RACHEL ZIMMER

Rachel Zimmer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Simple Ventures (SV), a Canadian venture builder backed by TD, Sun Life, Sobeys, and leading founder-operators including Mike Katchen (Wealthsimple), Harley Finkelstein (Shopify), Joanna Griffiths (Knix), Joe Canavan, and others. Prior to SV, Rachel led Entrepreneur First in North America, the Reid Hoffman and Patrick Collison–backed studio. An exited founder and investor, she has been recognized as Emerging Entrepreneur by the Toronto Board of Trade and featured as a thought leader in Canadian outlets such as BNN Bloomberg and the Financial Post.