John Eckert

John has spent his entire career in the investment industry and is one of Canada’s most experienced technology investors. Prior to Round 13, Mr. Eckert was co-founder and Managing Partner of McLean Watson Capital. While at McLean Watson, Mr. Eckert was responsible for many of its most successful companies including FloNetwork, Fortiva, and Lavalife. In January 2015, Skywave, a portfolio company of McLean Watson of which John was Chairman, was sold to Orbcomm for $200 million. McLean Watson was also the majority investor in i4i and the driving force behind its successful $315million patent infringement victory against Microsoft in 2010.

John has been chairman or held directorships in numerous early and development stage companies. Prior to McLean Watson, Mr. Eckert was co-financier of Softimage, which quickly grew to become the world’s leading 3D animation company. After its successful IPO on NASDAQ in 1992, John became co-COO of Softimage, a position he held until shortly before its acquisition by Microsoft in 1994.