MK

Michael Kieran

VP of Talent

Ottawa, Ontario

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Venture Advisor

    2024

    Storytime Capital is a VC focused on early stage (Pre-Seed & Seed) investments in technology solving the Future of Work.

  • Limited Partner

    2019

    Operator Collective is an early-stage B2B venture firm and community backed by top-tier institutions and 200+ of tech's most exceptional operators

2024 - 2025

  • VP, Talent

    2024 - 2025

    Veza is the authorization platform for data, enabling organizations to easily understand, manage and control who can and should take what action on what data.

2019 - 2024

  • VP, Talent & People

    2023 - 2024

    At Tray.io, we build and deliver a unique low-code and AI-enabled automation platform that enterprises use to transform complex processes into scalable, adaptable workflows.

  • Head of Talent

    2019 - 2023

    The Talent team's mission is to give Tray a Human Capital advantage by building a thoughtful recruiting machine that attracts, develops and retains the best people in the world.

2016 - 2019

  • Head of Recruiting

    2018 - 2019

    At Duo, we blend cybersecurity expertise with a user-centric approach, offering cutting-edge solutions in two-factor authentication, endpoint remediation, and secure single sign-on tools. Acquired by Cisco for $2.35 billion in 2018.

  • Executive Recruiter

    2016 - 2018

    Built a new IPO readiness team hiring new COO, CFO, CMO, and CPO + a dozen V-Level hires. Indirectly reported to the CEO/ Co-founder and collaborated with Benchmark, GV, and True Ventures, without spending any $ on agency support. In this time the company grew from 200 employees in September 2016 to 800 by July 2018.

2014 - 2019

  • Partner

    2014 - 2019

    Independent owner of a mobile app development agency. Blueprint Lion Architects Mobile Applications for Niche Information Marketers with Pride.

2014 - 2019

  • Partner

    2014 - 2019

    Independent owner of a Recruitment advisory. I help founders.

  • Partner

    2013 - 2016

    Co-owner of a boutique recruitment agency. Support & Develop our existing Permanent Placement channels & Launch TeamBuilder's Project Based Resource offering.

2008 - 2013

  • Managing Director - National Capital Region

    2008 - 2013

    P&L, Branch Direction, Strategic Account Management for Experis' IT & Engineering offering in the NCR.

2007 - 2008

  • Recruitment/ Business Development Manager

    2007 - 2008

    Permanent Placement of IT & Engineering professionals.