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Carl Grin

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Founding Partner at Dragonfruit Ventures
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Carl is a Founding Partner at Dragonfruit Ventures, an early-stage VC firm. A former Amazon operations leader and serial founder, he specializes in corporate finance, scaling startups, and capital allocation. He holds an MBA from EBS Universität and an Honours Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Ottawa.

He is a North Ontario Métis entrepreneur dedicated to mentoring youth, helping them build resilience, confidence, and financial literacy. Described as adventurous, he was formerly the Director of Operations and a certified watersports coach at Winning Techniques, a youth camp in Ontario.

Unique fact: His professional headline includes "Circumnavigator, " pointing to a significant personal accomplishment in global travel or sailing.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Founding Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Carl shows up

Friendly But Slow
Requires Proof
Curious But Skeptical

They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Carl cares about

Early-Stage Ventures
As the Founding Partner of Dragonfruit Ventures, he invests in early-stage consumer technology and the future of work, focusing on capital strategy and portfolio construction.
Youth Mentorship
He is passionate about coaching youth to build leadership skills and financial freedom, stemming from his background as an operations director and coach at a youth camp.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Founding Partner
Dragonfruit Ventures
9-2021 - 8-2023
Manager, Operations
Amazon
3-2020
Chief Executive Officer
Grinmore Consulting
3-2017 - 9-2021
Director Of Operations
Winning Techniques
6-2012 - 5-2017
Director of Finance
Winning Techniques
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2022
Master of Business Administration - MBA
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
2016 - 2020
Honours Bachelor’s Degree
University of Ottawa
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