N.B. Native Nicole LeBlanc Joins Google Initiative on Urban Development
Nicole LeBlanc is moving on from BDC Capital.
The New Brunswick native sent out an email last Thursday night saying she would be joining the investment team at Sidewalk Labs. That’s the Alphabet Inc. unit that’s conducting a huge experiment in urban development in Toronto.
LeBlanc, who previously worked for the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and First Angel Network, began her new position Monday.
“My focus will be on the Toronto project and I will continue to stay connected into the tech community, with a focus on sustainability, mobility, connectivity, energy, and other related fields,” said LeBlanc in the email.
Based in New York City, Sidewalk Labs is an urban innovation company owned by Alphabet Inc., the company that owns Google.
Since last year, it has been working with Waterfront Toronto to develop a “live-and-work district” on 12 acres of former industrial land on the eastern end of the city’s lakefront. The goal is to combine design, technology and input from citizens to create a new exemplar of urban living.
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