THE TEAM
Meet the exceptionally talented team helping us shape the future of financial technology.
A PASSIONATE TEAM
MANAGING PARTNERS
Our managing partners have over 40 years experience in investment (from millions to billions), FinTech, startups and corporate innovation.
Jan Christopher Arp
Jan is a FinTech evangelist, passionate about improving society through finance and technology. He is Holt’s founding Managing Partner, which has currently invested in 27 early stage FinTech businesses both in Canada and internationally. He founded Fintech Cadence, a non-profit that supported and trained thousands of individuals, resulting in over 100 FinTech projects. Prior to this, he was Head of Finance at Bus.com. He began his career as a consultant for billion dollar investment banking projects in the satellite sector and holds an MBA from HEC, a finance degree from the University of Ottawa, passed II levels of the CFA, and was named Ambassador of the Year in 2018 from the Montreal Startup Community Awards.
Elisabeth Laett
Whether occupying senior roles in Fortune 50 technology companies, investing in startups or getting involved at the hands-on level, Elisabeth is no stranger to startups. She has managed revenue pipelines for global products and customers and has more than 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Today, she sits as co-Managing Partner of The Holt Xchange. She was previously a founding partner of Xaphan Group, a seed investment firm, including a recent focus in FinTech where she was embedded into one of her portfolio companies as VP Business Development which her contributions landed a spot on the Digital Finance Institutes’ Top 50 Women in FinTech for 2019. She also leads the Women in Tech initiative of YES Montreal, was a national leader in the Status of Women Canada GENC project, and VP of the board of the Montreal.
Our relationship with Holdun (Holt-Dunn Family)
The Holt Xchange is supported by Holdun, a family office with over a century of investment experience. Holdun is composed of Holdun Family Office, Holdun Wealth, Holdun Trust, Holdun Corporate Services, Holdun Financial Services, and Holdun Concierge Services. The Holdun Family Office is an award-winning multi-family office with branches in Canada, United States, and the Caribbean, providing services from wealth management, trusts, insights, and charitable givings.
Brendan Holt Dunn
Led by Brendan, an investment guru with 15 years in managing multi-billion dollar asset portfolios. He is currently the CEO of Holdun Family Office Bahamas, a 5th generation wealth management firm awarded and titled BV’s Best Multi-Family Office Caribbean for 5 consecutive years. A tech savvy investor and founder friendly investor, he has made many investments in startups including Stradigi AI, Addepar, Uber, LeAD Sports Accelerator, Sway Ventures, and Holdun Innovation and Technology Fund. He has passed all testing requirements for five finance and investment certificates to compliment his finance degree from King’s University College, and is a board member of the Lyford Cay Foundation.
Maggie Dunphy
Maggie is CFO of Holdun Family Office Canada with over 25 years of experience in wealth management and securities legislation. She started her career at Gryphon Investment Counsel as a trader and later joined the Holdun Family Office as CFO of the Canadian division. After working in the financial services for many years and recognizing issues needing to be addressed, Maggie shifted her focus to FinTech, becoming a shareholder at The Holt Xchange. Today, she is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build a more inclusive foundation for future generations.
Peter Dunn
Peter is the great-grandson of Sir Herbert Holt, and a board member at Holdun. He is a previous Government of Quebec representative in BC, ON, and AB as well as New York state. Peter served under six Quebec premiers over 25 years as well as chairman of DESTA Black Youth Network and a Board member of the Canadian Friends of the College of the Bahamas.
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