Start-up Entrepreneur, Investor and Adviser

Trends and Permanent Change – Bernie Li

“You’re betting on the people, you’re betting on the team because they’re the ones that are going on the adventure and they’ll probably make the same source on the stage and they’re gonna stumble a few times, so are they going to be the ones that are quick enough to realize it quickly and can pivot and change course when needed.”

Over the past twenty years, Bernie Li has been an entrepreneur, an investor and community builder.

In 2010, Bernie co-founded PURE Energies Inc., a leading provider of residential solar solutions to home owners in Ontario and the USA, driven by a tech-enabled customer acquisition platform and through educational content. PURE and its subsidiaries helped thousands of home owners become producers of renewable energy. PURE was ranked #2 on the Profit Hot 50 (2013), was named a top project by the Clean50 (2015) and was acquired by NRG Energy in 2014.

Bernie is currently a Venture Partner with Revel Partners, a NYC-based VC fund that invests into Enterprise Software/SaaS and Marketplace start-ups at the Seed – Series A stage. He is also a Board Director of Vizetto Inc., a software start-up whose solution helps enterprises collaborate on work in a profoundly new way. Earlier in his career, he was an investment professional with iNovia Capital and Carrot Capital. Bernie was a board member and treasurer for the Centre for Social Innovation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support organizations that put people and planet first.