Koru is a captive venture studio backed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Founded in 2019, Koru exists to drive value creation and grow the overall enterprise value of OTPP’s portfolio companies by partnering with them to identify, validate, build and oversee new disruptive business opportunities that leverage unfair advantages. Ultimately, this is in service of providing the pensions of the teachers of Ontario. 

Since 2019, Koru has built and launched 9 new ventures across a variety of industries and geographies including child care, field safety, customer service innovation, financial services, e-commerce logistics, elder care and climate tech/energy transition.

Venture Capital

Koru

Bryan Marcovici

Care Fader

Noeline Rajasekaran

Rosanne Lai

Jocelyne Beaulieu

Juan Musleh

Craig Fitzpatrick

Parisa Tootazehi

Cady Lewis

Shawn Cole

Liana Fisher

The Product and Growth team at Koru is responsible for identifying, developing, and scaling new disruptive ventures that leverage OTPP's portfolio companies' unique advantages. They drive value creation by overseeing the product development lifecycle, ensuring market fit, and implementing growth strategies to maximize engagement and expansion. Their ultimate goal is to enhance the overall enterprise value and support the long-term sustainability of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

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Leadership Team

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