Praveen Varshney

Active Investor

Co-Founder at Inclusive Place of Pickleball Sports & Entertainment Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Praveen Varshney, Co-Founder at Inclusive Place of Pickleball Sports & Entertainment Inc. is an active investor based in Vancouver, British Columbia. This profile covers what Praveen Varshney backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Praveen Varshney is the Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at ZincX Resources. He is a Co-Founder of Mahalo. He serves as Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary at Great Plains Metals. Mr. Varshney is a Co-Founder & serves as Advisor at NEXE Innovations. He is the Co-Founder and Solutions and serves as Director at Evolvelab Solutions. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Plastic Bank. He is a Co-Founder of Force Multiplier Venture Labs. He was Founding Partner & Director at Venture Development Canucks. He serves as Principal and Partner at Varshney Capital Corp., a Vancouver-based family office, since 1991. He's also a Founding Director of Pyfera Growth Capital with a social impact focus. He obtained his UBC Sauder BComm in 1987 and is an FCPA, FCA. He is the Founder and serves as FCPA, FCA Director at TUT Fitness Group. He has been a member of the Vancouver Chapter of EO since 1996 and a founding Director & Charter Member of TiE Vancouver since 2000. He has been a Co-Founder, Director, or Officer of many publicly traded and private companies over the years including one of Canada's first producing diamond mines, Mogo and Little Kitchen Academy. He's also on three charity boards such as The Vancouver Foundation and Foundations for Social Change. He is also a recipient of Business in Vancouver's 40 Under 40 Awards, the 2020 Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wendy McDonald Diversity Awards Outstanding Mentor and 2021 inaugural, 2022 and 2023 Business in Vancouver Top 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in BC (Banking & Finance - Private Equity, Venture Capital & Hedge Funds category). He is a Founding Partner & serves as a Director in Humanitas Smart Planet Systems. He serves as Board Member at Tallbridge Capital. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm) from the University of British Columbia in 1987 and an LLB (Bachelor of Laws). A Chartered Professional Accountant and active investor in early-stage tech and impact-driven businesses.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CEdTechImpact & Social Enterprise
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 45

Notable investments

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