About
Robert Orr is a business leader with more than 30 years at the senior management level in the marine biotech, nutritional ingredient, food retailing, food wholesaling, and retail advertising industries. His breadth of experience ranges from the creation and management of several startup companies to responsibility for large multinational corporate division operations with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. In 1996, Robert cofounded Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), the world’s largest ingredient supplier of omega 3s, made from fish oil, to the dietary supplement and functional food Industry. As CEO and then Chairman, Robert focused efforts on science-based products, innovative marketing approaches, and new technologies, resulting in nine consecutive years of greater than 35% growth.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 1,303 investors hold the Managing Partner role in VCSift. Robert Orr is one of them.
- • 70 investors are based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Location
- Halifax, Canada
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