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Chris Arsenault

Chris Arsenault

Co-founder, Inovia Capital

Venture CapitalMontreal

Chris Arsenault is a co-founder of Inovia Capital, the Canadian venture firm he started in 2007 with Shawn Abbott. Inovia's team page listed him as a partner based in Montreal when checked in September 2026. BetaKit referred to him as Inovia's CEO in November 2024, when he discussed data on the state of Canadian software on stage at SAAS NORTH.

Chris hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Chris co-founded Inovia Capital, which appears in 3 talks in the archive.

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Who is Chris Arsenault?

A co-founder of Inovia Capital, the Canadian venture firm. Inovia's team page says he co-founded the firm in 2007, and Shawn Abbott's page on the same site says Abbott co-founded Inovia in 2007 with Chris.

What is Chris Arsenault's current role at Inovia?

Inovia's team page listed him as a partner in its Montreal office when checked on 13 September 2026. BetaKit's November 2024 write-up of its SAAS NORTH podcast called him Inovia CEO, but the firm's team page does not show that title today, so only the partner listing is given here as current.

Where has Chris Arsenault talked about Canadian venture capital?

BetaKit recorded a podcast with him live at SAAS NORTH in November 2024 on the state of Canadian software. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt published a podcast conversation with him in May 2025 that introduced him as a co-founder of Inovia, and the FII Institute released a video interview with him in March 2026 on the role of general partners, AI and building startup ecosystems.

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