Location: Picton, Ontario Sector: Financial Services
Business Overview :
First Stone Venture Partners is a venture partnership founded by entrepreneurs who have invested their own capital. Our goal is technology-based innovation in rural communities. We are raising $5M to make 25 investments in new start-ups over the next three years. We help entrepreneurs build sustainable, profitable businesses.
Management Team:
Mauro Lollo – Founding Partner and President
Mauro is a recognized technology business leader and technical futurist with over 25 years of experience in the sector.
Conrad Guziewicz – Founding Partner, Finance, and Sales Mentor
Overview: Conrad is a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in high-growth, high-tech startups in Silicon Valley.
Geoff Salter – Founding Partner, Engineering Design and Manufacturing
Geoff is a professional engineer and businessman with product development and manufacturing experience in electronics products for the utilities, biomedical and natural resources extraction sectors.
Lanny Huff – Founding Partner, Business Development and Sales Mentor
Lanny is a professional engineer and business owner. Since 1980, he has owned and operated Drossbach Inc., a producer of corrugated tubing and wire conduits.
Don Wilford – Founding Partner, Engineering Design and Manufacturing
Don is an experienced leader and manager in both the private- and public-sectors – in aerospace, environmental technologies, and most recently in the commercialization of research.
Margo Langford – Founding Partner, Communications and Legal Counsel
Margo is a practicing technology lawyer and media communications consultant.
Steven Brates – Founding Partner, Accounting, and SR&ED Consultant
Steven is a Chartered Accountant who has provided accounting, audit and tax services since 1985 including estate planning, business planning and accounting software set-ups