TechTO Quick Takes | Canadian tech news and analysis
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO discuss the latest in Canadian tech news and what founders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors need to know.
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Special Edition of Quick Takes | Ft. Matt Golden of Golden Ventures
March 04, 2024 17:18 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this special edition of Quick Takes, Matt Golden of Golden Ventures joined the podcast to chat about the recent announcement for Golden Ventures. In this interview, Matt shares more on: - The opportunities they are providing for Founders - The outlook for the Canadian tech ecosystem - The full offerings of Golden Ventures and what's new - What they look for when providing funding and mentorship to Founders Share your takes with us and let us know who you'd like to hear from next....
Stay Golden | the good & bad of fundraising, plus more lightning round deals from the last few weeks | February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 17:44 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MBToday's episode is sponsored by Humi As a TechTO community member, you can get access to their exclusive offer: 25% off, with no implementation and base fees – plus 30 days free. Learn more about Humi and how they can support your business at www.humi.ca/techto Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down the headlines from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Today, the duo chat through: - A lightning round of deals to unpack - The future of Techstars Toronto (an...
Big spenders and relationship building | February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024 22:13 - 25 minutes - 45.8 MBToday's episode is sponsored by Humi As a TechTO community member, you can get access to their exclusive offer: 25% off, with no implementation and base fees – plus 30 days free. Learn more about Humi and how they can support your business at www.humi.ca/techto Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down the headlines from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Today, the duo chat through: - Two recent rounds and the significance they hold for the community - How new...
Have our predictions held up? Plus, we're finally talking about more good news including raises and acquisitions | January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024 21:30 - 25 minutes - 46.1 MBToday's episode is sponsored by Humi As a TechTO community member, you can get access to their exclusive offer: 25% off, with no implementation and base fees – plus 30 days free. Learn more about Humi and how they can support your business at www.humi.ca/techto Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly return to break down the latest stories from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. In today's episode, they break down: - Two new acquisitions making headlines - They weigh in on their 2024 predicti...
Can we tell the future? The team starts the year by sharing their predictions for tech jobs, the funding market, AI and more for the upcoming year | January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024 18:24 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBQuick Takes is back! Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly return for the first episode of 2024... and we're offering our predictions (you can hold us accountable). From AI, to Canadian Venture Funding, to the job market and more - we're weighing in on what we think 2024 will look like for Canadian Tech. Make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to your podcasts and share your takes on our predictions - we love to hear what you think. New episodes dropping bi-weekly ALL YEAR ...
Optimism for 2024, our takes on the trends for the new year, has fundraising for Canadian startups rebounded? | December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023 21:53 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBFor the final episode of 2023, Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO team up for one last edition to break down all the news, trends and analysis as we head into the new year. Today, Alex and Alex chat through: - KOHO's news and the optimism it brings for 2024 - Are we finally seeing fundraising return for Canadian startups? - And we run through the hot topics from 2023 and our takes on the trends for the coming year Thanks for listening and sharing your takes with us this year! M...
Navigating turbulent times, the next step forward for the residential investment market, the pillars of success for today's startups, and a look ahead to 2024 | December 1, 2023
December 01, 2023 18:16 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return with a new episode of TechTO: Quick Takes. In this series, Alex and Alex break down the latest news, trends, announcements, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. In today's episode, we discuss: - How a business can navigate turbulent times - A new strategic partnership for BetaKit - Look ahead to 2024 - And the pillars of success for startups in today's market If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to like and sub...
How to raise pre-product, the Canadian banks get ranked, more trends for 2024 and a raise we're feeling Certn about | November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023 16:44 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return with a brand new episode of TechTO Quick Takes. They are breaking down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Today, Alex and Alex discuss: - How to raise pre-product, and what we can learn from the DeepSky raise - Potential trends for 2024 - Ranking the Canadian banks on the Evident AI Index - Did too many companies go public on the TSX during the boom? - Will we see a trend of more tech compani...
Is AI solving the housing crisis? More investments from the Hyatt brothers, and how this company is capitalizing on the AI chip shortage | November 2, 2023
November 03, 2023 14:50 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return with a brand new episode of TechTO Quick Takes. They are breaking down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Today, Alex and Alex discuss: - How AI and Robotics are helping to solve the housing crisis - The Hyatt brothers recent investment and why it's significant - Upcoming community events to attend - Benefits of capitalizing on the AI chip shortage If you enjoyed today's episode, leave us a ...
More money for AI, timing the market, and finally we talk about some raises | October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023 20:48 - 27 minutes - 50.5 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly return with the latest episode of TechTO Quick Takes. They breakdown the latest news, trends and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Today, Alex and Alex chat through: Vendasta continues to leverage its distribution advantage to raise and grow Procurify lands $50m USD to grow AI tools Reviewing Hiive's recent raise in a secondary market and during tough times Special thanks to our friends at Float for sponsoring today's episode. Learn m...
The superpower for winning over investors, what we can learn from Clearco's resilience, and how the most successful founders raise capital today | October 5, 2023
October 05, 2023 19:14 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBToday's episode is brought to you by Float. Learn more about Float and how they can support you and your business at https://floatcard.com/ Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down more of the latest news, trends, and analysis from across Canadian Tech. In today's episode, Alex and Alex discuss: - Tips for raising in today's market - What's been working for founders in terms of gaining traction with investors - How Clearco completely pivoted and showed what it m...
What does the rest of 2023 look like, AI's impact on our jobs, where did all the acquisitions go, and the affects of politics on Canadian tech
September 07, 2023 18:28 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to breakdown the latest news, trends, and analysis on this brand new episode of Quick Takes. Today's episode answers burning questions for the rest of the year and offers more clarity and takeaways for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. Alex and Alex chat through: - The biggest topics for the rest of 2023 - Will AI actually take our jobs? - Should we be worried about the slowdown of acquisition news? - What can we expect for the rest of the year? ...
What does the rest of 2023 look like, AI's impact on our jobs, where did all the acquisitions go, and the affects of politics on Canadian tech | September 7, 2023
September 07, 2023 18:28 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to breakdown the latest news, trends, and analysis on this brand new episode of Quick Takes. Today's episode answers burning questions for the rest of the year and offers more clarity and takeaways for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. Alex and Alex chat through: - The biggest topics for the rest of 2023 - Will AI actually take our jobs? - Should we be worried about the slowdown of acquisition news? - What can we expect for the rest of the year? ...
AI startups continue to thrive, how VCs are adjusting to the current market, and a recent acquisition on all of our minds | August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023 17:37 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down more of the news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. On today's episode, Alex and Alex discuss: - Why AI startups are thriving - More on the recent Sun Life acquisition of Dialogue - How VCs are adjusting to the current market Plus we chat through our upcoming events and Alex Norman shares his perspective on the current market Like and subscribe wherever you're watching or listening #TechTO #Qui...
AI startups continue to thrive, how VCs are adjusting to the current market, and a recent acquisition on all of our minds | Friday August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023 17:37 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO are back to break down more of the news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. On today's episode, Alex and Alex discuss: - Why AI startups are thriving - More on the recent Sun Life acquisition of Dialogue - How VCs are adjusting to the current market Plus we chat through our upcoming events and Alex Norman shares his perspective on the current market Like and subscribe wherever you're watching or listening #TechTO #Qui...
Access to tech talent is getting easier, retaining Canadian tech talent, what headwinds mean for these two companies, and lots of news and announcements to unpack | June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023 19:54 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news trends and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Alex and Alex chat through: - How the access to tech talent is improving - How the province, and country plan to retain tech talent - Why these two companies are facing headwinds after raising large rounds - A larger-than-normal round of funding news and announcements and what this means for the ecosystem Don't forget to like and subscribe wherev...
The rumour that proved to be true, What's worth the hype, When building on someone else's platform actually pays off, and a few top stories from the past few weeks | June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023 18:07 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news trends and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. Alex and Alex chat through: - A rumour that actually turned out to be true - Data moats are helping vertical AI companies scale - Building on someone else platform can lead to success - And for our Lighting Round they chat through more news and announcements from the past few weeks in tech Don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you're watching or...
A name change (and a raise), Outgrowing the competition, BenchSci makes headlines with a BIG raise, and more on the current market and what to expect | June 1, 2023
June 01, 2023 19:30 - 42 minutes - 78 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks in Canadian Tech. A special guest also joins the podcast today to discuss a recent raise and how it all came together. Scott Stevenson of Spellbook discusses their recent news and all the learnings and takeaways for the community. Alex and Alex also chat through: - A large round from Hostaway and the recovery of the travel industry (Marcus Rader of Hostaway spok...
Shopify announces global workforce layoffs, a raise that "may or may not happen", our take on the recent "bad news" of the week, and more announcements and raises to discuss | May 4, 2023
May 04, 2023 18:57 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. On today's episode, Alex and Alex chat through: - Breaking news as Shopify cuts 20% of global staff - A raise that "may or may not happen" - Super.com has a supersized raise - More bad news (but we promise there's a positive outlook) - Our takes on the recent announcements out of the ecosystem Listen LIVE across the TechTO channels, or catch up later wherev...
The new Canadian consolidators club expands, the benefits of changing trends, what is a clean room platform? Plus more raises and announcements we thought were notable | April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023 20:44 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. On today's episode, Alex and Alex chat through: - The new Canadian consolidators club expands - The benefits of changing trends - Everything you need to know about a "clean room platform" - How to spin technology out of Canadian universities - More raises and announcements making news from the past couple of weeks Listen LIVE across the TechTO channels, or c...
The Funding Market comes back to life, pros and cons of tourist investors (and what it even is), and more announcements and raises from the past week | April 6, 2023
April 06, 2023 18:55 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. On today's episode, Alex and Alex chat through: - The return of Funding news, and the revival of the Funding Market - Tourist investors, the pros and cons - More raises and announcements making news from the past couple of weeks - What's coming up for our community Don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode! SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gx...
The next consolidators in Canadian Tech, a COVID pivot gone wrong, the glow-up of the travel industry, and our predictions for acquisitions in 2023 | March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023 19:08 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO return to break down the latest news, trends, and analysis from the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. On today's episode, Alex and Alex chat through: - The next consolidators in Canadian Tech - A pandemic pivot gone wrong - More raises and acquisitions making news from the past couple of weeks - The glow-up of the travel industry (and why this is great news for you) - Plus: our projections for acquisitions this year
BREAKING NEWS: More on what we know about the collapse of SVB
March 15, 2023 15:39 - 20 minutes - 19 MBOn today's breaking news episode of Quick Takes - Jared Gordon of TechTO is joined by Andrew Hennigar of BLG, and William Lam of Jeeves to break down what the future looks like after this latest news rocked the tech world. Don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you are listening to your podcasts. We'll be back with a brand new episode of Quick Takes next week on March 23. #TechTO #BreakingNews #TechNews #SVB
Big big money for GaN, repeat founders brew up a raise, learn what it takes to be acquired | March 9, 2023
March 09, 2023 22:21 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly are back with a brand new episode of Quick Takes, where they break down the latest tech news, trends, and analysis from the past few weeks. In this series, the team chats through all the happenings, chatter, and updates from across the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. Today's episode includes: - GaN Systems Inc. big purchase, and what we can learn from this - More raises and acquisitions we think are notable - 2 repeat Founders make more moves with their newest...
FounderFuel returns in a BIG way, the CIC launches, more raises from the past week, and predictions for 2023 | February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023 21:32 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBAlex Norman and Alexandra Reilly breakdown the latest chatter and news from around the Canadian Tech Ecosystem, sharing their perspectives and featuring the shared stories of others from across the industry. You can share your takes with us for future episodes at: [email protected]. Subscribe to our 3x weekly newsletter to get these episodes, and more right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter *DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING* Today the team breaks down: F...
What is going on with D-Wave, Shopify makes another investment in tech, A breakdown of the biggest raise of the year (so far) | February 9, 2023
February 09, 2023 17:29 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBQuick Takes is back, with a brand new episode! Returning on a bi-weekly basis, we launch a new episode every other Thursday featuring the same analysis, news of the week, stories and perspectives you love. Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly breakdown the latest chatter and news from around the Canadian Tech Ecosystem, sharing their perspectives and featuring the shared stories of others from across the industry. You can share your takes with us for future episodes at: [email protected]. Sub...
Atomicjar taps into Canadian tech talent pool, Tiny merges with WeCommerce, Magnet Forensics attracts Private Equity and more | Thursday January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023 21:31 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBQuick Takes is back, kicking off 2023 with the same run downs, stories and analysis of the latest chatter and news in Canadian Tech. Returning on a bi-weekly basis, we launch a new episode every other Thursday featuring the same analysis, news of the week, stories and perspectives you love. Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly breakdown the latest chatter and news from around the Canadian Tech Ecosystem, sharing their perspectives and featuring the shared stories of others from across the indu...
Quick Takes RETURNS | Web3 contagion enters Canada, Radical Ventures rides the AI wave, and more | January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023 18:32 - 29 minutes - 27 MBQuick Takes is back, kicking off 2023 with the same run downs, stories and analysis of the latest chatter and news in Canadian Tech. Returning on a bi-weekly basis, we launch a new episode every other Thursday featuring the same analysis, news of the week, stories and perspectives you love. Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly breakdown the latest chatter and news from around the Canadian Tech Ecosystem, sharing their perspectives and featuring the shared stories of others from across the in...
The new reality for startups, and some major raises put Canadian Tech on the map | November 17, 2022
November 18, 2022 20:24 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to TechTO Quick Takes. Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO meet to breakdown the latest new, trends and analysis from the past week in Canadian Tech. It's Thursday November 17th, 2022 and today we are talking about: The new reality for startups and what this normal means Some major raises were announced recently, and we breakdown why this is big for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem Catch up on past episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can also check out our upco...
Avidbots cleans up with a big raise, What's happening with Real Ventures, and BDC is levelling the playing field for female founders | September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022 19:06 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIt's Thursday September 29th, 2022 - and today we are talking about: Avidbots cleaning up with a $70m USD raise We discuss, is Real Ventures really refocusing on Montreal? And in very exciting news, BDC is putting $500m towards closing the gender gap To make sure you never miss an episode, like and subscribe on our Spotify and YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts. **Special thanks to the Smith School of Business for sponsoring today's episode. Visit their website at smithque...
Your burning questions...answered | Alex Norman gives his insights into the most discussed topics in tech | September 15, 2022
September 19, 2022 14:52 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIt's Thursday September 15, 2022 and for today's episode, we asked you to share your burning questions! Alex Norman took the time to give his perspective on everything from the current investment market, what VC's are seeing, and even shared what his favourite hot sauce was. To catch the full insights, listen here and don't forget to subscribe to us on Spotify and YouTube so you NEVER miss an episode. **Thanks as well to our friends at Voiceform who enabled to us to gather real time audi...
WE'RE BACK | COVID changes stick as LumiQ raises, Roblox acquires TriplePlay, and is Embedded Tech and Ecommerce the future? | September 8, 2022
September 13, 2022 16:55 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIt's Thursday September 8, 2022 and here are today's headlines: COVID changes seem to stick enabling LumiQ to raise On the flip side, not all COVID changes stick as Roblox acquires TriplePlay Finally - are embedded tech and e-commerce the future? We discuss Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Give us a follow on Spotify and YouTube. You can also subscribe to the TechTO newsletter at techto.org/newsletter to get new episodes right to your inbox! Give us a shout on social or send...
Addressing the elephant in the room, Meet another TechTO Insider, and who are the new acquirers in tech? | July 28, 2022
July 29, 2022 19:54 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIt’s Thursday July 28, 2022, and here are today’s headlines: We chat through more layoff news as Shopify lays off 10% of staff We’ll meet another Insider from the TechTO Community And finally, are professional service firms the new acquirers in tech?
Planned makes pivots during COVID to emerge on top, Introducing a new segment, are corporate VC's taking the lead? | July 21, 2022
July 22, 2022 18:34 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIt's Thursday July 21, 2022 and here are todays headlines: Planned pivots during COVID to emerge with an $18m round We’re joined by a TechTO Insider to share more on their culture and hiring goals And lastly, are corporate VCs taking the lead? We also spoke to a TechTO Insider about his current hiring needs at KitchenHub. To learn more about the company and apply for opportunities, visit their careers page here Discount code mentioned: TechTO10 for 10$ off your first order at kitchenhub...
Knixwear defines a category, PEs love PointClickCare, Introducing new segments, and more ways to raise | July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022 20:44 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIt's Thursday July 14, 2022 and here are today's headlines: Knixwear defines a category PE's love PointClickCare We introduce a brand new segment on Quick Takes More ways to raise in the current market With Knixwear making news in this episode, we want to showcase more content from the Founder and CEO of the brand Joanna Griffiths. Check out some of her discussions at past TechTO events: How to leverage customer centric design to win faster 5-7 things I wish I knew before starting out...
TrackTik gets acquired, More layoffs roll in as Clutch right sizes for the current market, and Isaac Soeweine joins Pender Ventures | July 7, 2022
July 08, 2022 18:14 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIt's Thursday July 7, 2022 and here are today's headlines: With the news of the recent TrackTik acquisition, does this signal the start of vertical SaaS consolidation? More layoff news as Clutch rightsizes for the current environment And finally with the news of Issac Soeweine joining Pender Ventures, does this signify a change in geographic power in Canada?
This week in Tech, Collision hits Toronto, Shopify expands their features, Lightning raises and more! | June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 17:04 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIt's Thursday June 23, 2022 and today we are talking about: Collision week in Toronto Funding and Acquisition news Shopify adds news features How TechTO is supporting our ecosystem
More layoffs plague the tech sector | What does this mean for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem | June 16, 2022
June 21, 2022 00:54 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIt's Thursday June 16, 2022 and today we are talking about: The layoffs plaguing the tech ecosystem, so what does this mean for Canada? We'll discuss...
Crypto companies are making a killing, Penny modernizes direct selling, is no news bad news for Canadian tech? | June 9, 2022
June 10, 2022 18:11 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIt's Thursday June 9, 2022 and today we are talking about Crypto companies continue to raise Penny modernizes direct selling Is no news bad news for Canadian Tech?
Pine shows VC's love Canadian FinTech, Three Comma Club drops it's first episode, a look ahead for our community | June 2, 2022
June 03, 2022 18:09 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBIt's Thursday, June 2 and today we are talking about: Pine proves that VC’s remain attracted to Canadian FinTech Opportunities Introducing our newest podcast series: Three Comma Club We look ahead at what’s coming up in real life for our community
Federal Government endorses local venture ecosystem, Humi proves regulations and taxes are your friend, Timing is everything for Moves | May 26, 2022
May 27, 2022 18:50 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIt’s Thursday, May 26, and today we’re talking about: The Federal Government makes a big investment in the local venture ecosystem. Humi proves regulations and taxes can be your friend, and Timing is everything for Toronto-based startup, Moves.
Tasktop gets purchased, Accessibility pays off for Fable, AI helping to incentivize sales people, and some Fund and Raise News | May 19, 2022
May 20, 2022 19:15 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBIt's Thursday May 19 and here's what happening this week in Canadian Tech: Tasktop gets purchased to consolidate the digital transformation industry Accessibility pays off for Fable Forma AI proves that AI can help incentivize sales people Quicker takes: Round13 launches Digital Asset Market fund ChargeLab raised $15m USD due to a pivot they made a while ago.
Dapper Labs makes moves to grow their ecosystem, Faire takes the money while the going is good, Certn's focus continues to pay off | May 12, 2022
May 13, 2022 15:45 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBIt’s Thursday May 12, 2022, welcome to Quick Takes. Today, we are talking about: Dapper Labs investing in growing an ecosystem and demand for its Flow blockchain Faire takes the money while the going is good by raising an additional $416m USD Certn’s focus on non-technology companies continues to pay off Lightning round: Allen Lau steps down as CEO of Wattpad Zero trust results in $100m for Tailscale
Canadians want Neo banking, Shopify takes on Amazon, Bonsai looks ahead to the future - May 6, 2022
May 06, 2022 17:28 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIt's Friday, May 6 and today we are talking about: Neo making waves in Canada Shopify officially takes on Amazon Bonsai makes difficult lay-offs, looks ahead to the future
Let it Rip (or Not): Recent Raises, Acquisitions: Sheertex, OTPP, Vetster, Coinberry - April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022 15:51 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIt’s Thursday April 21, 2022, and today we’re talking about: Breaking the mold when scaling: Sheertex rips a $101m raise Who benefits most?: The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is tripling down on tech How to out-execute your competition: Vetster Inc. closes a partnership and a B round Quicker take: WonderFi acquires Coinberry for $38.5m
Glow-Up: Investments, Raises, Marketplace Listings: A16Z, Shopify, Dialogue, Uplinq - April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022 15:54 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBIt’s Thursday, April 14, 2022, and today we’re talking about: Tech enabled is just as good as technology start-ups: Maverix is making its first deal by investing in Viral Nation. Reach for the stars, Canadian start-ups: A16Z’s 2022 Marketplace 100 List includes few Canadian start-ups Empowerment & investment: A raise from Uplinq New class of shares: A new cap structure at Shopify, International Growth: Virtual healthcare company, Dialogue's acquisition. Insider company of the week: ...
Market Changes: How This Affects Growth, Monetizing, Web3, Latest Funding | Athennian - March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022 16:04 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIt’s Thursday March 31, 2022, and today we’re talking about: Markets turn and growth at all costs stop: Thinkific and Farmers Edge make layoffs and executive changes Pivot to monetizing other people’s content leads to a $14.5m round for Bonsai Canadian Web3 Council is formed to help shape Canada’s approach to Web3 and Quicker take: Athennian raises $27m Insider company of the week: http://www.decklinks.com/
Benefit of Early Pivots, Brand, Venture, Cryptocurrency | Validere, Talent.com, BoC - March 24, 2022
March 24, 2022 18:49 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBIt’s Thursday March 24, 2022, and today we’re talking about: Seeing the problem, creating a solution, and dedicating: Validere early pivot pays off with a new $43m USD raise The importance of branding: Talent.com rebrand leads to a $120m USD raise Massive markets have venture scale opportunities in “niches”: Two bootstrapped companies raise outside financing Developing impact of cryptocurrency: Bank of Canada working with MIT on Digital Currency research Growth on a larger scale: Apply...
How to Generate Massive Business, Web3, Valuations | RideCo, eSentire, RouteThis - February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022 19:39 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBIt’s Thursday February 23rd, 2022, and today we’re talking about: Some scaling points that can generate massive business: Convictional connects with $40m USD As if we don't say it enough... Timing IS everything: RideCo. On-Demand Transit drives into $16m USD What you need to know about Web3 as a Founder or Employee: The Web3 boom continues Why growth is important to valuation: Secondary sales makes eSentire a unicorn Travel related start-ups on the rise? Operto raises $12m USD ...
What Every Start-Up Needs: Insight, Scaling, & More | Paper, Cohere, BMO, 7shifts - February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022 16:57 - 25 minutes - 24 MBIt's Thursday, February 17, 2022, and today we are talking about: A successful startup needs insights, product market fit and good timing: Paper raises $270m USD to become latest Canadian unicorn What it takes for a scale economy business to succeed: Cohere raise $125m USD Markets may not reflect the true value of your business: Shopify misses expectations shares crushed but nothing to worry about The Importance of good timing in the execution of business: 7shifts raises $80m USD in ...