Rhiannon Davies

Founding & Managing Partner, Sandpiper Ventures

Rhiannon’s business leadership spans Europe, Asia, South and North America. She was the COO and Board Director that took PE-backed GrandVision N.V., a CAD$ 5.5 Billion revenue optical retailer with businesses in 45 countries, through scale growth, expansion into 20 new markets and a successful IPO on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Rhiannon has driven the target identification, due diligence, acquisition, integration and move to profitability of many companies in the supply chain, consumer products and medical device industries. Rhiannon believes in the need to support entrepreneurship and innovation to deliver meaningful change in business, community, and social development. She is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sandpiper Ventures, a Canadian VC fund that invests in women building ground-breaking technology solutions.