Ray is executive sponsor of the Mission from MaRS program. He leads a team of industry thought leaders, sector strategists, and business and program developers who are responsible for creating high-value connections between MaRS ventures, corporates and capital providers throughout Canada and across the globe.

Most recently, Ray expanded Techstars into India, where as managing director, he led the Techstars Bangalore Accelerator. Ray remains an advisor to Techstars, and also serves on the advisory boards of Canadian venture-capital firms Brightspark Ventures and StandUp Ventures. Prior to his focus on early-stage investments and venture acceleration, Ray co-founded Jigsee, a venture-backed Canadian video streaming provider which became a leader in the South-Asian market before being sold in 2015.