I’m Isaac, an early stage investor and community builder based in Montreal. I’m currently a Partner at Pender Ventures, where I invest in B2B software and health tech. I got my start in VC at Real Ventures, where I made lots of pre-seed investments, ran FounderFuel and was the first investor in Front Row Ventures. I spent the first half of my career in product management at Sonder, Frank and Oak, Yahoo and Scholastic. I have an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in Religion from Columbia. 

Professionally, I’m passionate about backing startups and building communities. I’m a co-founder of two meetups, blinkBL_NK, which ran for many years in Singapore, and Product Tank Montreal, a meetup for product managers. I’m also a co-founder of APM Montreal, a community-based training program and the content chair for GPFest. I’m spinning up some new community projects, so stay tuned for more. 

I love working with startups because I believe that technology is the most powerful force shaping human society and startups are the most important vehicle for manifesting that technology. I love to connect with like-minded people and pay it forward, especially for underrepresented groups, so if you think I can help or know someone I should meet, please reach out.

When I’m not working, you can find me hanging with my family and/or playing tennis/disc golf/basketball/hockey or biking/hiking/skiing/camping. Born and bred in Massachusetts, I’m a Sox/Celtics/Pats/Bruins fan with an expat soft spot for the Habs. I love to read sci fi and history. You can find more on Twitter and Linkedin.

(Updated July 2024)