Alex Rink

Co-founder & CEO, CDR.fyi

Climate dataOttawaOn TechTO stages since 2023

Alex Rink is an Ottawa serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of CDR.fyi, a carbon-removal market-data platform. Through Rink Ventures he advises founders and angel-invests in B2B SaaS and AI startups. A University of Waterloo engineering and INSEAD MBA grad and former Bain consultant, he previously founded and led 360pi and Infotriever.

On the TechTO stage ×1

TECHTO FOUNDER JOURNEY31:43

The Founders Journey ft. Alex Rink of Rink Ventures

Founder Journey · July 2023

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In their words

all we knew was that we wanted to do something. We didn't know what it was. And so we just started to throw things at the wall and think through strategically. Is this something we think that it's gonna be big?

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I felt strongly enough about it at some point that I actually decided to leave Bain and pursue the opportunity.

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More from TechTO ×3

Podcast

The Founders Journey ft. Alex Rink of Rink VenturesFounder Journey · their episode

2023

Newsletter

July 14, 2023: The DeFi strategy that should be on your radarThe TechTO newsletter · mentions Alex

2023

Newsletter

July 12, 2023: Your path to product-market fitThe TechTO newsletter · mentions Alex

2023

Around the web ×1

Article

CDR.fyi Announces Big Updates, Streamlining Carbon Removal Acceleration PlanCarbon Herald

2024

Quick answers

What is Alex Rink known for?

He is co-founder and CEO of CDR.fyi, a carbon-removal market-data platform, and a serial B2B-SaaS founder who previously led 360pi and Infotriever.

What is Rink Ventures?

Rink Ventures is Alex Rink's Ottawa advisory and angel-investing practice, through which he advises founders and invests in B2B SaaS, data and AI startups.

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