The 13th Round for Life Story

Bruce Croxon made his mark as a digital pioneer by co-founding Lavalife and revolutionizing how people connect. Under his direction, he grew this early tech start-up into the marquee brand in online dating with millions of users and countless connections. As partner, chairman and CEO, Croxon helped lead the company’s growth from four to 600 employees, while achieving revenue of just under $100 million. Since the sale of Lavalife, Bruce has been active as both an investor and advisor in growth stage companies in the technology sector. As an ex Dragon on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, he added a broad range of businesses and products to his portfolio that tapped into his passion for digital media, health and marketing. Croxon currently helms Round13, a fund dedicated to investment in growth stage Canadian tech companies. He also co hosts The Disruptors on BNN, a weekly show spotlighting the world of tech and Canada’s place in it. Bruce feels that ours is the best country to start and grow technology business’s and that our entrepreneurs can hold their own with anyone in the world .

Bruce’s giving back efforts are focused on 2 charities. 13^th Round Fight for Life address’s youth mental health through the discipline of boxing and Helping Hands Jamaica builds elementary schools in Croxon’s maternal homeland of Jamaica.