NACO incorporated as a non-profit in 2002 to promote and help create a vibrant Angel community in Canada by providing Angel investors with a secure environment to network and learn from their peers.

Since then, NACO has evolved to become the National champion of Canada’s Angel investing community, working with individuals, groups and industry partners by supporting best practices and professional development, informing policy in support of the early-stage funding ecosystem, and providing trusted intelligence on Canada’s Angel investing activity.

With more than 2,000 members across the country, we are building a strong and vibrant Angel community in Canada by making meaningful connections across borders, sectors and asset classes. Our members are a diverse group of individual investors, Angel groups and other industry partners that provide support to early-stage companies.

The National Angel Capital Organization

Michael joined the Ivey Business School in 2011 after two decades working in international financial markets. Michael began his career in investment banking and trading working between 1990 and 1998 in New York, London, and Zurich with Credit Suisse and RBC Dominion Securities. After completing his PhD at the London School of Economics in 2001, Michael joined the Bank of Canada in Ottawa where he worked in increasingly senior positions in the Financial Markets and International Departments. From 2008 to 2011, Michael worked for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland as a Senior Economist studying financial markets, foreign exchange, and banking regulation including Basel III. At Ivey, Michael teaches on the undergraduate, MBA and Executive Education programs. He holds the Tangerine Chair in Finance, and is the founder and co-Director of the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab at Ivey – Canada’s first research centre studying the impact of financial technologies (“FinTech”) on banking and financial services.

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