Building, operating and investing in entrepreneur-led technology businesses across innovation cycles for three decades. Alan's early international career spanned the energy, IT and mobile sectors with Schlumberger, HP and the Telesystem group. As a veteran venture investor, Alan co-founded GSM Capital, the first global wireless venture fund, with notable investments such as Saraïde (acquired by Infospace) and Paypal. As a founding partner in Acta Wireless, he chaired OZ Communications (acquired by Nokia), co-founded Millennial Media (NYSE: MM, acquired by Verizon AOL) as well as Real Ventures, Canada's leading source of capital for game-changing entrepreneurs and a driving force behind emerging tech ecosystems. Alan's long term commitment to his community includes Cofounder/Ambassador of TechAide (supporting United Way), Advisory Board Member of AI4GoodLab, Founder of the OSMO Foundation (Maison Notman House), former Co-Chair of Startup Montreal, Founding Sponsor of the Mobile Giving Foundation and Advisor to Kids Code Jeunesse. A native of Scotland, keen cyclist and lifelong skier, Alan holds a BSc (Hons) in Offshore Engineering from Heriot-Watt University and an MBA from INSEAD. Building, operating and investing in entrepreneur-led technology businesses across innovation cycles for three decades. Alan's early international career spanned the energy, IT and mobile sectors with Schlumberger, HP and the Telesystem group. As a veteran venture investor, Alan co-founded GSM Capital, the first global wireless venture fund, with notable investments such as Saraïde (acquired by Infospace) and Paypal. As a founding partner in Acta Wireless, he chaired OZ Communications (acquired by Nokia), co-founded Millennial Media (NYSE: MM, acquired by Verizon AOL) as well as Real Ventures, Canada's leading source of capital for game-changing entrepreneurs and a driving force behind emerging tech ecosystems. Alan's long term commitment to his community includes Cofounder/Ambassador of TechAide (supporting United Way), Advisory Board Member of AI4GoodLab, Founder of the OSMO Foundation (Maison Notman House), former Co-Chair of Startup Montreal, Founding Sponsor of the Mobile Giving Foundation and Advisor to Kids Code Jeunesse. A native of Scotland, keen cyclist and lifelong skier, Alan holds a BSc (Hons) in Offshore Engineering from Heriot-Watt University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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  Board Partner in Real Ventures

  We support game-changing, early-stage Canadian technology leaders who are building the future

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  Co-Founder in Real Ventures

  We support game-changing, early-stage Canadian technology leaders who are building the future