Christian Lassonde
Founder at Impression Ventures, Inc.
Profile
Christian is the Founder and Managing Partner of Impression Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies that either improve current financial products or develop new products that ultimately provide lower costs or better access for consumers.
Impression Ventures has invested in over 20 businesses in Canada and the US.
Investments include Wealthsimple, Symend, Brim Financial, Fraction, Safekeep, Goose and many others.
Christian sits on numerous corporate boards including Brim, Sensibill, Finaeo, Fraction, and 401Go.
Christian is a serial entrepreneur, having started four technology companies prior to Impression Ventures.
He spent a decade in San Francisco, California building Virtual Greats, a luxury online property rights broker, and Millions of Us, a leading social media digital agency.
Prior to that he built software for Second Life, LucasArts and Electronic Arts and sold solutions to Sony, Nike, Warner Brothers, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Intel and many other Fortune 500 companies.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Western University.
In 2022 Christian was awarded with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Ontario Tech University.
Christian Lassonde active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Impression Ventures, Inc.
 Impression Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Impression Ventures Inc (Impression Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christian Lassonde. The firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Founder | 2012-12-31 |
Toronto French School
 Toronto French School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Toronto French School operates as school. Its programs include International Baccalaureate, La p''tite école (age 2-Grade 1), Junior School (Grades 2-5), Senior School - Collège (Grade 6-Level II) and Senior School-Lycée (Level III-V). The company was founded by Harry Giles and Anna Por in 1962 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
FINAEO, Inc.
 FINAEO, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services FINAEO, Inc. provides digital sales platform for financial advisors. It offers digital assistance, task automation, templated email generation, and calendar organizer. The company was founded by Aly Dhalla, Donald Chu and Aaron Alsop on March 10, 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
PerfectlySoft, Inc.
 PerfectlySoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PerfectlySoft, Inc. provides web server and toolkit for developers using the Swift programming language to build applications and other REST services. It lets developers build using only swift to program both the client-facing and server-side of their projects. The company was founded by Sean Stephens, Kyle Jessup, and Lucas Chang in 2015 and is headquartered in Newmarket, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2015-12-31 |
401GO LLC
 401GO LLC Investment ManagersFinance 401GO, Inc. provides retirement planning services. The company was founded by Jared Porter, Nathan Beck, Daniel Beck and Josh Malan and is headquartered in West Jordan, UT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Brim Financial, Inc.
 Brim Financial, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Brim Financial, Inc. provides financial services. The company was founded on July 15, 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Fraction Technologies, Inc.
 Fraction Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Fraction Technologies, Inc. provides lending platform services. The Canadian company was founded by Hayden James, Rayan Rafay, Joshua Baker. Hayden James has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | - |
Sensibill, Inc.
 Sensibill, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Sensibill, Inc. provides digital receipt solutions to the financial institutions. It allows retail customers to manage their itemized receipts from trusted financial services applications. The firm also specializes omni-channel, digital banking, and personal financial management. The company was founded by Corey Gross and Jamie Alexander in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Christian Lassonde
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NEXT Canada
 NEXT Canada Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NEXT Canada provides founder development mentorship, education and networking. The company was founded by Ajay Agarwal, Reza Satchu, Claudia Hepburn and Tim Hodgson in 2010 and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2014-08-01 |
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Training of Christian Lassonde
| University of San Francisco | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Western Ontario | Undergraduate Degree |
| Western University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Impression Ventures, Inc.
Impression Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Impression Ventures Inc (Impression Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christian Lassonde. The firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
Toronto French School
Toronto French School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Toronto French School operates as school. Its programs include International Baccalaureate, La p''tite école (age 2-Grade 1), Junior School (Grades 2-5), Senior School - Collège (Grade 6-Level II) and Senior School-Lycée (Level III-V). The company was founded by Harry Giles and Anna Por in 1962 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Consumer Services |
FINAEO, Inc.
FINAEO, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services FINAEO, Inc. provides digital sales platform for financial advisors. It offers digital assistance, task automation, templated email generation, and calendar organizer. The company was founded by Aly Dhalla, Donald Chu and Aaron Alsop on March 10, 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
Virtual Greats LLC
 Virtual Greats LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Virtual Greats LLC designed and developed virtual marketplace. It provided licensed virtual goods to virtual worlds, into its global operations. The company was founded by Daniel J. Jansen in 2008 and was headquartered in El Segundo, CA. | Technology Services |
Wildlaw Capital Markets, Inc.
 Wildlaw Capital Markets, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Wildlaw Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
NEXT Canada
NEXT Canada Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NEXT Canada provides founder development mentorship, education and networking. The company was founded by Ajay Agarwal, Reza Satchu, Claudia Hepburn and Tim Hodgson in 2010 and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. | Technology Services |
PerfectlySoft, Inc.
PerfectlySoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PerfectlySoft, Inc. provides web server and toolkit for developers using the Swift programming language to build applications and other REST services. It lets developers build using only swift to program both the client-facing and server-side of their projects. The company was founded by Sean Stephens, Kyle Jessup, and Lucas Chang in 2015 and is headquartered in Newmarket, Canada. | Technology Services |
401GO LLC
401GO LLC Investment ManagersFinance 401GO, Inc. provides retirement planning services. The company was founded by Jared Porter, Nathan Beck, Daniel Beck and Josh Malan and is headquartered in West Jordan, UT. | Finance |
Brim Financial, Inc.
Brim Financial, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Brim Financial, Inc. provides financial services. The company was founded on July 15, 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
Fraction Technologies, Inc.
Fraction Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Fraction Technologies, Inc. provides lending platform services. The Canadian company was founded by Hayden James, Rayan Rafay, Joshua Baker. Hayden James has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Sensibill, Inc.
Sensibill, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Sensibill, Inc. provides digital receipt solutions to the financial institutions. It allows retail customers to manage their itemized receipts from trusted financial services applications. The firm also specializes omni-channel, digital banking, and personal financial management. The company was founded by Corey Gross and Jamie Alexander in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
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