About Us

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Nitzan Yudan | CEO, Benivo: 

"Five years ago Bruce led the investment of PBJ Capital in Benivo that transformed our business.  The funding supported the company growth; and the advice, discipline, strategic view and experience that Bruce brought to Benivo has made us a significantly better company.  Personally, I have become a better CEO.  I often ask Bruce for advice on business matters as well as leadership and team-leading and I highly value his continued contribution." 

Abdul Hakkim | Co-founder, Neutrolis: "Neutrolis is an academic spin-off and scientist-led biotech company.  As first-time entrepreneurs, we feel fortunate to have a founder-friendly investor like Bruce.  It has been a great joy to work with him over the last 3 years.  Bruce is very insightful and resourceful and always just a call away.  He is very thoughtful and listens carefully to the problems and situation and goes the extra mile to help.  Neutrolis has greatly benefited from having Bruce as one of the lead investors during the genesis of the company." 

Matthew Smith | Chief Scientific Officer, Embr Labs: "Bruce has been a thoughtful, authentic, and engaged board member at Embr since he led our seed round in 2016.  I have deeply benefited from his wealth of experience and his sincere, supportive approach to working with founders to build healthy organizations.  Bruce brings exceptionally clear thinking to every discussion, which has been instrumental for navigating the unexpected and adapting to change as our business has grown." 

Patrick Anquetil | CEO, Portal Instruments: "Bruce was the first investor into Portal Instruments when we spun it off from MIT in 2013, and PBJ continuously invested in all our subsequent rounds. He immediately grasped the importance of the needle-free injection technology that we are developing and its impact on patients. Moreover, Bruce has been a true and committed partner over the years and we've benefited from his tremendous entrepreneurial experience. He is an unconventional thinker that will push you to think beyond your knowledge, beliefs and limitations with the only goal of building a great company together with you." 

Bob Davoli | Managing Director, Gutbrain Ventures: "I've co-invested with Bruce in well over a dozen deals.  His business acumen is valuable to both his co-investors and entrepreneurs.  Having been CEO of two very successful companies, Bruce is eminently qualified to guide entrepreneurs from startup phase to exit.  His grasp of financial metrics, go-to-marketing strategies and scaling issues of high growth companies is nonpareil.  As well, I have benefited from Bruce’s collaborative style in working through the tough situations that sometimes arise in early-stage company development.  Any entrepreneur will benefit greatly with PBJ as an investor." 

Leo de Bever | Former CEO, Alberta Investment Management Corporation: "Bruce is a successful investor and corporate leader, with strong technical and operational experience.  I know him to be an astute observer of corporate strengths and weaknesses, and of the interpersonal dynamics critical to business plan execution.  We met 25 years ago, when Bruce was running Arrowstreet Capital.  I have served on the Arrowstreet Board, and since he started PBJ, we have worked together on several early-stage investments.  Bruce is a valuable partner because he is a good listener, open to discussing promising strategic possibilities, but also not shy to raise questions when appropriate."