David has 25 years experience in venture capital and angel investing, as part of more than 40 years active in high-tech industries. He has experience in starting and growing businesses, raising financing and achieving successful M&As and IPOs.David is currently an active investor in Ottawa-area angel-backed companies. He also assists as a advisor to a variety of early-stage high-tech companies and venture capital firms. Previously, David was a Managing Director at Summerhill Venture Partners, a $175M venture capital fund investing in telecommunications and IT companies throughout North America. Summerhill was a spinout of BCE Capital, which was Bell Canada's venturing arm. While at Summerhill and BCE Capital, David invested in over 20 companies and was on the boards and was active with several successful startups in Canada and the U.S. Prior to entering the venture capital industry, David spent 14 years at Bell-Northern Research, the R&D arm of Nortel Networks. At BNR, David had several roles in system engineering, new market development, new product introduction and product development.Specialties:Strategy- assisting companies getting started with strategy development, or assisting more mature companies with key strategic decisions;Financing- assisting companies with preparation for and execution of angel or venture capital financing;Corporate governance- participating at the Board of Directors to guide companies throughout their growth;Corporate Spinouts- assisting corporate parents or entrepreneurial teams with spinouts, including the seeking of external financing;Due diligence- assisting companies with M&A opportunities and investors with new and follow-on investment opportunities.