Khalid Kurji Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats

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Khalid Kurji is a Toronto-based venture capital and startup ecosystem leader specializing in Canada’s cleantech, deep-tech and innovation sectors. Throughout his career, he has worked at the intersection of scientific research, commercialization and venture funding, helping early-stage companies secure investment, develop scalable business models and bring breakthrough technologies to market. His expertise spans artificial intelligence, quantum computing, sustainability, environmental technologies and innovation ecosystems, making him a prominent figure within Canada’s startup and clean technology community.

Kurji currently serves as Director, Ecosystems at NRC IRAP Clean Tech, a position he has held since February 2025. In this role, he works with Canada’s National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to strengthen the country’s cleantech innovation ecosystem, helping high-growth companies access funding, partnerships and commercialization opportunities. Prior to joining NRC IRAP, he served as Director, Ecosystems at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) between July 2023 and February 2025, where he supported Canada’s leading federal funding organization for sustainable technology companies and collaborated with startups developing environmental and climate-focused innovations.

Before transitioning into federal innovation funding, Kurji spent nearly seven years at the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, one of the world’s leading accelerators for science and technology startups. During his tenure he held progressively senior leadership roles including Venture Manager, Senior Venture Manager, Stream Lead for Quantum, Associate Director for Quantum, AI and Matter, Associate Director for AI and Health, Director of Ventures and Director of Pre-CDL. He helped build programming for seed-stage and pre-seed deep-tech companies while working closely with founders, investors and researchers commercializing technologies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, health technology and advanced materials.

Earlier in his career, Kurji worked as a Business Strategy Specialist at Kepler Communications, contributed as Director of the Rotman Design Challenge, briefly served as Manager, Innovation Solutions at Rogers Communications, and worked internationally as an Analyst in Planning and Reporting at the University of Central Asia. Before moving into venture capital and innovation leadership, he pursued an academic career, teaching history as an Adjunct Professor at both Loyola University Maryland and McDaniel College, while also serving as a Writing Center Tutor at Johns Hopkins University.

His educational background reflects both humanities and business training. Kurji earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Duke University, followed by a Master’s degree in History from Johns Hopkins University. He also completed studies at École normale supérieure in France before earning his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. On his LinkedIn profile, he describes himself as “a trained historian turned deeptech startup ecosystem builder,” combining historical thinking with identifying fundamental commercial opportunities emerging from scientific research.

His professional skills include research, qualitative analysis, public policy, international relations, higher education, teaching, editing and policy analysis. Colleagues have described him as intelligent, dependable, collaborative and an effective leader capable of growing programs and bringing together academic, industry and entrepreneurial communities. He maintains an active presence within Canada’s innovation ecosystem and continues supporting the commercialization of emerging technologies through public-private collaboration.

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