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David Unsworth

Co-Founder & General Partner, Information Venture Partners

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David Unsworth is a co-founder and general partner of Information Venture Partners, the Toronto firm he and Robert Antoniades spun out of Royal Bank of Canada in 2014. He invested at RBC Venture Partners from 2001 to 2014, chaired Verafin's board, and since 2024 has backed later-stage B2B fintech through single-asset SPVs.

David hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because David co-founded Information Venture Partners, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Did David Unsworth co-found Information Venture Partners?

Yes. BetaKit reported on November 3, 2014 that the newly launched firm was "managed by RBC Venture Partners' principals Robert Antoniades and David Unsworth," and the firm's own team page, checked 2026-09-22, still lists Unsworth as "Co-Founder and General Partner."

What does David Unsworth do now?

He is still a general partner of the firm. Its own team page, checked 2026-09-22, says he serves on the boards of Cinchy, Coconut Software, Lydia.ai, Lendingfront, Wisedocs and Strike Graph and is a board observer at BigID. BetaKit reported on October 16, 2024 that he and Antoniades had stopped raising funds and now invest deal by deal through single-asset SPVs.

What did David Unsworth do before Information Venture Partners?

The firm's own team page, checked 2026-09-22, says he held operational roles at Royal Bank of Canada and "was an investor with RBC Venture Partners from 2001 through 2014 before forming Information Venture Partners." It also lists an MBA from Queen's University and a BA in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

What is Information Venture Partners?

A Toronto venture firm spun out of Royal Bank of Canada in 2014. BetaKit reported on October 16, 2024 that it had backed early-stage North American B2B fintech and enterprise SaaS companies across three funds before switching to deal-by-deal SPV investing. Its own site, checked 2026-09-22, credits Unsworth with chairing Verafin (acquired by Nasdaq), Sensibill (acquired by Q2) and eSentire.

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