Meet the funder

Meet Sofiane.  In his past, he managed 3 fintechs and was a partner in an investment bank. Currently he is CEO of Lozard Group and partner in 2 VC funds.  He has managed 2 exits and is also a business angel in the tech sectors with investments made in different countries.

Sofiane is a mentor in several incubators, Iboost (Ryerson), Mentor in DMZ (Joint venture between Ryerson and St Michael Hospital), Advisor in Holt Accelerator (Fintech accelerator in Montreal), Menor in StartGBC (Geroge Brown).

He has raised nearly $ 200 million in his career and has the experience of creating and developing entrepreneurial projects with 0 budget until the realization of several millions of revenue.

He is also a TEDx Speaker.

As Director of Venture Capital, Edward connects OAK with their Venture Capital partners and key clients across North America and Europe to facilitate their funding process and prepare deal flow for OAK'S LAB Ventures. He engages with Family Offices, HNWI and Funds for the new OAK’S LAB Ventures fund, investing in the next-gen of entrepreneurs.

OAK'S LAB Digital is a digital development agency specialising in Design, Software Development & Management of large-scale tech products. We are based in Prague (HQ) and Silicon Valley.

Edward also spends time advising companies in stealth and emerging markets.

Jan Christopher Arp is Managing Partner & co-Founder of Holt Accelerator that has currently invested in 18 early-stage Canadian & International Fintech startups.

Previously, he founded Fintech Cadence, a non-profit that has trained thousands of individuals, creating 100+ Fintech projects.

Prior to this, he was Head of Finance at Bus.com, helping it from incorporation to Series A, as well as Head of Finance at District 3, helping 20 early stage teams raise $15+ million.

He began his career as a Consultant for billion dollar investment banking projects in the satellite sector. He holds an MBA from HEC, a finance degree from OttawaU, passed II levels of the CFA, and was awarded Montreal Ambassador of the year (2018) from the Montreal Startup Awards.

Aaron is an Operating Partner with Cross River Infrastructure Partners, a development and commercialization platform for next generation circular economy projects with a focus on carbon, hydrogen and agriculture.

He is also a Venture Partner with Vectr Ventures, a Hong Kong-based venture capital investment firm, where he focuses on AgTech, FoodTech and waste upcycling technologies.

Previously Aaron was a Managing Director at Ultra Capital, a sustainable infrastructure project finance fund manager based in Philadelphia.

Aaron has over 20 years of international investment and advisory experience, including 10 years in Asia, focusing on technology, energy, agriculture and waste.