Investor profile
Margaret Smerd
Government-backed, Private equity & Principal, Portfolio Contruction at OPTrust
Margaret Smerd works as a Principal, Portfolio Contruction at OPTrust. The firm's known portfolio counts 7 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Principal, Portfolio Contruction at OPTrust, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Judo Bank
- Lineage Logistics
- Skykraft
- AmeriVet Veterinary Partners
- Bella Figura Music
- Flow Power
- Environmental 360 Solutions
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Commerce, FinTech, Healthcare and Real Estate, and focus areas Banking, Food Delivery, Food Processing and Logistics fall inside that listing.
OPTrust appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Margaret Smerd matches their raise.
Colleagues at OPTrust
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Gavin Ingram
Investor
York, Canada
Sandra Bosela
Global Head of Illiquid Assets
Toronto, Canada
Amy Au
Investor
Toronto, Canada
Lindsay Saldanha
Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation
Toronto, Canada
Mark Merchand
Principal
Toronto, Canada
Hassan Ahmed
Principal - Investments
Canada
Olivia Lu
Senior investment analyst
Canada
Laura Song
Principal, Sustainable Investing and Innovation
Toronto, Canada
James Robins
Senior Investment Analyst
Toronto, Canada
Kate Zhao
Senior Investment Analyst
Toronto, Canada
Christine Wang
Principal, Real Estate Investments
Toronto, Canada
Shannon Martin
Private Capital Investor
Toronto, Canada
Kenzo King
Managing Director
London, United Kingdom
Jacky Chen
Investor
Toronto, Canada
Zia Mehtab
Director
Toronto, Canada
Hamzah Saeed
Investor
Toronto, Canada
Zhang Lin
Senior Investment Data Specialist
Markham, Canada
Victor Xu
Experienced Investment Professional
Toronto, Canada
Tina Boutis
Principal, Real Estate Investments
Toronto, Canada
Shweta Arya
Sustainable Investing
Toronto, Canada
Frequently asked questions
Who is Margaret Smerd?
Margaret Smerd is a government-backed investor and private equity investor based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, listed as Principal, Portfolio Contruction at OPTrust. The known portfolio of that firm counts 7 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Margaret Smerd personally.
What does Margaret Smerd invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, FinTech, Healthcare and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Banking, Food Delivery, Food Processing and Logistics. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Margaret Smerd invest at?
OPTrust appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Margaret Smerd is listed there as Principal, Portfolio Contruction. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Margaret Smerd listed at?
Margaret Smerd is listed as Principal, Portfolio Contruction at OPTrust. 22 other people in the database share a firm with Margaret Smerd.
How do I contact Margaret Smerd?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Margaret Smerd. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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