Sam Znaimer
Director/Board Member at Switch Materials, Inc.
Profile
Prior to joining Ventures West, Mr. Znaimer conducted chemical engineering research and development and analyzed process commercialization studies with the International Coal Refining Co., a U.S.
synthetic fuels company.
Mr. Znaimer currently serves as a director of Burntsand Inc., Convedia Corporation, IVL Technologies, Quadrus Financial Technologies Inc., and Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. Mr. Znaimer represents Ventures West as the General Partner of the Western Technology Seed Investment Fund, a venture capital fund co-managed by Ventures West that was created in 1997 to provide seed stage financing for early stage technology projects in Western Canada.
He also serves as a director of iCORE, Alberta´s Informatics Circle of Research Excellence, and is a member of the Inno-centre Alberta´s Selection Committee.
Mr. Znaimer was a founding Director of BC Technology Social Venture Partners and leads their efforts with EMBERS, an economic development group in Vancouver´s downtown eastside.
Mr. Znaimer received an AB (cum laude) in chemistry from Harvard University and a MSc in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He holds three patents.
Sam Znaimer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Switch Materials, Inc.
 Switch Materials, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Switch Materials, Inc. provides energy saving smart window solutions. It delivers an innovative variable transmission film that dynamically provides protection from heat, glare and UV, thereby reducing energy costs while allowing users to control and maximize natural lighting conditions. The company was founded by Neil Robin Branda and Jordi Argente in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Sam Znaimer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ventures West Management, Inc.
 Ventures West Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ventures West Management, Inc. is venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Toronto, Montréal and Kanata, Ontario | Private Equity Investor | 2013-10-01 |
QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc.
 QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. provided risk management and financial analytics software solutions. The company was founded by David Peterson in November 1998 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Zeugma Systems, Inc.
 Zeugma Systems, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Zeugma Systems, Inc. developed solutions for broadband networks. It offered telecommunications equipment and open solutions. The firm provided Zeugma Services Node a service delivery router that integrated service management with subscriber management and Zeugma OSS which provided configuration and health management of the Zeugma Services Node. The company was founded by Andrew S. Harries and Siegfried Luft in 2004 and was headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Wavemakers, Inc.
 Wavemakers, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Wavemakers, Inc. developed voice optimization software, including noise and echo cancellation, which enhanced and reconstructed speech to improve the accuracy of voice user interfaces driving automotive speech applications and significantly improved the quality of voice for phone communications. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Convedia Corp.
 Convedia Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Convedia Corp. supplied internet protocol media processing products and technologies for VoIP and IMS networks. Its products provided enterprise customers, mobile, fixed and cable service providers with the ability to introduce voice, video and multimedia services. The company was founded in 2000 by Grant Henderson and Peter Briscoe. It was headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Sam Znaimer
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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Ventures West Management, Inc.
Ventures West Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ventures West Management, Inc. is venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Toronto, Montréal and Kanata, Ontario | Finance |
Convedia Corp.
Convedia Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Convedia Corp. supplied internet protocol media processing products and technologies for VoIP and IMS networks. Its products provided enterprise customers, mobile, fixed and cable service providers with the ability to introduce voice, video and multimedia services. The company was founded in 2000 by Grant Henderson and Peter Briscoe. It was headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
Wavemakers, Inc.
Wavemakers, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Wavemakers, Inc. developed voice optimization software, including noise and echo cancellation, which enhanced and reconstructed speech to improve the accuracy of voice user interfaces driving automotive speech applications and significantly improved the quality of voice for phone communications. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Technology Services |
Zeugma Systems, Inc.
Zeugma Systems, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Zeugma Systems, Inc. developed solutions for broadband networks. It offered telecommunications equipment and open solutions. The firm provided Zeugma Services Node a service delivery router that integrated service management with subscriber management and Zeugma OSS which provided configuration and health management of the Zeugma Services Node. The company was founded by Andrew S. Harries and Siegfried Luft in 2004 and was headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Communications |
QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc.
QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. provided risk management and financial analytics software solutions. The company was founded by David Peterson in November 1998 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Technology Services |
Switch Materials, Inc.
Switch Materials, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Switch Materials, Inc. provides energy saving smart window solutions. It delivers an innovative variable transmission film that dynamically provides protection from heat, glare and UV, thereby reducing energy costs while allowing users to control and maximize natural lighting conditions. The company was founded by Neil Robin Branda and Jordi Argente in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. | Producer Manufacturing |
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