His varied background includes work as a president, COO and CFO, building, growing and managing high-growth technology companies such as Fortiva (acquired by Proofpoint [Nasdaq: PFPT]), Borderware Technologies (acquired by Watchguard), ActivPlant (acquired by CDC Software), and FloNetwork (acquired by DoubleClick [Nasdaq: DCLK]), and raising over $100 million in venture capital investments for various firms. Wilson was also an entrepreneur in residence at Ventures West, a $700 million venture capital fund.

Most recently, as founding partner of BrightIron, Wilson has worked and advised companies such as Joist, Cirba, Nudge, Nexonia, Format, JibeStream, Chango (acquired by Rubicon Project), Surf Easy (acquired by Opera Software), ClearFit, Influitive, UberFlip, LiveClips (acquired by DIRECTV), Mazooma, and Mtrex Networks.

Wilson graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and obtained his Chartered Account designation while working at Arthur Andersen.

Prior to joining Brightiron, Martha led the finance departments at FloNetwork (acquired by DoubleClick) and Telmetrics. During her time with Brightiron, Martha has worked with many exciting growth tech companies such as Joist, Clearfit, Swift Medical and Flixel.

Martha obtained her CA designation while working at Arthur Anderson. Martha graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Commerce.

He has over 18 years of experience working with small to medium sized private businesses in a diverse number of different industries. He was instrumental in the sale of a tech Company by preparing the financial information and analysis for prospective buyers and handling all the due diligence requests. He recently assisted a Company in the aerospace industry to obtain aircraft financing, grow market share and subsequently sell the business. He was involved in the $4 million acquisition of a renewable energy Company and corresponding financing as well as a merger with a major competitor. Ryan also helped negotiate and execute the complex sale of a construction Company for $11 million to a national competitor. In the past he helped a $180 million Company in the financial industry merge and go public due to pressure from OSC regulations.

Ryan has also owned and managed an accounting Firm for over 8 years and is well versed in external reporting, taxation and financial compliance. He has volunteered on various boards over the years mostly for NFPs focused on helping small businesses.

Prior to joining the team, Mandeep served as the CFO at Virgin Gaming during which time the company raised over $50M in financing, grew from 10 to 60 employees, and signed landmark deals with industry giants such as Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Take 2 Entertainment. Mandeep has also served as the CFO at Hostopia where he was responsible for restructuring the company’s Finance operations and contributing to the acquisition and integration of numerous entities, ultimately resulting in the company doubling its revenue over a 2 year period. Mandeep has also held management positions at Genesis Microchip and Ernst & Young during his career.

At BrightIron, Mandeep has worked with and advised companies such as Nymi, Swift Medical, OMX, Pressley (acquired by Vision Critical), eScribe, Sky Guys, and World Gaming (acquired by Cineplex) with everything from capital raises, go-to-market strategy, RTO’s, and overseeing the company’s overall finance function.

As Exact Imaging’s first finance hire, Travis was part of the executive management team that commercialized the world’s first and only high-frequency micro-ultrasound system used in the detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer. At Exact Imaging, Travis helped raise over $40M in financing and expanded the team beyond Canadian borders into Europe and the United States. Prior to Exact Imaging, Travis was a Senior Associate in KPMG’s Enterprise practice where he provided audit and advisory services to small and medium sized private businesses.

Travis graduated from the University of Western Ontario where he was awarded the program’s gold medal and is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at the BioMedical Zone, a Toronto-based accelerator focused on the development of technology-focused early-stage companies that deliver solutions to real world health problems.

Divya has a passion in helping her clients understand their business better as they grow. She enjoys working with companies to create efficient processes designed to provide an accurate view of their current and forecasted financials. In addition to her operational experience, Divya has deep expertise in external financial reporting criteria, including the financial reporting requirements associated with RTO transactions. During her time with BrightIron Divya has worked with many exciting, high-growth tech companies including Borrowell, CryptoGlobal (acquired by Hyperblock), The Sky Guys, OMX, and Curasion.

Prior to joining BrightIron, Divya received her CPA while working at Ernst & Young as a Manager within their Assurance Services group. In her free time, she volunteers with social enterprises and sole proprietors, helping them sort out their financial needs.

The objective is to streamline processes and make the workflow efficient. Harshesh has also worked with QuickBooks for over 10 years and is also a Certified Xero user. In addition, he has experience managing the books of a diverse group of companies, from large to small in various stages of their lifecycle. In addition to the day to day Bookkeeping, he can also setup and manage budgets and manage all their payroll needs using services such as Wagepoint, Ceridian, ADP and Payweb.

Prior to joining the team, Tom served as the CFO of Crowdspark Limited. Tom was responsible for the financial reporting and operational management of the Company. Tom’s experience includes building and growing other tech companies including Route1 Inc, Engineering.com and OpenText. Tom is a performance oriented leader who has served in a variety of capacity including regulatory report, management reporting, technology implementation, capital raising and investor management.

Tom is a graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration program at Wilfrid Laurier University; a graduate of the Master of Business Administration at St. Mary’s University and holds a Certified Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant designation.

Prior to his association with BrightIron, Puneet headed the Finance & Ops function at Influitive, a marketing & community focused SaaS business based in Toronto. He was born and raised in India, and moved to Toronto in 2016 after contributing to multiple unicorn startups in their hyper-growth phase. Puneet was VP Finance at Zomato, a restaurant discovery platform which later acquired Urbanspoon to enter North America; and served as the Head of Strategic Initiatives at Ola Cabs, India’s market-leading ride-sharing platform. He also played a key role in travel company MakeMyTrip’s IPO on Nasdaq back in 2010.

Puneet earned an MBA from IIM Calcutta, one of India’s top 3 business schools; and Bachelor of Commerce degree from SRCC, India’s top-ranked under-graduate program. He started his career at Ernst & Young, before discovering his passion for technology businesses. When he is not at work, he loves being outdoors or playing racquet sports like table tennis or badminton.

During her time with BrightIron, Caroline has worked with many exciting tech companies such as Swift Medical, The Red Pin, Authentic Web, and DragonTail Systems.

Caroline graduated from Queen’s University at Kingston with a Bachelor degree in Economics, followed by studying Accounting at the University of Toronto.