Sarah Prevette

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Sarah Prevette is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor, and author. She is the founder and CEO of Future Design School and served as the inaugural chair of Canada's Semiconductor Council. She previously founded the entrepreneurship platform Sprouter and the technology publication BetaKit, and co-founded the venture capital firm BrandProject. She is the author of The Death of Critical Thinking: Restoring Reason in the Age of Distraction, a forthcoming book.

Early life and career

In 2009, Prevette founded Sprouter, an online platform connecting entrepreneurs with founders, investors, and advisors through mentorship and Q&A discussions. In 2010, she was named to Inc. magazine's "30 Under 30" list. Sprouter also organized Sprout Up, a series of networking events across North America for startup founders and investors. A 2010 National Post feature on Toronto's technology scene described Prevette as a central figure in the city's startup community. Sprouter was acquired by Postmedia Network in 2011.

In 2012, Prevette founded BetaKit, a digital publication reporting on Canadian technology startups, venture capital, and innovation policy.

In 2014, Prevette co-founded BrandProject, an early-stage venture capital firm and startup incubator focusing on consumer products. The firm launched with $12 million in funding backed by private investors and the Business Development Bank of Canada. Prevette has also been an angel investor in early-stage consumer companies, including Ruggable.

Leadership in Canada's innovation ecosystem

Alongside her entrepreneurial ventures, Prevette has played an active role in Canada's innovation ecosystem through board leadership and public service. She served on the Board of Directors of Communitech, one of Canada's largest technology innovation hubs.

She also served on the Board of Directors of ventureLAB, a Markham-based innovation hub that has supported more than 2,000 technology companies and entrepreneurs, including 100 that have collectively raised over $115 million in capital.

Internationally, Prevette was named to the Selection Board of Station F in Paris, joining roughly 100 entrepreneurs from 21 countries who had collectively raised more than $5 billion for their own companies.

In 2014, Prevette chaired the Expert Panel for YES: Youth Entrepreneurial Success, a youth-entrepreneurship initiative launched by MasterCard Canada in partnership with organizations including The Next 36.

During the COVID-19 pandemic chip shortage, Prevette was named inaugural Chair of Canada's Semiconductor Council, an industry-led coalition created to strengthen Canada's semiconductor ecosystem. Under her leadership, the Council published Roadmap to 2050: Canada's Semiconductor Action Plan, outlining national policy recommendations for domestic technology and manufacturing capacity.

Future Design School

In 2015, Prevette founded Future Design School (FDS), a Canadian education organization that works with schools, universities, governments, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to support educational innovation, leadership development, and organizational transformation. The organization provides strategic planning, professional learning, curriculum innovation, and artificial intelligence integration for K–12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporate organizations.

According to company reports, Future Design School's programs have been used in over 65 countries, providing professional development for over 100,000 educators and reaching more than one million students worldwide. Fast Company named Future Design School to its 2023 list of Best Workplaces for Innovators, and the organization was named to Inspiring Workplaces' Top 100 in North America.

Future Design School publishes an annual Future of Education Report examining trends in learning, cognitive skills, and AI integration in education. Past editions have introduced proprietary frameworks including Journey Based Assessment and the Cascading OKR Cycle, and a set of learning skills the company calls "Constructive Doubt."

Writing

Prevette is the author of The Death of Critical Thinking: Restoring Reason in the Age of Distraction, a forthcoming book.

Recognition

• Inc. 30 Under 30 (2010)
• The Next 36 Mentor Service Award (2014)
• Inc. 30 Under 30 Judge (2015)
• Canadian Business "Change Agent" (2016)
• Featured in Canada 150 Women (2017), a book profiling 150 notable Canadian women published for Canada's sesquicentennial.
• Profiled in the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario's Canada 150 commemorative project.
• Inspiring Workplaces "Inspiring Leader" (2024)

Media

In 2016, Prevette was an investor on the inaugural season of Quit Your Day Job, a reality television series on Oxygen, alongside Randi Zuckerberg.

References

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