About Cole Diamond
Toronto’s Cole Diamond is a Canadian entrepreneur and seed-stage investor known for his work in technology, finance, and digital infrastructure. As the co-founder and former chief executive of Coinsquare, Canada’s preeminent cryptocurrency exchange, he helped raise over $100 million in funding and led the Toronto-based company to a $400 million valuation by 2018. He also played a major role in founding Tetra Trust, Canada’s first qualified custodian for digital assets.
In 2019, Cole Diamond was recognized as Canada’s Top Tech Entrepreneur by the Digital Finance Institute for his significant contributions to the Canadian tech ecosystem. In the years since, his entrepreneurial ventures have extended beyond the realm of crypto and fintech, as he rejuvenated and reinvented Ghost Kitchens International, now a leader in virtual restaurant solutions, and co-founded Vela, a Michelin-rated high-end restaurant in Toronto. He also holds an investment stake in Stella, one of the premier Italian restaurants in Los Angeles.
As an early-stage investor, Cole Diamond has provided backing to more than 30 private companies, including ventures that specialize in electric vehicles, digital infrastructure, and emergent technology. His portfolio includes companies like RoketEV, Big Digital, and KEEP, as well as substantial real estate holdings. It is in large part because of these investments, as well as the lucrative successes of Coinsquare and Tetra Trust, that his estimated net worth is over $70 million.
Cole Diamond currently resides in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Shelby Gold, and his three young sons.
In 2019, Cole Diamond was recognized as Canada’s Top Tech Entrepreneur by the Digital Finance Institute for his significant contributions to the Canadian tech ecosystem. In the years since, his entrepreneurial ventures have extended beyond the realm of crypto and fintech, as he rejuvenated and reinvented Ghost Kitchens International, now a leader in virtual restaurant solutions, and co-founded Vela, a Michelin-rated high-end restaurant in Toronto. He also holds an investment stake in Stella, one of the premier Italian restaurants in Los Angeles.
As an early-stage investor, Cole Diamond has provided backing to more than 30 private companies, including ventures that specialize in electric vehicles, digital infrastructure, and emergent technology. His portfolio includes companies like RoketEV, Big Digital, and KEEP, as well as substantial real estate holdings. It is in large part because of these investments, as well as the lucrative successes of Coinsquare and Tetra Trust, that his estimated net worth is over $70 million.
Cole Diamond currently resides in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Shelby Gold, and his three young sons.
