OUR COMPANY
Veji Holdings consolidates plant-based and sustainable brands through its digital marketplace offering thousands of products from hundreds of vendors in a centralized, online shopping experience.

Our Story
Veji Holdings was co-founded by Kory Zelickson and Darren Gill. Our mission is to provide convenient and affordable access to the largest selection of plant-based and sustainable-living products online.
We’re building a community of ethically-aligned consumers, with the intention of bettering our planet by supporting sustainable living. Consumers are becoming more aware of their environmental impact, and there is a movement towards supporting sustainable companies that is undeniable. Consumers have a choice to purchase from companies that best align with their own core values.
What we do
We use technology to connect buyers with the products and brands they want. We use the data gathered from our marketplace to inform every aspect of our business from expansion plans to investments as we look to enter new markets and categories. We aim to consolidate up-and-coming products, platforms and brands under our umbrella.
Our Team
Veji’s Leadership Team has significant experience in M&A, e-commerce and operations.

Kory Zelickson
Kory has over 15 years of demonstrated innovation and technology experience, launching successful e-commerce and technology startups. Kory is an engineer by trade with expertise in midstream processes and innovation. Kory co-founded the multi-vendor platform Namaste Technologies, which became a publicly-traded company in 2014. In 2018, the company reached a market valuation of +$1B, realizing +20x returns for its initial series of investors. Kory was a co-founder and COO for Namaste Technologies, where he also served as VP of business development and IR

Kory Zelickson

Darren Gill
Darren is a proven global business leader with a track record of rapidly scaling and turning around companies. He has held senior management positions, including board roles in public and private companies, including chief strategy officer for a publicly-traded Canadian LP. Darren led Deloitte’s BC M&A team specializing in Integration and Separation Advisory, where he advised and guided clients through business imaginations and carve-outs. Darren has directly and indirectly overseen more than 9 billion dollars in deal flow over the last three years.

Darren Gill

Rick Mah
Mr. Mah has more than 20 years of corporate finance experience in technology and hospitality industries. During that time, he has held progressively senior finance roles with public and private companies. He has supported numerous financing activities helping raise over $700 million of capital. In addition, he was a key contributor in a number of strategic transactions, ranging from $1 million to $3.4 billion, including valuation and integration activities. Rick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and CFA Charterholder.

Rick Mah

Simon Painter
Simon has over 18 years of website design, digital marketing, and SEO experience, an expert in hosted solutions and content delivery networks, content marketing and strategy, social media content strategist, organic SEO link building and link baiting, SEO competition analysis, expert PPC marketing (SEM), landing page and conversion tactics, marketing for social media websites Facebook Twitter, Youtube, a strong understanding of email list building strategies and marketing.

Simon Painter