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Ralph Baddour
Engineer + Venture builder + Advisor/Investor of scrappy founders "pre-seed"
Ralph Baddour is an experienced entrepreneur and investor currently serving as the President of the Board of Directors at HiVE Vancouver Society.4 He has a background in founding and leading tech startups in both Canada and France.1 After relocating to Vancouver, Baddour transitioned to the funding side, leading an investment cycle for a hybrid corporate-government fund before launching a micro-VC firm focused on expanding access to early-stage risk capital in Western Canada.1
Baddour is a strong advocate for social entrepreneurship, serving on the board of the charity Employ to Empower in addition to his role at HiVE.1 His professional experience includes:
- Founder of Badhouse Ventures in Vancouver, Canada2
- Investor and co-founder of Polltogo3
- Former engineer and biophysics researcher3
Baddour is known for his expertise in bootstrapping and has been involved in web ventures since high school.3 His LinkedIn profile can be found under the username "baddour".2
