporate Development
Strategy
Leadership
Photo of Co-founder Ryan Kimel in Storytime Capital office.

Ryan Kimel

General Partner, Co-Founder
Ryan has been an active tech angel investor for over a decade with an alarming success rate built on a core principle to pick winning founding teams. Acting as board member and advisor-to many of the angels, Ryan has been able to bring a unique lens and perspective as well as a sounding board for founders.
Product Market Fit
Go To Market
Leadership
Team Building
Networking
Venture Partner, Lauren Epstein in Storytime Capital office.

Lauren Epstein

Venture Partner
For most of the past decade, Lauren has been investing in Canadian companies from angel to Series E, but her passion is for ground-breaking Seed Stage ventures. With both a law degree and an MBA, Lauren is a former litigation lawyer and political staffer. She is an ardent innovation advocate, and her mentorship and community involvement has made her highly respected and connected within the Canadian tech ecosystem.
Fundraising Strategy And Tactics
Narrative And Storytelling
Customer And Market Discovery
Networking
Goal Setting

Artem Chaykovskyy

Graduate Associate
Artem's deep expertise in early-stage ventures comes from broad experience across the ecosystem. Currently completing his final year of the joint Law/MBA program, Artem has worked at the front lines of early stage companies at the Creative Destruction Lab, in the Emerging and High Growth Companies legal practice area of an elite law firm, and at a boutique seed-stage venture firm.
Fundraising Strategy And Tactics
Go To Market
Corporate Development

Venture Advisor Network

By no means a supporting cast, our Venture Advisory Network represents an elite collection of the brightest minds in Future of Work and Enterprise SaaS. We have former and current leaders, founders, operators, investors, and specialists across all stages and streams of the venture journey.

Adrian Schauer

Entrepreneurship
Fundraising
CEO
HealthTech
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Amy Laski

PR
Leadership
Marketing
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Ben Mulroney

Strategy
Leadership
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Benji Sucher

Web3
Fundraising
Data Science
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Brady Murphy

Revenue
Marketing
HealthTech
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Britt Gage

Operations
Client Success
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Brock Clancy

HealthTech
Operations
Strategy
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Bryan Kerdman

Fundraising
Finance
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Carole Piovesan

Privacy
Legal
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Chris Harvey

HCM
Channel
Revenue
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Chris Powell

Technology
Web3
Mobility
Product
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Corby Fine

Revenue
Marketing
Strategy
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Dan Huber

Revenue
HCM
International
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Dan Langer

Technology
Strategy
M&A
Operations
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Dan Nottingham

Product
HCM
HealthTech
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Daneal Charney

HR
Strategy
HCM
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Daniel Warner

HealthTech
Entrepreneurship
CEO
Fundraising
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David Shefter

Strategy
Security
International
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Deborah Beatty

Leadership
Strategy
Channel
International
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Dudley Cosford

Channel
HealthTech
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Howard Tarnoff

Revenue
HCM
Channel
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Isaac Alexander

HealthTech
Technology
Security
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James Cohen

Entrepreneurship
CEO
HealthTech
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James Moncarz

Channel
HCM
Revenue
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Jennifer Bouyoukos

Leadership
HCM
Strategy
HR
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Joel Finlayson

Leadership
Fundraising
HealthTech
International
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Joshua Goodfield

Fundraising
Strategy
International
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Kristina Cleary

Leadership
Marketing
Strategy
HCM
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Lee Grunberg

Entrepreneurship
Fundraising
CEO
HealthTech
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Lesleanne Blakeley

Operations
Client Success
Strategy
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Martin Ambrose

CEO
Fundraising
International
M&A
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Michael Appel

Entrepreneurship
CEO
Fundraising
HealthTech
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Naomi Goldapple

Data Science
Strategy
HealthTech
Product
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Noam Tomczak

Technology
Entrepreneurship
Operations
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Oleg Ciobannu

Fundraising
Finance
M&A
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Olivier Thibault

HR
Entrepreneurship
Operations
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Phil Wigmore

Revenue
Channel
HealthTech
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Richard Guttman

Leadership
Security
Legal
HealthTech
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Richard Wong

Commerce
Creator Economy
Marketing
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Rob Kenedi

Entrepreneurship
Product
Strategy
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Rory Hochman

Finance
Client Success
Strategy
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Russ Verbeteen

Web3
Data Science
Technology
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Sam Duboc

Leadership
CEO
HealthTech
Fundraising
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Samara Starkman

Privacy
Legal
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Saurabh Mukhi

Technology
Product
Strategy
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Simon Ferragne

Entrepreneurship
CEO
Technology
Product
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Simone Lumsden

Leadership
Marketing
Revenue
Strategy
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Steph Lapierre

Entrepreneurship
Leadership
CEO
Supply Chain
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Stu Dankevy

Revenue
Technology
Security
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Tovit Neizer

Marketing
Strategy
International
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Travis Burke

M&A
Strategy
Channel
HCM
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Vanessa Ribreau

Leadership
HR
Entrepreneurship
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Venk Chandran

Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Product
Strategy
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Vinthujah Bala

Product
Technology
Strategy
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Will Eadie

Leadership
Channel
HCM
Revenue
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