Michele Romanow

Michele Romanow

Dragon, CBC’s Dragons’ Den | Co-Founder and President, Clearco

Tech titan Michele Romanow is a serial entrepreneur who started six companies before her 35th
birthday. A “Dragon” on CBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den, Romanow is the Co-founder and
President of Clearco. Clearco has invested more than $1.6B into 4,000 companies making
them the biggest ecommerce investor in the world. She previously co-founded SnapSaves,
acquired by American tech giant, Groupon, and Buytopia.ca, which acquired ten competitors,
including Shop.ca and WagJag. As a highly in-demand speakers, Romanow brings her incredible
entrepreneurial savvy to every stage.

In 2015, Romanow became the youngest judge on CBC’s Dragons’ Den (Canada’s Shark Tank),
and has been a ‘Dragon’ for the last six seasons. A prolific investor, Romanow was recently named among Fortune’s “40 under 40”, a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, one of Canada’s “Most Powerful Women”, and Canada’s “Angel Investor of the Year.”

Romanow has created digital solutions for many of the world’s leading brands, including P&G,
Netflix, Starbucks, and Cirque du Soleil. In the media, Romanow’s work has been profiled in The
Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, TechCrunch, and The Globe and Mail.

Romanow is a director for Vail Resorts, Freshii, BBTV and League of Innovators. Previously she
was a director for Whistler Blackcomb and SHAD International. Romanow also co-founded the
Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative non-profit with Sir Richard Branson.

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