David VanHeukelom

I’m a startup entrepreneur and enterprise software executive with 25 years of experience. I was the Founder and CEO of 2 successful enterprise saas startups, both acquired. I was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Angel One Investor Network.

I was the founder and CEO of Klient, a fast-growing SaaS building the next generation of Professional Services Automation (PSA) and Client Onboarding. Klient was acquired in 2020.

Previously, I founded and served as CEO of Vana Workforce, a provider of HR Software developed on the Salesforce Platform. Vana Workforce was named a Top 10 Up and Coming Technology Company by PWC, a Cool Vendor by Gartner, and the recipient of the CATA Alliance award for Innovation in HR Technology. Vana was acquired in 2013.

Before my startup journey, I held various leadership positions in product management, marketing, and consulting at enterprise software companies Infor, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Actuate, and IBM Cognos. In 2007, I led the $227M acquisition of Workbrain while at Infor.

I have been directly involved in every capacity of startup and enterprise software including go-to-market strategy, product and technical architecture, packaging & pricing, fundraising, M&A, marketing, revenue operations and customer success.

I live just outside Toronto, Canada with my wife and 4 children.