Our Team

A bold team to help you innovate

Our team brings together varied profiles and solid competencies. We are people driven by the same passion for innovation and the Montréal startup ecosystem.

Anastasia Vintras

Startup relations Lead

Enjoys baking, hiking, solving puzzles and exploring new ideas.

Anastasia Vintras

Startup relations Lead

Antoine Dugne

Video Content manager

Likes learning new things, arts, fantasy, gastronomy.

Antoine Dugne

Video Content manager

Aurélie Carpentier

Events coordinator

Likes travelling, music and dancing

Aurélie Carpentier

Events coordinator

Benoit Girard

Communications Advisor

Enjoys snowboarding, the arts and home improvement projects.

Benoit Girard

Communications Advisor

Caroline Quijoux

Communications and Events advisor

Likes sports, gastronomy and traveling

Caroline Quijoux

Communications and Events advisor

Florie Jeannet

Digital communications coordinator

Likes creating visual content but also music festivals in Europe and guitar

Florie Jeannet

Digital communications coordinator

Guillaume Courcy

Director, Scaleups and programs

Likes innovation, environment and education

Guillaume Courcy

Director, Scaleups and programs

Jean-Philippe Naim

Talent program manager

Likes discovering new horizons, découvrir de nouveaux horizons, independent cinema, slam poetry

Jean-Philippe Naim

Talent program manager

Jessika-Kina Ouimet

Manager, Innovation

Likes contemporary art, traveling, yoga and gastronomy

Jessika-Kina Ouimet

Manager, Innovation

Jihane El Atifi

Lead - international partnerships & programs

Likes Africa, gastronomy, traveling, people and their life stories, football (soccer)

Jihane El Atifi

Lead - international partnerships & programs

Josée Desjardins

Project Manager - Women founders

Likes travels, culture and gastronomy

Josée Desjardins

Project Manager - Women founders

Khatidja Kassam

Communications advisor

Likes photography, gastronomy, Africa, craft beers in Québec

Khatidja Kassam

Communications advisor

Liette Lamonde

Managing Director

Likes architecture, contemporary art, gastronomy and urban discoveries

Liette Lamonde

Managing Director

Marie-Madeleine Gianni

Lead Impact and Network

Likes adventure, change, atypical thoughts, good food and opera

Marie-Madeleine Gianni

Lead Impact and Network

Marie-Pierre Hamel

Director, Communications, Government Relations, Events

Likes travels, culture, good food and running.

Marie-Pierre Hamel

Director, Communications, Government Relations, Events

Melissa Berquez

Program Manager

Likes baking cakes, painting, and being a foster family for stray cats

Melissa Berquez

Program Manager

Melyan Vézina

Lead - mobilization & impact

Likes gastronomy, potlucks, arts and UX/UI

Melyan Vézina

Lead - mobilization & impact

Naouel Hanani

Director, Programs and Ecosystem

Likes art, world cultures, gastronomy, heart intelligence

Naouel Hanani

Director, Programs and Ecosystem

Sophie Manciet

Director, Finance and Administration

Sophie Manciet

Director, Finance and Administration

Vincent Fontaine-Richer

Business analysis - data management

Enjoys real estate development, volleyball and social entrepreneurship

Vincent Fontaine-Richer

Business analysis - data management