Janet Bannister

Janet Bannister

Managing Partner

Staircase Ventures

Janet is the Founder & Managing Partner of Staircase Ventures, which leads seed-stage rounds in Canada’s most promising B2B tech companies. Previously, Janet was Managing Partner at Real Ventures. Janet has won numerous awards including “Toronto Region Builder of the Year Award” in 2023, and Business Insider’s 2024 and 2023 “Best Women Early-Stage Investors”. In 2004, Janet launched Kijiji.ca and grew it to become one of the most visited websites in Canada.