Salim Teja

Salim is a Partner with Radical Ventures, an AI-focused venture capital fund that partners with founders who understand the transformational power of AI. Salim invests in sectors including life sciences, robotics and enterprise software. Salim also leads the firm’s Velocity Team. 

Salim brings over 30 years of experience in the technology sector as an entrepreneur, venture investor, corporate innovator and innovation ecosystem builder. Prior to Radical Ventures, Salim served as President, Venture Services for Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District, one of the world’s largest urban innovation centres. Salim has held leadership roles with Indigo Books & Music, CX Digital and was a Partner with early-stage venture capital firm Brightspark Ventures. Salim was also a Co-founder of San Francisco-based MobShop Inc, a pioneering e-commerce venture funded by GE Capital, Visa International, Mayfield Fund and Marc Andreessen.

Salim is a graduate of the Ivey Business School at Western University.

Updated June 2026