Ali Asaria

Ali Asaria is a Canadian technology entrepreneur who graduated from Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is the original creator of the most popular BlackBerry game called BrickBreaker. Today, his work and research is centered around the pursuit of human-like intelligence (AGI) in computers as a path to understanding how our minds work.

Ali has founded several companies valued above $100M including Well.ca, one of Canada’s largest e-commerce companies, and Tulip, a enterprise retail technology company. He has experience leading teams from 0 to 200+ people. In his career, Ali has raised more than $100M in venture capital. In addition, Ali has strong M&A experience, having led the acquisition of several companies.

Over the years, Ali has been on multiple private and not-for-profit boards alongside some of the world’s most notable investors at firms including iNovia, Arrowroot, Kleiner Perkins, and Union Square Ventures. He believes that founder support, alongside strong governance and alignment at the highest level is paramount to a board’s success.