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Christopher Barnard on the TechTO stage

Christopher Barnard

Board member & early investor, Kero

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Christopher Barnard co-founded Points in Toronto in 2000 and was its President until Plusgrade bought the loyalty-commerce company for US$385 million in 2022. At Points he ran corporate strategy, corporate development and investor relations, and served an interim stint as CFO. He is now a board member and early investor in Kero.

On the TechTO stage ×1

TECHTO FOUNDER FRIDAYS37:50

Founder Fridays: An in-depth chat with Christopher Barnard of Points

Founder Fridays · July 2022
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In their words

we were never smart enough to raise too much money but we were never dumb enough to spend all that we had

TechTO Founder Fridays, Jul 2022 · watch at 11:03 ↗
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Podcast
Founder Fridays: An in-depth chat with Christopher Barnard of PointsFounder Journey · their episode
2022

Quick answers

What is Christopher Barnard known for?

Co-founding Points in Toronto in 2000 with Rob MacLean and serving as its President. Points ran the loyalty-commerce infrastructure behind airline, hotel and financial-services points programs and traded publicly as PCOM.

What happened to Points?

Plusgrade completed a US$385 million acquisition in May 2022 at US$25.00 per share. Barnard left with the transaction.

What does Christopher Barnard do now?

He is a board member and early investor in Kero, a Miami company building micro-betting infrastructure for live sports.

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