Simon is a founder driven by a passion for building from 0 to 1, spanning from startups to leading venture capital for 500 Global in Canada and a16z in the US. The two startups Simon has founded and exited include BRNT, a cannabis tech play modernizing cannabis consumption and dosing, as well as KnightOwl, a DevOps security library for GraphQL. He’s currently building Astra Studios, an edtech platform helping tech founders around the world build repeatable sales and close their next round faster through individualized mentorship and coaching.
Simon’s expertise and passion when it comes to mentorship are all around bringing new products to life, building a high performing team to help those same products scale, and fundraising.
