Ron Binns

About

Ron Binns is part of the Finance team at Leaders Fund. **Leaders Fund Overview:** Leaders Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm focuses on investments in cloud business software, internet security, artificial intelligence, and software as a service (SaaS) sectors. Leaders Fund typically invests in Series A rounds, primarily in United States-based startups. **Ron Binns' Background:** Ron Binns has extensive experience as a CFO and corporate director. His previous roles include: * Vice President, Finance and CFO of Euro-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited. * CFO of Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd. (formerly Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Ltd.) from 1989 to 2002. * He has held directorships at GMP Capital Inc. (formerly GMP Capital Corp.), Loyalist Group Limited, Silk Road Resources Ltd., and Spectral Diagnostics Inc. * Binns has also lectured for the B.C. Institute of Chartered Accountants and "Big Four" accounting firms. **Leaders Fund Portfolio and Investment Strategy:** Leaders Fund has made 44 investments. As of July 2025, Leaders Fund had invested in 31 companies and had made one new investment in the past 12 months. Their latest investment was in Vellum (Software Development Applications) on July 10, 2025. The firm's investments span across sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech, and Retail. Some key companies in their portfolio include Drata, Snyk, and Spot. Leaders Fund often co-invests with