About Me
Name: Alastair Monk
Nickname: Ally
Nationality: British & Canadian
Special Secret Skill: Juggling
Unknown Fact: In 2000, I invited and organized a Canadian-wide tour for Adult Comedy Legend: Kevin Bloody Wilson - just for fun.
Children: yes, a boy and two girls
Idea I wished I had acted upon: Combining fireworks with arrows for 'out camping fun' product
Best attribute(s): Determination & Energy
What needs work: Speaking French
Date I left England for a round-the-world adventure, starting in Canada: June 1999
Date I applied for residency in Canada: (halting my round-the-world adventure): December 1999
Sports: Snowboarding, hiking, fishing
Best advice received: "Watch out for that car."
Best advice never acted upon: "Watch out for that lead investor, he has a plan, and it's likely not good."
Professional Background: In 2000, I was working at eFundraising.com; and witnessing the birth of a new funding solution for North American organizations.
I was asked to head up a new business development dept, and started to find traction within large client organizations.
eFundraising gained in momentum, and we grew to become an Inc top 10 fastest growing company.
I caught the entrepreneurial bug, and continued to work with companies that innovate for their clients, and never stop creating game-changing products and services.
I launched motorleaf in 2016, my first startup.
After raising over 5MM, we hired 18 FT staff and, after pivoting away from Hardware, became the standout leaders in our market, offering greenhouses worldwide a product suite powered by Artificial Intelligence.
Nickname: Ally
Nationality: British & Canadian
Special Secret Skill: Juggling
Unknown Fact: In 2000, I invited and organized a Canadian-wide tour for Adult Comedy Legend: Kevin Bloody Wilson - just for fun.
Children: yes, a boy and two girls
Idea I wished I had acted upon: Combining fireworks with arrows for 'out camping fun' product
Best attribute(s): Determination & Energy
What needs work: Speaking French
Date I left England for a round-the-world adventure, starting in Canada: June 1999
Date I applied for residency in Canada: (halting my round-the-world adventure): December 1999
Sports: Snowboarding, hiking, fishing
Best advice received: "Watch out for that car."
Best advice never acted upon: "Watch out for that lead investor, he has a plan, and it's likely not good."
Professional Background: In 2000, I was working at eFundraising.com; and witnessing the birth of a new funding solution for North American organizations.
I was asked to head up a new business development dept, and started to find traction within large client organizations.
eFundraising gained in momentum, and we grew to become an Inc top 10 fastest growing company.
I caught the entrepreneurial bug, and continued to work with companies that innovate for their clients, and never stop creating game-changing products and services.
I launched motorleaf in 2016, my first startup.
After raising over 5MM, we hired 18 FT staff and, after pivoting away from Hardware, became the standout leaders in our market, offering greenhouses worldwide a product suite powered by Artificial Intelligence.
