Randy Thompson – CEO, VentureAlberta
R Stewart (Randy) Thompson has been working in the start up venture space since 1992 when he started the first ISP in Alberta. In 1999 he started working on developing Angel Groups in Alberta, starting with an organization that matched deals for Western Canada investors on the Internet. Since that time, he led a team that started Deal Generator, an Edmonton based Angel group, and in 2003 Randy started Keiretsu Forum Calgary, an internationally affiliated angel group with over 400 accredited investors.
In 2001, Mr Thompson began to work as a Venture Capital Advisor to the Province of Alberta, starting the Alberta California Venture Channel, bringing together investors and companies in both regions. He has also introduced Alberta as an investment region to investors in New York, London, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Seattle, and Dallas.
In March 2007, Randy parlayed his Angel experience into a new role: General Partner in a new cross border Venture Fund, Argon Venture Partners. With two General Partners in Silicon Valley, and one in Western Canada, the fund is uniquely positioned to support early stage companies. The fund is focused on Information Technologies in both regions (Western Canada and Silicon Valley). Randy also sits on the board of four companies and one not-for-profit.
