David Unsworth
Information Venture Partners Co-Founder and General Partner
Dave Unsworth co-founded Information Venture Partners in 2014. Dave has led investments in
Sensibill,
eSentire (exited, 2017),
Verafin, LendingFront, Knowtions Research,
Igloo Software (exited, 2017), Viigo (acquired by BlackBerry) and works closely with portfolio companies like BigID. Dave is focused on
fintech and
enterprise software and is particularly interested in cybersecurity, mobile, future of work and ventures that create highly valuable data assets by being at the centre of large scale financial transactions.
Prior to founding Information Venture Partners Dave worked as an investor with RBC Venture Partners from 2001. Prior to his career in venture capital Dave had a successful career in operating roles focused on e-commerce strategy development, technology enabled financial services product development, technology project management and retail/commercial financial services.
Dave was granted an MBA from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also a graduate of the NVCA’s Venture Capital Institute and the Rotman SME Board Effectiveness Program.