Eric In (he/him)

Eric is the President and Founder of Mapleric Impact Positif, a strategic consulting firm specialized in supporting entrepreneurs, impact investment funds and nonprofit in their design, impact, growth and financing strategy. The firm focuses on organizations with positive impact to the people and planet, with experience in supporting organizations in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technologies, food, services and advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

Eric has worked on strategic and financial review of technology companies and regularly provides feedback to earlier stage businesses and their business model and development plan as well as support in assessing financing options and terms. He is also involved in the Québec gender lens investing community of practice and in the social finance fund ecosystem.

Eric is an experienced venture and impact investor with 16 years of experience. He made 45 private investments in companies or funds, cumulatively exceeding $100 million across venture capital, debt, and business transfers. His venture capital and growth career commenced in 2008, with a dedicated focus on impact investing since 2020.

He has operated across a wide range of sectors and business models, including technology, renewable energy, e-commerce, sustainable food and agriculture, hospitality, healthcare, and consumer brands.

Eric has worked for a variety of organizations, such as an independent fund manager founded by entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur Venture), a family office using an integrated capital approach to advance sustainability and equity (Dragonfly Ventures), and financial institutions with sustainable, impact and responsible investments (CIC Capital, Fondaction). He also launched and led the North American operations of a cybersecurity startup.