Laurie Wallace

Angel investor; Associate and Fellow, CDL-Rockies, Creative Destruction Lab

Venture CapitalVancouverOn TechVancouver stages since 2019

Laurie Wallace co-founded and led Datum Telegraphic, the Vancouver semiconductor company acquired by PMC-Sierra in 2000 for more than $200 million — one of the best returns an angel-backed BC company has produced. Now an angel investor, board member and CDL-Rockies fellow, Wallace shared the buying-and-selling playbook at TechVancouver in 2019.

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Starting and selling companies | TechVancouver Fireside chat with Laurie Wallace, Datum Telegraphic

TechVancouver · September 2019

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First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Laurie ↗

Quick answers

What was Datum Telegraphic?

A Vancouver designer of semiconductors for cellular base stations, co-founded by Laurie Wallace and acquired by PMC-Sierra in 2000 for more than $200 million.

What does Laurie Wallace do now?

Angel investing and board work with technology companies, plus an associate and fellow role in the Prime stream at CDL-Rockies.

What other companies has Laurie Wallace built?

Co-founder and past president of FlyOver Entertainment, an online game developer acquired by Vivendi, and executive chair of Recon Instruments before its sale to Intel.

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