Portrait of John Phillips

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John Phillips

Net worth $1.7B

investments · Canada

Born
Jan 01, 1951
Age
75
Source
investments
Residence
Toronto
Citizenship
Canada
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Law Degree, University of Toronto; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Toronto (Trinity College)

Net worth over time

Biography

  • John Phillips is an angel investor who made an early bet on Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce software company.
  • He and his wife Catherine Phillips together own an estimated 2% of Shopify.
  • John served on Shopify's board of directors from 2010 to 2023.
  • The couple has invested in a slew of other early-stage companies that are lesser known, like Virtual Marine Technology and Sequence Bio.
  • John previously spent 25 years as a corporate lawyer, including as general counsel at telecom firm Clearnet Communications.
  • The Phillips' Northpine Foundation has donated hundreds of millions to organizations focused on climate, refugees and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Financial assets

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