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Sanjay Zimmermann

Critic · DISC type C
General Partner at White Star Capital
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sanjay is a General Partner at White Star Capital in Toronto, focusing on early-stage investments in North America and South East Asia. He is a CFA Charterholder and recently co-launched a new North American Seed Fund. His experience spans venture capital and investment banking with Rothschild & Co.

Of Canadian, German, and Indian heritage, Sanjay is a global citizen passionate about travel and connecting with people worldwide. This passion led him to produce a video series where he interviewed over 60 entrepreneurs across different continents, exploring their unique stories and challenges.

While in college, he used a scholarship stipend to fund his video project, “Defining Entrepreneurship, ” blending his interests in finance and founder storytelling early on.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Sanjay shows up

Critic
ROI Driven
Precise

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Sanjay cares about

Early-Stage Investing
He co-leads White Star Capital's North American Seed Fund, focusing on providing pre-seed and seed stage startups with crucial early backing.
Founder Storytelling
Produced a video series called 'Defining Entrepreneurship, ' interviewing over 60 founders globally to understand and share their stories.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
General Partner
White Star Capital
1-2024
Board Member
Sleek
1-2023 - 8-2025
Partner
White Star Capital
12-2021
Board Observer
Wrk
12-2021 - 6-2024
Board Observer
Ledn
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Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2020
MBA
INSEAD
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science
Babson College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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