Senior Associate, OMERS Ventures
Prashant Matta is VC at OMERS Ventures, one of Canada’s largest venture capital funds. He is responsible for investing in technology companies across sectors such as AR/VR, blockchain, enterprise software, marketplaces, etc. Prashant is also responsible for providing strategic and operational guidance to OMERS Ventures’ portfolio companies.
Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Prashant worked in Samsung’s Global Strategy Group based in Seoul, South Korea. At Samsung, Prashant led projects involving business strategy, new product/service development, acquisitions and investments. His focus areas included mobile, digital media and emerging software/services like connected home, cloud computing, location based services and virtual reality.
Before joining Samsung, Prashant was a Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting in Toronto, where he advised companies across various sectors on strategy, operations and performance improvement.
Prashant holds an MBA from INSEAD and completed his BBA at the Schulich School of Business. He holds a Chartered Accountant designation.
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