Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Pieter Dorsman, Venture Partner at Good News Venture, an investment group focused on pre-seed and seed stage companies focused in AI and Blockchain technologies. Hosted by Ken Eastwood, the two of them dive deep into the Canadian tech and innovation landscape in the West Coast of Canada, Pieter's expertise in developing strong funder-founder relationships, and exit strategies for companies looking for that transition.
To know more about Good News Ventures, visit their website here.
To know more about Pieter Dorsman, visit his LinkedIn here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, Shiron Lee, Co-Founder of Re:Pair Genomics and their funder, Jonathan Suckling, Senior Director at Centre of Aging + Brain Health Innovation, talk about a founders' approach to non-dilutive and dilutive funding, the investment landscape for Canadian medtech companies, and how does grant fuel a company's investment journey.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, Liwordson Vijayabalan, President and Founder of TMRRW Labs talks about AI disruption in the martech ecosystem, his unique approach to fundraising and seeking investment, and the advantage of understanding the investor side of the deal to strike gold.
To know more about TMRRW Labs, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, Julia Elvidge, Co-Founder and Chair of SheBoot sits with Karen Elliot, CEO and Co-Founder of Cinareo, a SaaS platform that provides strategic capacity planning for contact centres. Together, they talk about Karen's experience as a SheBoot alumni, and the need for more organizations tackling the funding gap faced by underrepresented founders.
To know more about Cinareo, visit their website here.
To know more about SheBoot and to apply, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, Chuck Baresich, President of Haggerty AgRobotics, an agrobotics venture, sits with his investor, Joe Dales, Co-Founder and Partner of Agri and Food Innovation at RHA Ventures, to talk about the agtech industry in Canada, and the growth of local agtech ventures that might change Canada's import landscape.
To know more about Haggerty AgRobotics, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Michael Schmalz, former CFO, President and Board Chair of Digital Extremes, a billion-dollar London-based video game company known for developing high profile games such as the Bioshock franchise, the Unreal franchise and the Halo franchise. Schmalz, along with our podcast host, talks about the gaming industry in Canada, including evolving patterns and trends, shares insights on growing a company in a dynamic industry, and sheds light their acquisition by Tencent.
To know more about Digital Extremes, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Latchmi Raghunanan, CEO and Founder of Maman Biomedical, an innovative therapeutic patch that aims to eliminate the burden of multiple daily injections for women going through fertility treatments. Raghunanan, along with her investor, Ashima Chopra, and our podcast host, talks about her personal experience that inspired her to launch Maman Biomedical, and how she tweaks her storytelling to seal an investment deal. Chopra adds her insights from her 'not so linear' career journey, her passion of supporting diverse businesses, and what she looks for before making an investment.
To know more about Maman Biomedical, visit their website here.
To know more about Ashima and her venture, visit her LinkedIn here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Erin Bury, Co-Founder and CEO of Willful, a real estate planning platform that helps you create wills online. Bury, along with our podcast host, talks about the growth of Willful over eight years, their funding approach, including their experience on Dragon's Den, how they manage their investor relationships, and what it takes to disrupt the legal space with technology.
To know more about Willful, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Eric Vardon, President at Eventconenct, an all-in-one tournament management platform. Vardon, along with our podcast host, talks about their interesting journey of starting Eventconnect, his approach to investment, and his career of scaling and exiting multiple high-potential startups in Southwestern Ontario region.
To know more about Eventconnect, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Christopher Misch, Founder and CEO of ChargerQuest, Canada's fastest growing Electric Vehicle Network. Misch, along with our podcast host, talks about their journey, the challenges of raising funding in an ever-evolving industry and what lies for the future of EV in Canada.
To know more about Charger Quest, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Saumik Biswas, President, CEO and Founder of Tenomix, a revolutionary MedTech venture changing colon cancer diagnosis along with their investor, David Koehler, Diector of Fund Operations at FACIT Inc., an organization that helps innovative companies commercialize their world-changing cancer innovations.
Together, they talk about their long-term relationship, reflect on Tenomix's first investment with FACIT, explore criteria that investors look for before investing, and emphasize the importance of trust in the founder-funder relationship.
To know more about Tenomix, visit their website here.
To know more about FACIT Inc, visit his website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Jake Karls, Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares and their investor, Mike Fata, Chief Executive Officer of Fata & Associates to talk about investment relationships, the CPG industry, their entrepreneurial journey and the importance of candid and honest conversations for sustainable growth.
To know more about Mid-Day Squares, visit their website here.
To know more about Mike Fata, visit his website here.
To buy Mike Fata's book, visit the link here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Jeff Lupker, CEO and CTO and Jason Kowalcyzk, Co-Founder, CFO and COO at Staccato, an AI-powered music platform. Together, they talk about their entrepreneurial journey, bust myths around raising investments, and talk about what it takes to secure bigger deals and partnerships.
To know more about Staccato, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Nadia Ladak, CEO and Co-Founder of Marlow, a unique lubricated tampon brand, and their investor and long-time mentor, Chris Guillon, Co-Founder of StormFisher. Together, they talk about their long-standing relationship, the key to a great funder-founder relationship and how to manage investor relations when you have a variety of investors on board.
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To know more about StormFisher, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Danielle Graham, Co-Founder of The Firehood and General Partner at Phoenix Fire, as she talks about the trailblazing work that she does with underrepresented tech and innovation founders. Hosted by our CEO, Christina Fox, the two of them dive deep into the Canadian innovation economy, and tips and tricks for founders seeking funding.
To know more about The Firehood, visit their website here.
To know more about Phoenix Fire, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Emily Mercy, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Goparity Canada and the company that they have funded through their platform, Ryan Oneil Knight, Executive Director at ACBN Canada Foundation. Together, they discuss the future of impact investing and crowdlending in Canada.
To know more about Goparity Canada, visit their website here.
To support ACBN's Project, visit the link here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Darryl Croft, President at Electric Vehicle Network and their investor, Daniel Hart, Co-Founder and Partner of EV Angels. Together, they discuss the future of Electric Vehicles in Canada.
To know more about Electric Vehicle Network, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Kim Parker, CEO and President of Food Security Structures Canada, an Agtech venture that is redefining indoor farming through their innovative tech nologies to help grow anywhere, regardless of the location and climatic conditions.
To know more about Food Security Structures Canada, visit their website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we are in conversation with Trevor Greenway, CEO and Co-Founder of interVal, a Canadian Fintech SaaS venture that helps businesses and their advisors with real-time and accurate business valuation. From their background, humble beginnings, inspiration, and their talented team, Greenway reflects on their entrepreneurial journey till now and what's coming in the near future for interVal.
interVal was also a participating company for a Work Integrated Learning opportunity.
To know more about interVal, visit there website here.
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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments.
In this episode, we sit with Stephanie Curcio, CEO and Co-Founder of NLPatent and their investor, Shelley Kuipers, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The51. From talking about their entrepreneurial journey to what lies ahead, Curcio and Kuipers share what it takes to run successful ventures, and what does an investor truly look for before investing.
This episode has been brought to you in partnership with 'National Women's Initiative' by National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), an association that helps mobilize angel capital for Canada's entrepreneurs.
To know more about NLPatent, visit there website here.
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