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Dylan Itzikowitz

Co-Founder

New York, New York, United States10 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in early-stage startup investments.
  • Advocate for accessibility and inclusion initiatives.
  • Strong leadership in community engagement projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capital and Social Impact specialist with a focus on early-stage technology investments.

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Budget ManagementCreativity SkillsCultural DiversityLeadershipManagementMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointOpen-mindednessPeople SkillsPublic SpeakingResearchSocial MediaTeam LeadershipWriting

About

“Habitual dot connector” 🇨🇦 Investing in exceptional early stage founders globally 🇺🇸 | My DM's are always open | Expa; Founders Factory 🇬🇧 | Founded The Forward Movement (theforwardmovement.ca) |

Experience

South park commons

Principal

Apr 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · New York, United States · On-site

Expa

Principal

Jan 2021Jan 2024 · 3 yrs · New York, United States · On-site

  • Investments: Norm Ai, Knock.App, M-XR, Northflank, Dispatch (FKA One Advisory), ATC Research, Trackd

Founders factory

Investment Associate

Jan 2019Jan 2021 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

  • Select investments: Storyblok, Simulon (FKA Beamm), HotelRunner, TroopTravel, Tarmac Technologies, Enso Connect +

The bakery

Investment Associate

Jan 2019Jan 2019 · 0 mo · London, United Kingdom

  • Part of the team running end-to-end challenge-led corporate innovation programmes designed to help corporates work with, and invest in, early-stage technology startups
  • Global community engagement across investors, niche startup communities, accelerators and universities to scout for seed and Series A B2B startup investments
  • Assisted the programme management team of a corporate venture building programme from ideation, team formation and final investment due diligence
  • Built partnerships across The Bakery network to bring in potential ecosystem partners, mentors, VC funds, and corporate clients
  • Created and delivered workshops on scaling through corporate collaboration for the Centre for International Exchange’s Entrepreneur Lab (eLab)

The forward movement

Co-Founder

Jan 2017Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · Ontario, Canada

  • Honored with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Leadership in Accessibility by the Canadian Government
  • Successfully lobbied 15+ cities (including Toronto) across Canada to formally adopt the Dynamic Symbol of Accessibility (DSA) to promote access and inclusion for all
  • Executed education events around the adoption of the icon at universities, hospitals, athletic centres, and corporations (Toyota Canada, Impark Parking Management, University of Toronto)
  • Scaled via open-sourced activism, encompassing recruiting, training, and empowering ambassadors from across Canada to roll out The Forward Movement programming in their communities and corporations
  • Continuously championing stakeholder relationships for on-going DSA-related projects in the public, private and third sector

Venturelab

Entrepreneurship Resource

Jan 2017Jan 2017 · 0 mo · Toronto, Canada Area

  • Worked on the High Potential team responsible for scouting, assessing, and managing pre-series A technology businesses
  • Assisted companies in leveraging startup ecosystem and IBM Canada resources

Centre for social innovation (csi)

Community Manager

Jan 2016Jan 2017 · 1 yr · Toronto, Canada Area

  • The Centre for Social Innovation is an incubator with a mission to catalyze social innovation in Toronto and around the world. In addition to working on my current upcoming initiative at CSI, I work for the organization itself. My duties include:
  • Identified a need for a more in-depth understanding of revenue models for CSI members
  • Piloted Money Matters: a weekly educational program where a different Social Enterprise presents their revenue Model
  • Created and posted Case Studies on each presenting organization's revenue model
  • Facilitated cooperation between members with shared goals and needs
  • Aided several organizations with various tasks that fall within my areas of interest and expertize

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Master of Science - MS — Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Western University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Political Science and Government

University of Nottingham

Politics and International Relations — International Exchange

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