Mike Cegelski

Mike Cegelski is the Founder and Chairman of Panache Ventures, Canada’s most active seed stage venture capital fund, where Mike also serves as Managing Partner. Additionally, Cegelski holds various roles including Fellow at Diagram Ventures, Strategic Advisor for LOSANGE FINANCE, and Investing Partner at both W Investments Group and Kanata Ventures. With a strong background in the startup ecosystem, Cegelski is also a Managing Partner at 500 Startups Canada and a Limited Partner at Novacap TMT IV and Brightspark Ventures. An Angel Investor with Kouraje Management Inc. since 2000, Cegelski combines extensive experience in venture capital, advisory, and investment management since obtaining a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Université de Sherbrooke.