AF

Amber French

Catalyst | Building businesses and community

Waterloo, Ontario

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $300,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $200,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2019

    Investing in technology and community-building opportunities in Waterloo, one of Canada's top technology epicentres.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2024

  • Co-Founder

    2021

    At over 125,000sqft and home to 160+ companies, Catalyst Commons is the largest privately held co-working space in Canada. Space for companies who need 1-130 workstations and want to be part of a vibrant and active community. We're located at Catalyst 137 in the heart of Waterloo Region. https://www.catalyst-commons.com

  • Co-Founder

    2023

    Real food. Real music. Real community. Heritage restaurant and music venue on the lake in Downtown Kitchener. www.boathousedtk.com

  • Co-Founder

    2020

    A consortium of superangels and venture capitalists from the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor whose goal is to make angel investing more accessible. Archangel aims to help Canadian startups scale into the United States and global markets and reinvest back into the angel ecosystem. www.archangelnetwork.ca

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Member

    2022

2021

  • Member

    2021

2020 - 2022

  • Director of Capital Services

    2020 - 2022

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2020 - 2021

    Supply+Protect was a not-for-profit and was considered Canada’s largest marketplace for Canadian-made PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 40 Canadian manufacturers on the platform, S+P was a one-stop-shop focussed on helping Canadian businesses re-open safely and easily. financialpost.com/executive/executive-women/good-things-happened-when-the-wealthy-barber-bumped-into-the-problem-solver