Satish Kanwar
About Satish Kanwar
Satish Kanwar is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is a co-founder of Every AI. Crunchbase describes Every AI as a development platform that makes AI integration easier for developers. He studied business administration at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and Crunchbase lists four companies he has founded.
Shortly after graduating in 2009, he co-founded Jet Cooper, a Toronto design and user experience studio. Shopify acquired Jet Cooper in 2013 to establish its Toronto presence, and he spent about ten years at Shopify. His roles included VP of Product, general manager of Channels, and VP of Product Acceleration. In that last role he led more than 30 acquisitions, investments and alliances. He also worked on Shopify's expansion into multi-channel commerce and its partnerships with companies such as Meta, Google, TikTok, Amazon and Apple.
An aggregator profile reports that he left Shopify in July 2023 to focus on angel investing. He is also a co-founder of Good Future, a Toronto family office that invests and operates. He is Board Chair of BetaKit and a board director of Toronto Global. Forbes named him to its 30 Under 30 list for Retail and Ecommerce in 2016, and he has been named to Toronto Life's Most Influentials.
Crunchbase records 8 investments in 7 portfolio companies, with 0 lead investments and 0 exits. PitchBook lists him as an active individual angel with 11 investments, 9 portfolio companies and 3 exits. The two databases disagree, so treat the counts as approximate.
The PitchBook entries run from 2016 to 2025. They include Future Design School (2016), Ada Support (2017 seed), Delphia (2018), Juno College of Technology (2019), Disco (2021), Peggy (2021), #Paid (2021), Spatial (2021) and NiaHealth (2025 seed). Crunchbase also lists a Series A in Stadium Live Studios. Tracxn lists CareGuide among his investments, and PitchBook shows a 2026 secondary transaction for it.
Crunchbase shows no lead investments, and one investor database describes him as a follower in rounds. Founders should expect him to join rounds rather than set terms.
His clearest AI involvement is as a builder. He co-founded Every AI, which is aimed at developers who want to add AI to their products. Crunchbase lists the company as private with 1 to 10 employees.
We found no public list of AI startups he has backed as an angel. The portfolio entries we found are in education, fintech, business software, social platforms and health. Some third-party investor databases tag his focus as Artificial Intelligence, but they do not name AI deals.
Public records show early-stage investing, mostly pre-seed, seed and Series A rounds, in Canadian companies. One database also lists some U.S. activity. Sectors in the records include education and training, fintech, business and productivity software, social software, media and health services.
He has said publicly that he supports companies and initiatives led by women and underrepresented founders. That statement comes from a DMZ profile published while he was still at Shopify.
We found no public statement of his check size, ownership targets or investment thesis, so none is given here. He has talked about how he evaluates products. In a TechTO talk, he said early users can pay with time, data or money, and that all three show real value.
- NiaHealth: health services company that raised a seed round in 2025, per PitchBook and Crunchbase.
- Disco: education software company that raised a seed round in March 2021, per Tracxn and PitchBook.
- Ada Support: customer service software company that raised a seed round in July 2017, per PitchBook.
- Juno College of Technology: Toronto tech education provider, invested in September 2019, per PitchBook.
- Delphia: financial services company, invested in June 2018, per PitchBook.
- Future Design School: design education company that raised a seed round in October 2016, per PitchBook.
- Peggy: social platform software company, invested in April 2021 per PitchBook and listed as a pre-seed round on Crunchbase.
- Stadium Live Studios: media company with a Series A listed on Crunchbase.
- Spatial: business and productivity software company, invested in December 2021, per PitchBook.
- #Paid: B2B media and information services company, invested in August 2021, per PitchBook.
- crunchbase.com/person/satish-kanwar
- crunchbase.com/organization/every-ai/profiles_and_contacts
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/110204-47
- tracxn.com/d/people/satish-kanwar/__m757BCk1J7MWUPVBWYI49u_NqFKprTB9vY
- torontoglobal.ca/team/satish-kanwar
- startupfest.com/speaker/2084/satish-kanwar
- saasnorth.com/speaker/satish-kanwar
- forbes.com/profile/satish-kanwar
Investing activity
Satish Kanwar has made 8 investments according to Crunchbase across 7 portfolio companies, and has founded 4 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Satish Kanwar
Does Satish Kanwar invest in AI startups?
He co-founded the developer AI platform Every AI. We found no public list of AI startups he has backed as an angel. His documented investments are mostly in education, fintech, software and health.
What is Satish Kanwar's check size?
No check size is public. Databases show round sizes for some deals, but those are the total rounds, not his own checks.
What stage does Satish Kanwar invest in?
Public records show pre-seed, seed and Series A rounds. Crunchbase lists no lead investments, so he appears to join rounds rather than lead them.
What did Satish Kanwar do before Every AI?
He co-founded the Toronto design studio Jet Cooper, which Shopify acquired in 2013. He then spent about ten years at Shopify, last as VP of Product Acceleration. He also co-founded the family office Good Future.
Where is Satish Kanwar based and how can founders reach him?
He is based in Toronto, Ontario. His public channels are his LinkedIn profile, his X account @skanwar and his personal site skanwar.com. He also chairs BetaKit and sits on the Toronto Global board.
Is Satish Kanwar an angel investor?
Yes. Satish Kanwar invests personally as an angel and is Co-Founder at Every AI. Crunchbase counts 8 investments.
Where is Satish Kanwar based?
Satish Kanwar is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
How can founders reach Satish Kanwar?
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