Chris Robertson
Partner & Investment Director
Chris is responsible for leading investments in Connected Consumer, as well as IoT, smart cities, and other innovative future-forward foundational technologies for TELUS Ventures.
Before joining TELUS Ventures in 2018, Chris provided M&A and capital raising transaction advice to global technology companies at Cardin Partners and prior to that, advised Canadian technology companies at Garibaldi Capital Advisors. He also has experience at a PE/VC firm investing in and acquiring high-growth technology businesses, as well as operational experience within a FinTech portfolio company. Vancouver-born and now living in Toronto, Chris spends his free time standing in the middle of rivers or exploring all that the diverse and multicultural city has to offer, but remains loyal to his hometown as a devoted Vancouver Canucks and Whitecaps fan.
Chris serves as director and observer on a number of portfolio company boards, including OhmConnect, Sense Labs, Emesent, TechSee, Panache Ventures, and Unmanned Life, among others. He is a CFA Charterholder and holds a BCom from the Sauder School of Business.