Starting a business isn't difficult. Growing it to be a sustainable and successful one, however, therein lies the challenge. But experienced entrepreneurs such as Anthony Lacavera are always more than ready to share the keys they have learned to building and growing a successful business.
Anthony Lacavera is a brilliant Canadian entrepreneur with businesses and investments primarily in the telecommunications and technology industries. He founded Globalive in 1998 to compete in the newly deregulated Canadian telecom industry. He is known for his resilience and for being a visionary.
Globalive Capital is the startup studio and global investment firm of Anthony Lacavera. The company is distinguished as a leader who has been able to successfully accelerate startup businesses and launch its own ventures. Globalive has an international footprint of over 150 investments to date in companies belonging to the technology, media, and telecom industries.
As a mentor and investor, Lacavera is heavily involved with accelerators and incubators such as MaRS, Creative Destruction Lab, NEXT Canada and the DMZ. Additionally, he has done business in more than 30 countries, including producing plays on Broadway and raising almost CAD$2 billion in private capital.
"My firm Globalive partners invests in and builds companies with driven entrepreneurs who are committed to innovating and developing technology to improve and change industries," says the founder.
In addition to Anthony Lacavera, Globalive leadership includes Brice Scheschuk and Simon Lockie. The two have several decades of startup, operating, and investing experience working with founders together. Globalive partners, invests, and builds companies with driven entrepreneurs committed to innovating and developing technology to bring improvement and change in the industries. In addition, Globalive's seasoned and expert industry experts are committed to scaling up high-growth businesses and building their long-term value.
When it comes to the key to running successful businesses, Lacavera believes that "resilience is a key principle for all entrepreneurs to have to be successful and continue in the long run. There are successful entrepreneurs and founders who are out there willing to give back and solve societal problems."
He grew up with his parents and sister in a small town in Ontario, Canada, near the U.S. border. Lacavera is most known for taking on the Canadian wireless giants with his company WIND Mobile, which was sold for $1.3 billion.
On top of building his own companies, Anthony Lacavera is also a venture capitalist and philanthropist. He dedicates his life to inspiring the next generation with real-world accounts and a bold approach to business, focusing on artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
A passionate and dedicated industry leader, Anthony began his first company fresh out of university with a small loan. Since then, he has founded and sold various companies across North America.
He wrote a book called How We Can Win: And What Happens to Us and Our Country If We Don't, which was included in the Indigo Top Ten Best Business Books for 2017. Anthony frequently appears on television and radio for media outlets such as Bloomberg TV, BBC and CBC, where he connects with audiences and business leaders around the world to share his business expertise and insight on topics including artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and the telecommunications industry.
Anthony and his firm are always looking for founders and entrepreneurs seeking venture funding.
