Sarah Applebaum

Sarah brings more than a decade of venture capital and company building experience to the team. Sarah has cultivated expertise in building entrepreneurial teams, scaling early stage ventures, and venture financing. Sarah is an active mentor to early stage entrepreneurs and a startup community activator and advocate.

Sarah works closely with Pangaea portfolio companies PolySpectra, Correlia Biosystems, pH7, TruTag, ChEmpower, and Membrion. Sarah holds a BSc. From Dalhousie University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Outside of work, you can find Sarah on the local trails with her dog, Indie, out on her road bike, or spending time with friends and family.

For more information, contact 

Kevin Duncan
Director, Communications
Fuel Innovation Fund
Kevin.Duncan@fuelinnovationfund.ca
403-431-2859

ABOUT EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA (ERA) 

Since 2009, ERA’s technology investments have helped innovators develop and demonstrate Alberta-based technologies that reduce emissions, lower operational costs, attract investment, create jobs, and keep the province’s industries globally competitive.

ABOUT FUEL INNOVATION FUND 

Launched in 2026, the Fuel Innovation Fund, administered by ERA, reinvests federal Clean Fuel Regulation compliance contributions from industry directly into projects that deliver measurable emissions reductions, strengthen competitiveness, and accelerate technology innovation.