Artificial Intelligence & Optimization
Alexandre
Le Bouthillier, PhD
Co-founder and General Partner of Linearis, the AI Life Science Fund. Serial AI entrepreneur, angel investor and board member across the AI and life sciences ecosystem.
Focus
Where I spend my time
Linearis
Co-founder and General Partner of a venture fund dedicated to AI in the life sciences.
AI ventures
Co-founded Planora (AI & optimization), acquired by RedPrairie and later by JDA – Panasonic.
Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab and NEXT Canada.
Ecosystem boards
Board roles at Mila, IVADO, Montreal InVivo and the Health Innovation District, shaping AI and health innovation.
Boards
Board positions
- MilaAI Institute · Honorary board member since 2023
- IVADOBoard member
- Health Innovation DistrictBoard member
- Montreal InVivoBoard member
- MEDTEQ+ / envisAGEBoard member, 2016 to 2026
Background
Path
- PhD, Operations ResearchUniversité de Montréal, Canada
- Postdoctoral fellowshipUniversité de Genève, Switzerland
- Co-founder, PlanoraArtificial intelligence & optimization company
- Co-founder & General Partner, LinearisThe AI Life Science Fund
Interests
Research & work
Prizes & awards
- Excellence Award, Humanitarian DevelopmentEnvironment Canada
- Scholarships and academic awardsNSERC, FRQNT, Bombardier, Delcan, ATC and CRT
Biography
About
Alexandre Le Bouthillier holds a PhD in Operations Research from the Université de Montréal (Canada) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Université de Genève (Switzerland). He is co-founder and General Partner of Linearis, the AI Life Science Fund. He serves on the boards of Mila (honorary member since 2023), IVADO, the Health Innovation District and Montreal InVivo, and served on the board of MEDTEQ+ / envisAGE from 2016 to 2026.
An angel investor, he invests talent and capital in technology ventures. He has received scholarships and academic awards from government research funding agencies, corporations and professional associations (NSERC, FRQNT, Bombardier, Delcan, ATC, CRT). His interests include operations research, artificial intelligence (machine learning, deep learning), healthcare, oncology, the brain, big data and cloud infrastructure.
He co-founded Planora, an artificial intelligence and optimization company, and served as VP Science & Technology at RedPrairie (later sold to Panasonic) following the acquisition of Planora.
Alexandre Le Bouthillier détient un doctorat en informatique et recherche opérationnelle de l’Université de Montréal (Canada) et a complété un postdoctorat à l’Université de Genève (Suisse). Il est cofondateur et associé principal de Linearis, le fonds d’investissement en IA pour les sciences de la vie. Il siège aux conseils d’administration du Mila (membre honorifique depuis 2023), d’IVADO, du Quartier de l’innovation en santé et de Montréal InVivo, et a siégé à celui de MEDTEQ+ / envisAGE de 2016 à 2026.
Ange financier, il investit talent et capital dans les sociétés technologiques. Récipiendaire de nombreuses bourses de mérite d’organismes gouvernementaux de financement de la recherche, de sociétés et d’associations professionnelles (CRSNG, FRQNT, Bombardier, Delcan, ATC, CRT), il s’intéresse à la recherche opérationnelle, à l’intelligence artificielle (apprentissage machine, apprentissage profond), à la santé, à l’oncologie, au cerveau, aux mégadonnées et à l’infrastructure infonuagique.
Il a cofondé Planora, une entreprise combinant intelligence artificielle et optimisation, puis a occupé le poste de vice-président, Science et technologie chez RedPrairie (acquise par Panasonic) à la suite de l’acquisition de Planora.
Let’s talk
Founders, co-investors and ecosystem partners in AI and health are welcome to reach out.