Robin Axon

Robin is co-founder and general partner at Basecamp Venture Partners, where he serves on the boards of a number of portfolio companies.

Robin was previously a partner at Ventures West, where he was part of the IT and communications team focused on wireless technology investments. Prior to Ventures West, Robin worked at MD Robotics (formerly Spar Aerospace) and the Canadian Space Agency, where he helped prepare the Canadarm2 for installation on the International Space Station.

Robin has served on the boards of numerous technology companies, including Ritual, Wisk Solutions, ChatKit, Wysdom, Shopcaster, Unata (acquired by Instacart in 2018), PushLife (acquired by Google in 2011), Brave Commerce (acquired by Rogers in 2012), QuickPlay Media (acquired by Madison Dearborn in 2012), RapidMind (acquired by Intel in 2009), AudienceView, Fortiva (acquired by Proofpoint in 2008), Chantry Networks (acquired by Siemens in 2004), Belair Networks, and Instrumar.

Robin is a founder of the CVCA’s Young Venture Capitalists Committee. Robin holds a B.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo.