Benoit (Ben) Forcier
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Evoco Ltd.
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Canada
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Mar 2023 - 10 months
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Evoco is a global innovation company founded to close the loop on unsustainable goods, for good. Harnessing the power of nature, Evoco leverages its plant-based chemistry platform to create scalable novel materials to help its brand partners develop the next generation of high-performing, low carbon products, with minimal impact on the natural environment.
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Circular Innovation Fund
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Partner
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Apr 2022 - 1 year 9 months
Montreal The Circular Innovation Fund (“CIF”) is a global growth-stage venture capital fund led by Cycle Capital and Demeter, leading cleantech capital managers, focused exclusively on circular innovation, striving to positively contribute to climate change mitigation and the circular use of resources.
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Cycle Capital
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Canada
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Partner
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Apr 2022 - 1 year 9 months
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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District 3 Innovation
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Canada
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Advisory Board
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Jun 2015 - 8 years 7 months
Montreal, Canada Area
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ChargeHub
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Nov 2015 - Mar 2023
Mogile Technologies’ mission is to increase the adoption of electric mobility by providing innovative online solutions. Mogile Technologies’ flagship product is ChargeHub, a platform that helps people choose their electric vehicle, get set up with charging at home and find charging stations on the go.
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FLO EV Charging
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Canada
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Consumer Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Board Observer
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Nov 2020 - Mar 2022
Quebec, Canada AddEnergie is a leading North American EV charging network operator and a major provider of smart charging software and equipment. Every month, AddEnergie products and its FLO network enable half a million charging events and the transfer of 5.5 GWh in electricity, thanks to 30,000 EV charging stations deployed on public networks, commercial premises and residential installations.
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Flyscan
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Jun 2020 - Mar 2022
Quebec, Canada Flyscan is breaking new ground in airborne monitoring of the energy sector’s infrastructure. The company is establishing a new standard in the industry with its proprietary technology aimed at providing early detection of leaks and compromised assets for oil and gas pipeline operators.
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Cerio
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Canada
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Observer
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Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Rockport Networks’ technology is based on a Switchless Networking architecture that enables datacenter clusters to be deployed without centralized switches. Eliminating centralized switches solves limitations of spine and leaf’s scale-up networking architecture including security, scalability, cost, power, rack space, management complexity and performance. Rockport’s Networking architecture reduces power consumption by up to 50%, along with the associated Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and… Show more Rockport Networks’ technology is based on a Switchless Networking architecture that enables datacenter clusters to be deployed without centralized switches. Eliminating centralized switches solves limitations of spine and leaf’s scale-up networking architecture including security, scalability, cost, power, rack space, management complexity and performance. Rockport’s Networking architecture reduces power consumption by up to 50%, along with the associated Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs). Show less
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Effenco
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Canada
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
Montreal, Canada Area Effenco offers the most cost-effective electric vehicle technology on the market. The Effenco solution connects and electrifies heavy vocational trucks to reduce fuel costs, improves safety of operators and reduces GHG emissions with a hybrid plug-and-play technology and fleet management software.
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GHGSAT
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Observer
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Apr 2018 - Mar 2022
Montreal, Canada Area GHGSat’s mission is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality gas (AQG) emissions from industrial sites, using satellite technology. In June 2016, GHGSat launched the world’s first satellite capable of measuring greenhouse gas (CO2 & CH4) emissions from any industrial facility in the world.
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BDC
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Canada
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Cleantech Practice BDC Capital
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Jan 2018 - Mar 2022
Montreal, Canada Area
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Fleetlane
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
Montreal, Canada Area
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Polystyvert
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Canada
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Plastics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Jul 2016 - Feb 2018
Montreal, Canada Area
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Laboratoire M2
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Canada
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Sep 2014 - Feb 2018
Montreal, Canada Area Investment position was acquired via a secondary transaction.
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Airex Energy
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Canada
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Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Aug 2014 - Feb 2018
Montreal, Canada Area
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LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.
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Canada
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Jun 2014 - Feb 2018
Halifax, Canada Area
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Cycle Capital
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Canada
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Jun 2014 - Jan 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada With assets under management of $500 million, Cycle Capital invests in Quebec, Canada and the rest of North America.
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Cycle Momentum
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Directors
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2017
Montreal, Canada Area
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Espresso Capital
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Apr 2012 - Jun 2014
Montreal/Halifax Espresso Capital is an investment fund specializing in short to medium term loans, venture debt facilities and revenue loans to technology companies in Canada. Led, structured and closed venture debt financings in 10 companies based in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada over the course of a 24-months period. Significant return achieved on all investments via trade sale of investee companies or repayment of capital.
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Advisor and Managing Founder
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Apr 2011 - Jun 2014
Toronto/Montreal/Halifax Provided operational advice to startups and growth stage companies operating in the tech sector: Product launch, trial management, customer acquisition, business model, fundraising, business development and alliance, venture and acquisitions in roles ranging from: M&A Advisory, CXO to Chairman of the Board Provided strategic advice to a number of VC funds: Scaling of operations, financial due-diligence, talent recruitment, advisory/ board appointments
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Medusa Medical Technologies by ESO
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member and Chair of Audit Committee
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Jul 2005 - Jun 2014
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Vice-President, Investment
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2003 - Apr 2011
Venture Capital Investment Management
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Investor/ Board Observer
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Jun 2006 - Oct 2008
Sold to group of private investors
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SimplyCast
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interim CEO
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2007 - 2008
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Director, Investor Relations
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1999 - 2003
Montreal, Canada Area Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, TIW (NASDAQ: TIWI) developed and operated telecom wireless networks in Europe, South America and Asia. The company was acquired by Vodafone.
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Associate Director
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1997 - 1999
Toronto
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Bell
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Canada
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager Financial Planning
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1992 - 1997
Montreal/ Toronto
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Education
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Concordia University