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Wealthsimple Co-Founder Brett Huneycutt & VP, Engineering Dominique Simoneau-Ritchie - Securing the Largest Private Investment in Canadian History, Building the Most Diverse Engineering Team in the Country

February 13, 2022 Noah Ifergan
Opportunity Unlocked
Wealthsimple Co-Founder Brett Huneycutt & VP, Engineering Dominique Simoneau-Ritchie - Securing the Largest Private Investment in Canadian History, Building the Most Diverse Engineering Team in the Country
Show Notes

LinkedIn: Dominique Simoneau-Ritchie, Brett Huneycutt   

Dominique Simoneau-Ritchie is the Vice President of Engineering at Wealthsimple. Prior to joining their executive team, she established Lever’s first R&D teams outside of San Francisco; created and grew successful teams at Shopify and Blackberry QNX; and held various roles at IBM and several startups.   

Brett Huneycutt is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Wealthsimple. Prior to Wealthsimple, he co-founded photo website 1000memories.com which was acquired in 2012 by Ancestry.com where he became Director of Product.  Brett is a former engagement manager at McKinsey and Rhode Scholar at University of Oxford.   

Wealthsimple is a Toronto-based fintech company bringing smart, simple, online financial products to market. Their products include investment management services, equity and crypto trading, peer-to-peer cash transferring, and a tax platform. In May 2021, the company raised $750M CAD at a valuation of $5B CAD.  

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