Overview
Jonah Midanik holds the position of Managing Partner at Forum Ventures[1][2]. Midanik is an engineer by trade and serial entrepreneur who has spent twenty years building companies in Canada and the US[4]. Midanik's experience includes founding and serving as CEO of Limelight Platform from January 2014 to January 2020[9], holding the position of Chairperson at Limelight Platform from January 2020 to June 2022[8], and serving as General Partner and COO at Forum Ventures from August 2018 to December 2024[6]. Midanik also serves as Co-Founder of Forum AI Studio at Forum Ventures beginning in January 2022[3]. Midanik holds a B. Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Western University, earned between 1999 and 2003[11].
Profile introduction
Jonah Midanik: engineer by trade and Serial Entrepreneur by choice. As the Managing Partner at Forum Ventures, Jonah supports founders on their journey to building world-class companies - while occasionally still founding companies of his own. Jonah has spent the last twenty years building companies in the Canada and US as a serial entrepreneur. He has been lucky enough to have seen the startup journey from a variety of perspectives: as a successful bootstrapped founder/CEO, having helped launch new corporate divisions at BigCo, and as the founder/CEO of Limelight, a Venture backed company.
Career history
- Chief Executive OfficerSep 2025 to presentLimina
- Managing PartnerSep 2024 to presentForum Ventures
- Co-Founder, Forum Ai StudioJan 2022 to presentForum Ventures
- General Partner, COOAug 2018 to Dec 2024Forum Ventures
- Board MemberJan 2020 to presentVarious Companies
- ChairpersonJan 2020 to Jun 2022Limelight Platform
- Founder, CEOJan 2014 to Jan 2020Limelight Platform
- Director of MarketingFeb 2012 to Jul 2013Ultimate Gaming - A UFC / Station Casinos Company
Education
B. Eng., Electrical Engineering1999 - 2003Western University
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