Christian Levan

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DISC Type : c

Analyst, Investment Team | Early-Stage Venture Capital at Panache Ventures

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Overview

Christian is an Investor on the Investment Team at Panache Ventures, a pan-Canadian venture capital fund. He focuses on pre-seed and seed stage software technology investments. A McGill University graduate, he previously led investments and portfolio support for student founders at Front Row Ventures.

He is deeply involved in community building within Montreals tech scene, co-founding the "555" event series and organizing "TechNoël" to connect startups. He collaborates with major companies like Shopify for these events and has a keen interest in the intersection of design and engineering.

Unique fact: Christian was previously awarded "Outstanding Soldier of the Month" for his contributions during his service.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Early-Stage Investing
Focuses on pre-seed and seed stage software companies across Canada at Panache Ventures, with cheque sizes from $250k to $1. 5m.
Tech Community Building
Co-founded the "555" event series and organizes "TechNoël" to foster connection and collaboration within Montreal's startup ecosystem.
Canadian Founders
Explicitly invites Canadian-rooted founders to connect and has a professional focus on pan-Canadian investments, with a history of backing university-based entrepreneurs.

Media Appearances

Christian has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Analyst, Investment Team | Early-Stage Venture Capital at Panache Ventures
4-2024 - 3-2025
Director of Portfolio Support | Platform & Fundraising at Front Row Ventures
5-2023 - 4-2024
Director of Investments QC | Early-Stage Venture Capital at Front Row Ventures
4-2022 - 4-2023
Business Operations Team | Operations at Front Row Ventures
Associate Product Manager | AI/ML Venture Studio at AltaML

Education

Bachelor's degree from McGill University
Season 5 from buildspace

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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christian

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Christian take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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