We are Opening Round. Straightforward, real, culturally aligned advisors.
Our
Method
Data-driven Strategic Development
Capture and analyze the relevant startup and vc data to craft meanginful strategies for growth and exection
Culturally aligned lead-generation
Defining and attracting partnership potential through strategic alignment
Creating for the New Majority
Thinking differently about the way business can and should led.
Operational Agility
Developing organizational capacity for inevitable pivots + strategic growth.
OUR PEOPLE
Our team of operators believe organizational excellence is a practice.
Marlon Thompson
Founder
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
Marlon has spent over a decade working at the cross-section of innovation, economic inclusion and community. He is a seasoned executive, startup founder and career startup investor.
In 2020, Marlon launched Future Capital with a mission to bring a new kind of equity to the venture capital space. The company was acquired by Spring Activator in 2023. Marlon is also trained in instructional design and financial modelling for venture capital.
Marlon has served on the Board of Directors for QueerTech since 2022. QueerTech is Canada’s leading organization dedicated to queering the tech ecosystem in Canada.
In 2022, Marlon was appointed to the Inquiry Committee for the College of Physcians and Surgeons of British Columbia, a regulatory body that serves the public by regulating physicians and surgeons.
Get to know our founder:
The Craft with May Globus: Ep 067 - Marlon Thompson
Our Home
hello@openinground.co
1000 - 595 Burrard Street,
VANCOUVER, BC, V7X 1S8
Canada
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