Investing Profile

Paul Desmarais

VCInvestorCEOFounder
Chairman and CEO at Sagard
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Networks Paul is a member of
Katapult Accelerator Network
1278 CONNECTIONS
Goldman Sachs Network
1031 CONNECTIONS
Goldman Sachs Network
1031 CONNECTIONS
Moving Capital Network
963 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
898 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Sagard
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
10

Paul Desmarais is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Paul Desmarais's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Nesto
Series EJun 2026$220M
Secondary MarketJun 2026
Series CDec 2022$80M
Series BJun 2021$63M
$370M
Co-investors: Will Sheldon (Expedition Growth Capital)
Midas
Series BAug 2025$80M
Series AApr 2024$45M
$190M
Co-investors: Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Yusuf Ozdalga (QED Investors), Nigel Morris (QED Investors), Cem Sertoglu (Bek Ventures), Santo Politi (Spark Capital LLC), Berkin Toktaş (Revo Capital), Mehmet Atici (Earlybird Venture Capital), George Rzepecki (Glynn Capital)
Octav
SeedSep 2023$3M
$3M
Stack Wealth
SeedDec 2021$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Kunal Shah
Gray Hawk Investment Strategies
Private EquityApr 2021$10M
Private EquityOct 2020
$10M

Paul Desmarais's Experience

Chairman Robertson StephensPresent
Chairman Katapult AcceleratorPresent
Analyst Goldman SachsPresent
Associate Goldman SachsPresent
Project Manager ImerysPresent
Corporate Strategy ImerysPresent
Assistant Vice President - Risk Management Great-West Lifeco IncPresent
Board Member Putnam InvestmentsPresent
Board Member Great-West InvestmentsPresent
Board Member Great-West LifePresent
Board Member IG Wealth ManagementPresent
Board Member ImerysPresent
Chairman Sagard CapitalPresent
Chairman Of The Board WealthsimplePresent
Board Member Personal CapitalPresent
Chairman Moving CapitalPresent
Chairman Of The Board DialoguePresent
Chairman of the Board Sagard WealthPresent
Board Member NestoPresent
Board Member EmpowerPresent
Co-Founder and Chairman DiagramPresent
Chairman and CEO SagardPresent
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman PortagePresent

Paul Desmarais's Education

Harvard University BA Economics
INSEAD MBA Business

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