Chief Development Officer

Mr. Vogel comes from a diverse business development background.  As a former VC and capital acquisition consultant and advisor, he has vast experience assisting early stage companies in obtaining various forms of financing including angel, seed, private equity, and venture capital. He also assists growing businesses in obtaining debt obligations including commercial loans, bridge financing, mezzanine financing and bonds. Mr. Vogel also previously managed a business unit focused on small and middle-market merchant banking financial services for the largest Swiss bank.  

Vogel is also a lifelong entrepreneur with success ranging from starting a small carpet cleaning business in his teens to co-founding  a successful financial software firm that developed technology solutions for more than 1,500 banks and credit card companies in over 70 countries, before successfully exiting and joining the mentioned Swiss bank.  

Vogel has an MBA from the University of British Columbia, where he graduated from an accelerated program and a BSc  from Arizona State University where he graduated early  with honors.