Andre is the Founding General Partner at Maple VC, a seed fund that backs founders with Canadian roots. Prior to founding Maple, he was one of the first 25 employees at Uber and Hired (both have Canadian founders). He is also a Venture Partner at Inovia, Canada’s top multi-stage fund and Co-Chair of the C100, an influential community of Canadians in tech. Prior to tech, Andre worked in investment banking in the US and UK. Andre was born and raised in Toronto and earned a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Toronto. Andre currently splits his time between San Francisco and Seoul. His ties to Korea are through his wife who works in Global Philanthropy at UNICEF.