John Nicola

Active Investor

Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at Nicola Wealth

Vancouver, British Columbia

John Nicola, Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at Nicola Wealth is an active investor based in Vancouver, British Columbia. This profile covers what John Nicola backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. John Nicola serves as Chief Investment Officer, Chairman of the Board, Investment Review Board Member, and Private Capital Investment Committee Member at Nicola Wealth Management. He serves as the Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Executive Officer at Nicola Wealth Real Estate. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at Nicola Wealth Private Capital. A veteran of the financial services industry since 1974, he provides strategic leadership to Nicola Wealth Management, exercising his passion for providing innovative solutions to clients' complex problems. His areas of expertise include investment management, estate planning, and financial planning, as well as business planning with a focus on best practices for wealth building, exit strategies, and shareholder agreements. In 2011, he was selected as the winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Financial and Professional Services in the Pacific Region), and in 2015, he was named the Winner of Business In Vancouver's BC CEO of the Year Award - Small-Medium Private Company, and most recently, he was recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired CEOs. He is a Founding Member of CALU (Conference for Life Underwriters) and has continued to contribute to the organization, for example, by serving as the Chair for the 2003 annual meeting. He also sits on the Canuck Place Hospice Society Board of Directors. Using his business acumen to help develop and grow this and several other not-for-profit organizations over several years. These include The Pivot Law Society, a volunteer legal society defending the underrepresented issues facing Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and Bulembu International, a foundation dedicated to helping an abandoned African mining village become self-sufficient.

Investor type: AngelPEHedge Fund
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: PropTech & Real EstateEdTech
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

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