Derek van der Plaat
Derek van der Plaat is a Toronto based investment banker and entrepreneur.
Derek started his career with CIBC Mergers & Acquisitions where he focused on mid-market, private company M&A transactions (valued from $5 million to $100 million) from 1992 to 2000.
In 2000, Derek co-founded Moontaxi Media Inc., a company focused on working with music rights holders to create legitimate revenue models for the online channel. In 2002, as a result of a partnership with Microsoft’s Windows Media division, Moontaxi.com became a top ten internet radio destination (as measured by Arbitron).
In 2003 Moontaxi launched the Puretracks music download service, the first in Canada to legally sell music online in association with the recording industry and leading distribution partners such as TELUS, MSN and AOL.
For more information see:
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/derekvanderplaat