Leaders Fund taps longtime Softchoice CEO as venture partner

Canadian enterprise software venture capital firm Leaders Fund has hired Dave MacDonald as a venture partner. MacDonald was formerly CEO of Softchoice, a Toronto-based IT solutions and managed services provider. He led the company for more than 16 years, retiring in 2017. He continues to serve as a director. In 2013, MacDonald led a management buyout of the listed Softchoice, partnering with Birch Hill Equity Partners. At Leaders Fund, he will support the growth strategies of portfolio companies. Based in Toronto and Atlanta, Leaders Fund was launched in 2016 by Managing Partners Steve DeBacco and David Stein and Partner Gideon Hayden.