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About
Pool Global Partners was co-founded by Sally Daub and Hugh Chow and closed its first fund in January 2017, describing itself as an outcome-driven, emerging manager that connects global growth capital with deep technology. It backs early-stage hard-tech companies in areas including quantum computing, AI and deep learning, and healthcare, and is headquartered in Toronto with operations in San Francisco, Beijing and Vancouver.
Daub built the firm's thesis on her own operating experience. On the TechTO stage in 2019 she said her semiconductor company, ViXS Systems, nearly failed when a 2011 tsunami wiped out most of its revenue, and that being under-capitalized left it no room to absorb the shock — which is why, as an investor, she now looks for companies capitalized well enough to survive a catastrophic event.
Backers
Pool Global Partners is a venture firm rather than a venture-backed company; its capital comes from its limited partners. At its first-fund close in January 2017 it named backers including Top Capital Investment Management, a Chinese investment firm, and Lee Lau, a founder of ATI Technologies. A full, current LP list was not found.
Quick answers
What does Pool Global Partners invest in?
Early-stage hard technology — the firm frames it as deep technology and lists focus areas including quantum computing, AI and deep learning, and healthcare. It describes itself as an outcome-driven emerging manager connecting global growth capital with deep tech.
Who founded Pool Global Partners?
Sally Daub and Hugh Chow. Daub, an intellectual property lawyer and engineer, is founder and managing partner; before Pool she founded and ran semiconductor company ViXS Systems. The firm closed its first fund in January 2017.
Where is Pool Global Partners based?
It is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in San Francisco, Beijing and Vancouver.