Carollynn Schafer

Carollynn Schafer is an active angel investor with a background in law. She obtained her law degree from the University of Victoria and spent her first 8 years as a lawyer at a corporate firm in Winnipeg, focusing on Technology, IP and Privacy law. From there, she went in-house and worked with LemonFree.com, a start-up in the automotive marketing space, until their acquisition/merger with LotLinx in 2015.

Carollynn is currently the CEO of Accelerate Okanagan, a General Partner of OKGN WMAN, a past director and Fund Manager of the OKGN Angel Summit and acted as the investor facilitator for their 5th fund. She also is an advisor for Trellis Social Enterprises and assists other technology start-ups. Carollynn has developed her knowledge of start-ups from her involvement as a shareholder, fund manager, general partner and an advisor and this combination gives her a unique perspective into the challenges faced by start-ups.