Nabeela Merchant
Principal
Nabeela sources, analyzes and executes on investment opportunities in sustainability, healthcare and inclusive communities.
Nabeela joins TELUS from Relay Ventures, where she spent the last five years investing in early-stage technology startups across North America. An active advocate for women's empowerment, she founded the Canadian Women in VC community, a national group that connects and empowers women and allies to retain and promote Canadian women in venture capital. She is also a mentor at Canada Learning Code and an activator at SheEO, supporting women and non-binary entrepreneurs. Prior to joining the venture ecosystem, Nabeela was an electro-optics Engineer at L-3 Wescam.