Ray Sharma is the founding partner and CEO of Extreme Venture Partners (EVP), Canada’s top seed-stage venture fund. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ray Sharma is the founding partner and CEO of Extreme Venture Partners (EVP), Canada’s top seed-stage venture fund, where he previously spent over 10 years as a top-ranked wireless technology investment banking analyst. EVP invests in early-stage, post-revenue B2B software startups in Canada with global market potential, focusing on seed-stage deals. Typical check sizes are not explicitly stated for Sharma individually, but EVP manages over $270 million across three funds and has made more than 100 investments, often leading rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Mannin Research (2024 investment), Damon (2024 exit), Dot Health (where Sharma serves as a board member), and companies that exited to Google, Apple, and Salesforce. Sharma is a global authority in mobile technology who co-founded the Great Canadian Appathon and Canadian Open Data Experience hackathons, and he has publicly advocated for relocating startup founders to Toronto through EVP’s residency fund.
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