Robin Orford

Robin is based in Toronto and leads venture capital partnerships at Google in Canada. Her mandate is to work with VC firms to identify areas of their portfolio where we can partner strategically to help portfolio companies grow and innovate. Examples of partnership include strategic endeavours like joint go-to-market and cross-Alphabet partnerships, or more tactical approaches like access to Google technical experts, discount programs and accelerator cohorts. Thought leadership events and roundtables for founders and investors are also part of her role. She is passionate about the tech startup ecosystem in Canada and wants to help every entrepreneur achieve success.