Brad Johns
Director/Board Member at Cambrian House, Inc.
Profile
.Brad Johns brings over 25 years of private equity, venture capital, business development, product management and manufacturing experience to the firm.
Based in Calgary, Brad spends his time finding and scaling, emerging growth opportunities in the enterprise process, energy and industrial sectors.
Brad also manages the Accelerate Funds II and III which are Alberta based funds focused on seed investments, is a member and past Chairman of the A100, is on the board of the VCAA and volunteers as a coach/mentor with the VMSA.
Brad leads Yaletown’s investments in ThoughExchange, Userful, Showbie, and LoginRadius, and focuses on enterprise and industrial technologies that transform traditional processes.
He previously led the firm’s investments in Chaordix (acquired by Benevity), Monexa (acquired by Netsuite), and Shadow Networks (acquired by Acalvio).
Prior to joining Yaletown, Brad was a partner at Moneta Capital where he was responsible for information and industrial technology investments and vice president of Launchworks, a venture capital firm which was among the top performers in its vintage.
Earlier in his career, he was an executive at global communications-giant, Nortel, providing leadership in manufacturing and product management in Canada and the UK.
Brad holds a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University, an M.Eng in Systems Engineering from McMaster University, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Brad Johns active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc.
 Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc (Yaletown Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Mike Satterfield and Hans Knapp. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Private Equity Investor | 01/05/2011 |
Shadow Networks, Inc.
 Shadow Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shadow Networks, Inc. provides security solutions for enterprise and government networks. The company was founded by Chad O. Hughes, Steve Silva, Dave Camarata, Michael G. Lyons, Bryan McMillan and Eric Winsborrow in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2011 |
Cambrian House, Inc.
 Cambrian House, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cambrian House, Inc. provides managed crowdsourcing communities. It offers a software platform, an enterprise-class crowdsourcing engine that enables users to configure a crowdsourcing site to address crowdsourcing needs in organizations. The company was founded by Shelley Kuipers in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
The Venture Capital Association of Alberta
 The Venture Capital Association of Alberta Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Venture Capital Association of Alberta operates as an industry association for venture capital, private equity, angel investors and others. The firm invests capital and specializes in the following sectors: information and communications technology, clean and energy technologies, and agriculture and bio and life sciences. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd.
 Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd. engages in the provision of software development services that enables people to discuss and ask questions. It offers virtual events, support services, story, and video coverage. The company was founded by Amos Michelson, Dave macleod, and Jim Firstbrook in 2009 and is headquartered in Rossland, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Brad Johns
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Endurance Wind Power, Inc.
 Endurance Wind Power, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Endurance Wind Power, Inc. manufactures and designs wind turbines. Its products include E-3120 and X-29. The firm’s line of modern, induction-based wind turbines brings efficient, reliable, safe and quiet renewable energy to homeowners, businesses and institutions across Europe and North America. The company was founded in 2007 by Doug Hicks, Glenn Johnson, David Rankin, David Laino, Cal A. Murrison and Dean Arthur Davis and is headquartered in Surrey, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2016 |
Monexa Services, Inc.
 Monexa Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Monexa Services, Inc. provides software for online billing services. Its services include subscription billing solutions, recurring payment, and usage-based billing. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 02/08/2015 |
| The A100 | Chairman | 02/03/2015 |
Moneta Energy Services Ltd.
 Moneta Energy Services Ltd. Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Moneta Energy Services Ltd. develops energy management solutions. Its solutions include price risk management, storage, transportation, physical logistics and financial options. The company was founded by Rex H. Kary and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Founder | 02/05/2011 |
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Training of Brad Johns
| Queen's University | Undergraduate Degree |
| McMaster University | Graduate Degree |
| INSEAD | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 13 |
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Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc.
Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc (Yaletown Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Mike Satterfield and Hans Knapp. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Finance |
Moneta Energy Services Ltd.
Moneta Energy Services Ltd. Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Moneta Energy Services Ltd. develops energy management solutions. Its solutions include price risk management, storage, transportation, physical logistics and financial options. The company was founded by Rex H. Kary and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Industrial Services |
Launchworks, Inc.
 Launchworks, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Launchworks, Inc. is a private equity firm. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. | Finance |
Shadow Networks, Inc.
Shadow Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shadow Networks, Inc. provides security solutions for enterprise and government networks. The company was founded by Chad O. Hughes, Steve Silva, Dave Camarata, Michael G. Lyons, Bryan McMillan and Eric Winsborrow in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Cambrian House, Inc.
Cambrian House, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cambrian House, Inc. provides managed crowdsourcing communities. It offers a software platform, an enterprise-class crowdsourcing engine that enables users to configure a crowdsourcing site to address crowdsourcing needs in organizations. The company was founded by Shelley Kuipers in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Monexa Services, Inc.
Monexa Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Monexa Services, Inc. provides software for online billing services. Its services include subscription billing solutions, recurring payment, and usage-based billing. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Technology Services |
Chaordix, Inc.
 Chaordix, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Chaordix, Inc. provides crowdsourcing technology solutions. It focuses on developing those companies which emerged from crowdsourced discoveries. The firm portfolio includes Gwabs, FilmRiot and the Chaordix crowdsourcing platform. The company was founded by Michael J. Sikorsky and Shelley Kuipers in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Technology Services |
The Venture Capital Association of Alberta
The Venture Capital Association of Alberta Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Venture Capital Association of Alberta operates as an industry association for venture capital, private equity, angel investors and others. The firm invests capital and specializes in the following sectors: information and communications technology, clean and energy technologies, and agriculture and bio and life sciences. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd.
Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd. engages in the provision of software development services that enables people to discuss and ask questions. It offers virtual events, support services, story, and video coverage. The company was founded by Amos Michelson, Dave macleod, and Jim Firstbrook in 2009 and is headquartered in Rossland, Canada. | Technology Services |
Endurance Wind Power, Inc.
Endurance Wind Power, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Endurance Wind Power, Inc. manufactures and designs wind turbines. Its products include E-3120 and X-29. The firm’s line of modern, induction-based wind turbines brings efficient, reliable, safe and quiet renewable energy to homeowners, businesses and institutions across Europe and North America. The company was founded in 2007 by Doug Hicks, Glenn Johnson, David Rankin, David Laino, Cal A. Murrison and Dean Arthur Davis and is headquartered in Surrey, Canada. | Producer Manufacturing |
MCK Communications, Inc.
 MCK Communications, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology MCK Communications, Inc. developed, marketed and distributed voice solutions. It offered an open and interconnected business telephony environment and options for flexible migration to next generation environments. It was founded in June, 1989 and was headquartered in Needham, MA. | Electronic Technology |
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