Omi Velasco

Principal

2022

Graphite Ventures is one of Canada's most active VC firms, investing in over 200 companies in the past decade. Here is a summary of our investment fund: Fund: $120M launched in Nov 2021 Geography: Canada only 🇨🇦 Sector: B2B enterprise software and capital efficient hardware, industry agnostic Revenue model: SaaS/recurring ideally Stage: Product market fit, post-revenue Traction: ~ $300K to $1.5M ARR typically (not hard numbers) Avg. Annual Contract Value: ideally over $12K Cheque size: $500K-$1M initial cheque, with $1M-$3M preserved for follow ons Lead preference: We lead, co-lead and can also follow Board observer in WaitWell, Ontopical, and InfinitySPM.

Personal Investments

2016

Venture capital and boring company deals.

Executive Director

2022 - 2025

The VCAA is the primary industry association for venture capital, private equity, and angel investors in Alberta. The VCAA creates opportunities for collisions that spur innovation, connections, and greater deal flow among venture capital industry players and related industries.

Late Co-founder & COO (Acquired)

2021 - 2022

PirPos was acquired by Loggro (www.loggro.com), a leading SaaS ERP for SMBs, in April 2022. PirPos is POS and inventory management software that helps thousands of restaurants run their businesses in Latin America.

Consultant, Technology Strategy & Architecture

2017 - 2018

Business Technology Analyst

2016 - 2017

Led and supported process redesigns, technology deployments, and organizational transformations across IT, telecommunications, and oil & gas industries, driving efficiency, standardization, and digital transformation through platforms like ServiceNow and SAP S/4HANA.

Founder

2014 - 2016

Spa services on demand, primarily serving hotels without a spa onsite.

Franchise Owner

2011 - 2012

Residential painting business.