Managing Directors

Robert has founded and developed companies that have transformed markets in digital media and networks. His first venture Gensat Corp. (acquired by Electrohome/Panasonic) developed and marketed the first consumer digital satellite receiver. His next venture, Cemcorp (acquired by Unisys) developed and marketed the first diskless, plug and play network computers.

He was a founding executive and director of Meridian Technologies Inc. which went public on the Toronto Exchange. He subsequently arranged a management buyout of a Meridian natural language processing subsidiary, ESP Inc., which he transformed into the first developer and marketer of award-winning web editing and web analysis products under the name of InContext Corp. As CEO, he took InContext Corp. public on the Toronto Exchange prior to its subsequent acquisition by Pervasive Software Inc. of Austin TX. (NASDAQ: PVSW). He served as Chief Technology Officer of Pervasive until leaving to found Itiva Digital Media Corp. in 2003, based on the conviction that video entertainment would ultimately move to the internet. Itiva customers and prospects ran the entire gamut of content distributors from the largest telcos such as France Telecom, and digital media distributors such as NBC, CBS, Disney and Turner. He co-founded Aurora Venture Partners in 2009.

Dr. Arn graduated #1 in his class with a B.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan and was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to continue his studies at Oxford University, where he graduated with an M.A. degree and the Woodrow Wilson Award. He subsequently completed his Ph.D. degree as a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar at Cambridge University

Before co-founding Aurora Venture Partners, Dave was a Founder/CFO of Workfire Technologies, a web acceleration venture. He guided Workfire from founding to liquidity in 2 years in an acquisition by Packeteer (NASDAQ: PKTR) – a $110 million transaction, based on invested capital of less than $5 million.

As a member of the founding group of Itiva Digital Media Inc., he guided the company’s finance through its product development stage, in the difficult financial climate of 2003 to 2005, to a market stage company with exciting growth prospects.

As well as his specialty in high tech finance, his 14 years of finance experience spans beverage, resource and transportation sectors, including acting as CFO of Hawkair, a regional airline.

David graduated with a B.Commerce from the University of Calgary and gained his Chartered Accounting Degree in 1996 while articling with the accounting firm BDO Dunwoody.

Before co-founding Aurora Venture Partners, he founded Fireworks Investment Group and guided a number of acquisitions in the food and beverage industry to profitability.

Jeff received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canadian University College in 1996 and worked his way up from operational to management roles in several energy service companies before building his own energy service venture from the ground up. Successfully selling his venture, Jeff switched his investment activities to the technology sector. In 2009, he co-founded Aurora Venture Partners, bringing his broad investment, management skills to a focus in digital media.

After leaving Electronic Arts, Adrian spearheaded new game concept and business model development as head of Relic Labs for Relic Entertainment and was named Producer of the Year by the Canadian New Media Awards. In 2008, he founded Compulsion Loop, a design consultancy focusing on new media, servicing clients ranging from traditional game developers, TV production companies and agencies, to online social gaming developers.