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Craig Hunter

Partner @ Amplify Capital // Past: first 50 @ Uber, CEO @ Bitmaker (acquired by General Assembly), CEO @ Dwelling, GM @ Ritual

Toronto, Ontario

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2025

    Backing the best founders solving problems that really matter. We write $1-3M cheques into early stage healthcare, climate, and deeptech companies across North America.

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Scout

    2025

  • Founder & Partner

    2016

    Investor collective (syndicate) that's backed 100+ startups with a focus on fintech, deeptech, marketplaces, and teams tackling the most antiquated industries. The unsexier the better. 🦕

2020 - 2024

  • Co-founder & CEO

    2020 - 2024

    We help you find the downpayment for your first home. 🏡 Get matched with up to $30,000 in down payment assistance from federal, state, and non-profit programs. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Jack Dorsey, Night Capital, Garage Capital, Hustle Fund, and founders/execs from Ramp, Tinder, Shopify, Wealthfront, Not Boring, Meta, Wave, Skillshare, Morning Brew, Italic, and more.

2021 - 2023

  • Fellow - Scale

    2021 - 2023

    Fellow in the very first Scale cohort (ODS1).

2017 - 2018

  • Vice President, Growth

    2017 - 2018

    Notch (formerly ChefHero) aims to reinvent the food service industry. I invested in their pre-seed round (my first angel investment ever) and helped the company from pre-seed to Series A. Scaled Canada from one vertical to several and led our US expansion. The company has raised $39M from Accomplice, Portage, Garage Capital, and more.

2015 - 2017

  • General Manager

    2015 - 2017

    Original General Manager of the business. Ritual's award-winning app now serves 10,000 restaurants in 50 cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company has raised over $180 million from investors like Greylock, Insight Venture Partners, Georgian, and many more.

  • CEO

    2014 - 2016

    Bitmaker was Canada's leading technology bootcamp. The company was acquired by General Assembly - the largest technology bootcamp in the world backed by Jeff Bezos, Yuri Milner, and Maveron. General Assembly was subsequently acquired by Adecco for $413mm in 2018. Our amazing graduates are still building at companies like Shopify, Facebook, Wealthsimple, and most top technology companies.

2012 - 2014

  • Marketing Manager & City Launch

    2012 - 2014

    Joined Uber as one of the first 50 employees globally with just a handful of cities. Wild ride. 🚀