# Andrew D'Souza

> Andrew D'Souza is the co-founder and CEO of Boardy, an AI service that facilitates professional introductions. He previously co-founded Clearco, led it as CEO, became executive chair in 2022 and left that executive role at the end of 2023; Clearco currently lists him as a director. A Waterloo Systems Design Engineering graduate, he previously worked at McKinsey, Top Prospect, Top Hat and Nymi and has invested in and advised startups.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Boardy
- **Organizations:** Boardy, Clearco, Nymi (formerly Bionym), Top Hat, Top Prospect, McKinsey & Company, Realbotix, C100
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
- **Known for:** Canada's Top 40 Under 40 honoree, 2020., Co-founded Clearco, which reached a $2 billion valuation in 2021., Led Clearco during its expansion into a multinational e-commerce financing business.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2010** — Business analyst at McKinsey & Company.
- **2010-2011** — Worked in business development, sales and marketing at Top Prospect.
- **2011-2013** — COO and revenue leader at Top Hat.
- **2013-2015** — President of Bionym, later known as Nymi.
- **2015** — Co-founded Clearbanc, later renamed Clearco.
- **2020** — Named a Canada's Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
- **2021** — Clearbanc became Clearco; company valuation reached $2 billion.
- **2022** — Moved from CEO to executive chair as Michele Romanow became CEO in February.
- **2023** — Left the executive-chair position at year end.
- **2024** — Co-founded Boardy; company announced a US$3 million pre-seed round in October.
- **2025** — Boardy announced a US$8 million Creandum-led seed round in January.
- **2025** — Moved from the Realbotix board to its advisory committee in October.
- **2026** — Appeared at Uniting the Prairies in Saskatoon in April for a discussion about hiring and AI.

## Achievements

- Canada's Top 40 Under 40 honoree, 2020.
- Co-founded Clearco, which reached a $2 billion valuation in 2021.
- Led Clearco during its expansion into a multinational e-commerce financing business.
- Co-founded Boardy, which secured US$3 million in pre-seed financing in 2024 and a US$8 million seed round in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At research time, his LinkedIn profile lists the San Francisco Bay Area and Boardy. Clearco lists him as co-founder and director.
- **2026-10** — Boardy markets matching, mutually relevant introductions, scheduling and follow-up, and reports more than 250,000 introductions on its website. This is a company-reported cumulative figure observed during research.
- **2026-04** — Participated in a hiring and AI discussion with Alison Kaizer at Uniting the Prairies on April 30 in Saskatoon.
- **2025-10** — Realbotix announced his transition from director to advisory committee member.
- **2025-01** — Boardy announced a US$8 million seed round led by Creandum.

## Links

- Website: https://www.boardy.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdsouza
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/andrewdsouza

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Last updated: 2026-10-14