Ray Sharma
| Ray Sharma | |
|---|---|
 Ray Sharma presents on the evolution of the mobile application economy at Rotman School of Management in Toronto, Canada on February 1, 2012. | |
| Born |
December 25, 1973 Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India |
| Alma mater |
University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey School of Business |
| Occupation | Founder and CEO of XMG Studio |
Ray Sharma is the founder and CEO of XMG Studio, the co-founder of Extreme Venture Partners, and a super angel investor.[1][2][3][4]
Education and career
Sharma was born in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India.[2] He obtained his degree in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario.[5]
Sharma started his career in the global investment banking industry where he worked as a stock market analyst, focusing on wireless-related technology companies.[1][2] Sharma has also served as a member of the Ontario Judicial Council.[6]
Sharma is an angel investor and has invested in venture capital rounds during early-stage funding. His private investments have included Xtreme Labs, Extreme Venture Partners, Athabasca Oil (IPO), Bridgewater (IPO), and Cancervax (IPO).[1][7][8] In 2009, he founded XMG Studio, a mobile games studio in Toronto, Canada and co-founded Extreme Venture Partners [2]
In addition, Sharma has spoken at mobile industry events including Interactive Ontario’s iP3 Forum, the 2013 Milken Institute Global Conference, the 2012 Application Developers Conference hosted by Scotia Capital and the 2010 CTIA Mobile Web and Apps WorldForum.[3][4][9][10] In February 2013, Sharma participated in a discussion panel with Tony Clement and other entrepreneurs and developers over the open data made available by the Canadian government.[11][12] Through XMG Studio, he founded The Great Canadian Appathon in 2011, an app-building competition for Canadian college students.[13][14]
Sharma has contributed as a guest author for Pocket Gamer and serves on the Royal Ontario Museum Board of Trustees.[15][16][17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "RIM signs U.K. deal". Ottawa Business Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "XMG Studio scouts for partner in India". Business Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Someday, Your Smartphone Will Actually Improve Your Life". U.S. News. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ray Sharma talks about mobile, apps and games". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ray Sharma". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Annual Report". Ontario Judicial Court. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Venture capital drought over, would-be entrepreneurs told". IT Business. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ray Sharma". XMG. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Portable Media and the Business and Technology of iDevices". Media Caster. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Developers speak: BlackBerry is making great progress". CrackBerry. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "TBS Prez Tony Clement talks open data at 'first ever' ministerial Google+ hangout". CBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Tony Clement discusses open data during Google+ hangout". Global News. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "National Post teams up with XMG Studio to launch first ever Great Canadian Appathon". Financial Post. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Can an Appathon create the next big thing in one weekend?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "XMG Studio's Ray Sharma points to the creative power of 48 hours hackathons". Pocket Gamer.biz. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "ROM Trustees". Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Agency Members Biographies". Public Appointments Secretariat. Retrieved 29 October 2013.