Guillaume Mercier
Director/Board Member at Axya, Inc.
Profile
Guillaume Mercier has held the position of Senior Vice President, Advisory Services and Business Strategy since June 2023.
He also leads our Client Diversity and Product Innovation teams.
He is focused on evolving our business practices and ways of working to drive positive client satisfaction and impact for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Guillaume is also Partner in BDC’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and is a board member at Veerum and Axya.
He also remains heavily involved in the start-up community as an investor and mentor.
Guillaume previously held the role of Senior Vice President, Head of Impact and Strategic Priorities, at BDC.
And prior to joining the Bank, he held executive positions at Vention, SSENSE, and Cirque du Soleil.
He was also a videogame producer on the NBA 2K franchise at Take-Two Interactive, and started his career at Proctor?&?Gamble in Marketing.
Guillaume holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Laval University.
Guillaume Mercier active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
BDC Venture Capital
 BDC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-01-31 |
Novamera, Inc.
 Novamera, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novamera, Inc. develops and manufactures technology for mining gold, copper and ore. The company was founded by Dustin Angelo and Allan Cramm and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Axya, Inc.
 Axya, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Axya, Inc. provides simple procurement software for manufacturing companies to increase their efficiency and collect data on their activities. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to reduce supply chain risk and failure by digitizing and structuring the manufacturing world. Procurement professionals use Axya to be 5X more efficient in their source to pay process by cutting back on emails and manual tasks. Axya takes security and privacy of customer data very seriously, both at the product level and within their teams. Axya was founded in 2019 by Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill and Karim Besbes. Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill has been the CEO since 2019. | Director/Board Member | 2021-12-31 |
Former positions of Guillaume Mercier
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Skygauge Robotics | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-28 |
Vention, Inc.
 Vention, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Vention, Inc. operates a 3-dimensional (3D) machine builder platform. Its solution allows users to design, order, and share custom machine directly from web browser. It offers small business automation, agile manufacturing, industrial design, lean manufacturing, and product validation. The company was founded by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Human Resources Officer | 2020-02-29 |
Atallah Group, Inc.
 Atallah Group, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Atallah Group, Inc. retails luxury, streetwear and avant-garde labels. The company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-03-31 |
| Cirque Du Soleil Entertainment Group | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-12-31 |
Real Investment Management, Inc.
 Real Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Real Investment Management, Inc. (Real Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2015-01-31 |
Training of Guillaume Mercier
| Université Laval | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Regent's University London | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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BDC Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada. | Finance |
Atallah Group, Inc.
Atallah Group, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Atallah Group, Inc. retails luxury, streetwear and avant-garde labels. The company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Retail Trade |
Vention, Inc.
Vention, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Vention, Inc. operates a 3-dimensional (3D) machine builder platform. Its solution allows users to design, order, and share custom machine directly from web browser. It offers small business automation, agile manufacturing, industrial design, lean manufacturing, and product validation. The company was founded by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Novamera, Inc.
Novamera, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novamera, Inc. develops and manufactures technology for mining gold, copper and ore. The company was founded by Dustin Angelo and Allan Cramm and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Producer Manufacturing |
Axya, Inc.
Axya, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Axya, Inc. provides simple procurement software for manufacturing companies to increase their efficiency and collect data on their activities. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to reduce supply chain risk and failure by digitizing and structuring the manufacturing world. Procurement professionals use Axya to be 5X more efficient in their source to pay process by cutting back on emails and manual tasks. Axya takes security and privacy of customer data very seriously, both at the product level and within their teams. Axya was founded in 2019 by Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill and Karim Besbes. Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill has been the CEO since 2019. | Technology Services |
| Cirque Du Soleil Entertainment Group | |
| Skygauge Robotics | |
Real Investment Management, Inc.
Real Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Real Investment Management, Inc. (Real Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Finance |
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