Who we are
Our members have run plants, crews, sites, utilities and multi-location businesses in Ontario. Each invests their own money and puts in the hours that go with it.
Automotive electrical engineering & program leader
Founding member · Windsor, ON · 16+ years operating
16+ years at a global automaker: vehicle electrical architecture, program management, supplier quality and warranty reduction.
Sixteen-plus years at a global automaker across electrical engineering, vehicle systems, program management, manufacturing, supplier quality and warranty. Deepest in electrical and electronic architecture — low- and high-voltage harnesses, connectors, safety-critical connections, DFMEA and DVP&R, validation and launch — on every North American vehicle program. Has managed more than 100 people directly and indirectly, and now leads North American EE design work across plants and suppliers. Pairs that engineering with data analytics, AI agents and automation to find failure patterns and speed up corrective action.
Manufacturing & automotive supplyBusiness & industrial servicesWindsor-EssexBuilder, developer and multi-unit operator
Founding member · Windsor-Essex · 20+ years operating
20+ years in home building and land development, tool and mould manufacturing, and multi-location operations.
Twenty-plus years building homes and developing land in Windsor-Essex, carrying projects from raw land through permits, trades, financing and sale. Alongside that, has run precision tooling for automotive customers, and opened, staffed and standardized multi-unit fitness locations. Knows bonding, construction draws and working-capital cycles from the owner's chair — and exactly what a second site really costs once the build-out, the hiring and the slow first months are counted.
Construction & tradesManufacturing & automotive supplyWindsor-EssexManufacturing operator and multi-site clinic founder
Founding member · Windsor-Essex
Manufacturing operations, plus founding and scaling a multi-site laser-therapy business.
Runs manufacturing operations, and founded and scaled a group of laser-therapy clinics across several sites. The two sides of that career meet in the same disciplines: regulated service delivery, standard work that holds up without the founder in the room, multi-site staffing and scheduling, and the economics of winning a customer and keeping one. Brings a founder's view of what breaks when a business goes from one location to several, and a plant operator's habit of measuring it.
Manufacturing & automotive supplyBusiness & industrial servicesWindsor-EssexHydroelectric and utility operations leader
Founding member · Ontario
A career in hydroelectric generation and utility operations in Ontario.
Has spent a career in hydroelectric generation and utility operations in Ontario — regulated assets that have to run safely every hour of the year. Brings working knowledge of safety systems, maintenance planning, capital projects from scoping to commissioning, unionized workforces and the relationship with regulators. For an energy, electrical or industrial-services company, that means a member who understands long-lived assets, compliance that cannot slip, and how a large, regulated customer actually buys.
Energy & utility servicesSouthern Ontario (within ~2 hours)Medical-device and biotech manufacturing operations leader
Member · Ottawa area · 20+ years operating
Twenty years leading regulated manufacturing in medical devices and biotech: automation, reliability, Lean Six Sigma and plants of up to 400 people.
Twenty years leading regulated manufacturing in Eastern Ontario, from equipment technologist to senior manager of a 240-person operations group — and acting director of a 400-person medical-device plant — before heading manufacturing at a cell-therapy production site. Has commissioned automated assembly lines and vision-inspection systems, built maintenance and reliability programs, lifted equipment effectiveness by 14% in eighteen months, and led Lean Six Sigma as a Black Belt. Holds an executive MBA. Knows FDA, ISO 13485 and cGMP quality systems, CAPA, and what it costs to add capacity without breaking quality.
Pharmaceutical & regulated manufacturingManufacturing & automotive supplyEastern Ontario (Kingston · Ottawa)
How membership works
The group is volunteer-run and not-for-profit. Membership is limited to people who qualify as accredited or self-certified investors under Ontario securities law, and every member re-attests annually. No member is paid a fee tied to any investment.
How the group is organized
Blue Ring Venture Capital is a not-for-profit organization. It has no fund, no carried interest and no paid deal-makers. Members pay modest dues that cover the cost of running the screening process, the meetings and this website. When a company fits, the individual members who want to take part invest directly, each on their own account and each making their own decision.
The group relies on the Ontario Securities Commission's not-for-profit angel investor group exemption (Instrument 32-508). In practice that means three things you can hold us to:
- Members are qualified investors. Every member is an accredited investor or a self-certified investor under Ontario securities law and re-attests each year.
- Nobody is paid on deals. No member, volunteer or staff person receives a commission, finder's fee or success fee tied to any investment.
- Company information stays inside the group. Names, numbers and documents are shared only with members, never on this website or in marketing.
What membership involves
Members commit to attending the monthly meeting, screening a share of applications each quarter, and spending real time in diligence — typically 20 or more hours per company they take seriously. One member leads each investment and sits on the board or advisory group afterwards. Members who cannot make that commitment for a period step back rather than invest passively.
Joining as a member
If you have run a business in Ontario, qualify as an accredited or self-certified investor and want to put capital and time behind the next generation of owners, we would like to hear from you. Membership is capped and reviewed by the existing members. Use the contact form and choose "Membership".
Interested in joining as a member?
Members have run companies across Ontario, qualify as accredited or self-certified investors, and commit real time — not just capital.
Looking for capital rather than membership? Apply for a conversation.
Written by The Blue Ring Venture Capital team. Last reviewed .
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