Salim Teja

Salim Teja is the EVP Ventures for MaRS, where he leads the overall strategic direction of MaRS’ three venture services areas: Health, ICT and Cleantech. He is an experienced entrepreneur and active early-stage technology investor, with deep industry expertise in software and digital media. In his role, he also provides direction to MaRS’ JOLT accelerator, oversees entrepreneurship initiatives with academic partners in the ICE arena, and is responsible for the MaRS Commons, a 5,500-square-foot co-working space for entrepreneurs in the ICE sector.

Salim joins MaRS from Indigo Books & Music, where, as vice president of corporate development, he drove the formation of the company’s Digital Innovation Lab. Prior to Indigo, Teja held the position of COO at CX Digital, a leading online ad network.