Sara Defina

Vice President, Finance

Sara joined Information VP in 2020 as Director, Finance and was recently promoted to Vice President, Finance. Her focus includes all legal and financial related activities involved in due diligence and post investment support of portfolio investments. She also oversees fund operations, fund raising activities and helping the Co-founders manage LP relationships.

Before joining Information VP, Sara worked at SurePath Capital Partners, an investment bank advising growth-stage B2B software companies. In this role, Sara was responsible for supporting clients through all technical aspects of mergers and acquisitions and growth equity financings. Prior to joining SurePath, Sara worked at KPMG in the Valuations Deal Advisory group focusing on providing valuation assistance and strategic recommendations for the purposes of financial reporting, taxation, and mergers and acquisitions, for various private and public entities. Sara started off her career in the KPMG Audit and Assurance Practice, performing financial statement audits and reviews for both public and private clients in the financial services industry, including the Bank of Nova Scotia and TMX Group.

Sara is also an active member of the CVCA’s Diversity and Inclusion committee. She obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator.