Snita Balsara is a Senior Investment Manager and Head of Community at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund where she is involved in all aspects of venture investing from deal sourcing to supporting companies to scale. She has also led teams at IBM and managed an investment portfolio of an investor on Shark Tank. As an active member of the community, she is a lead organizer with Toronto’s Women in Venture Capital, a committee member with Scale Without Borders and the Diversity and Inclusion Small Council. Additionally, she sits on the Board of Rexdale Women’s Centre, a non-profit serving high-need women in Toronto and the Golden Triangle Angel Network, an organization of Angel Investors seeking investment opportunities in early-stage businesses.