# Rupesh Amin

> Rupesh Amin is the Toronto-based founder and CEO of Conqora Capital Partners and founder and executive chairman of Vancouver Island Ferry Company, operator of Hullo. His public career includes infrastructure development at Forum Equity Partners and involvement in Canada’s public-private partnership community.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Conqora Capital Partners; Founder and Executive Chairman at Vancouver Island Ferry Company
- **Organizations:** Conqora Capital Partners, Vancouver Island Ferry Company, Forum Equity Partners, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
- **Education:** Western University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vancouver Island Ferry Company, whose Hullo service launched in August 2023., Hullo reached one million passengers in September 2025, a company milestone., Listed on the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships Awards Committee.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Listed as Managing Partner, Infrastructure Development, Forum Equity Partners, on the CCPPP conference programme.
- **2021** — As Conqora founder and CEO, involved in the passenger ferry project supported by a terminal agreement announced in September.
- **2023** — Travelled on Hullo’s inaugural passenger sailing on August 16 as a co-founder.
- **2025** — Spoke as VIFC executive chairman during the May CEO transition and November permanent appointment of Ryan Dermody.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vancouver Island Ferry Company, whose Hullo service launched in August 2023.
- Hullo reached one million passengers in September 2025, a company milestone.
- Listed on the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships Awards Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — As VIFC founder and executive chairman, endorsed Ryan Dermody’s appointment as permanent CEO.
- **2025-09** — Hullo passed one million passenger journeys.
- **2025-05** — Announced VIFC’s leadership transition from Alastair Caddick to interim CEO Ryan Dermody.

## Links

- Website: https://conqora.ca/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupesh-amin-615548b

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Last updated: 2026-10-09