Contributor Biography
Chris Arsenault is a senior executive with over 15 years of general management experience in high technology industries, with extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, sales, marketing and communications. Chris first joined MSBi Capital in 2002 as a Partner focused on InfoTech investments, and is now President & Chief Executive Officer of iNovia Capital (formerly MSBi Capital).
Chris has been involved in numerous entrepreneurial initiatives, including the ENABLIS Entrepreneurial Network Inc., a $25 million G8 sponsored venture capital seed fund. Since 1998, has been involved as an investor and as a board member to a number of transactions at the seed stage level, including the seed and follow-on financing of Airborne Entertainment Inc. (which was acquired by Cybird for $110 million in cash in June 2005, and was awarded "deal of the year" by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association).
Prior to joining iNovia Capital, Chris was a partner and entrepreneur in residence with the Telesystem group, where, in addition to managing direct investments (such as Popcast Communications Corp., Look Communications and Airborne Entertainment), he was involved in the creation of up2 Technologies ‐ a subsidiary for Teleglobe Inc. which was then acquired by BCE Inc.; and a subsidiary for Microcell Telecommunications Inc. – i5 Corp. – which was then acquired in 2005 by Rogers Wireless Inc. He helped built, since its inception, Wanted Technologies (TSX under ticker:WAN.V), a business intelligence information and technology provider, and helped launch Copernic Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq under ticker:CNIC) a leading agent based technology company.
Chris began his business career in technology as founder and CEO of SIT Inc., an international Internet integrator and the first Netscape Communications software developer, which, after winding-up of its Ste-Foy offices, was sold to Ubizen of Belgium in 1999 for €42 million. Specialties: Venture Capital Start-up's Building technology business
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