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Michael Liu energizes Toronto's startup scene by organizing major tech events and fostering vibrant communities.

Will has raised venture money as an operator, lent it as a technology banker and now writes first cheques across sectors, so he can tell a founder what each kind of ca…

He knows what it takes to put a video in front of an audience in another language and actually earn from it, from AI dubbing and translation through to distribution de…

Happy to help with Choosing markets, languages and a release plan for a film, show or YouTube channel.

Yohan Mahimwala

Senior Manager / Department Manager, Commercial Credit Adjudication (Central Canada) · RBC (Royal Bank of Canada)

Toronto, Canada

He knows how small business and commercial credit decisions actually get made at Canada's largest bank, and he has sat on the other side of that table as an owner seek…

Matt has been the person a global platform trusts to open and run a country: he took Snap's Canadian operation from a new country manager seat to a full general manage…

Alexandra McGregor

Chief Program Officer · NEXT Canada

Toronto, Canada

She decides how Canada's most ambitious young founders are selected and coached, and she has worked directly with the founders of some of Canada's top startups.

Happy to help with Building communities and curating experiences around entrepreneurship & innovation

He has taken a company from two founders to an acquisition by a US insurance giant, and he now decides which early-stage companies get funded out of one of Canada's be…

Lisa Melchior

Founder and Managing Partner · Vertu Capital

Toronto, Canada

Lisa Melchior has propelled Canadian tech firms onto the global stage investing over $1.5 billion in 25+ companies.

She has done the full arc of an early-stage portfolio, from first cheque through follow-on rounds and into LP and institutional partnership conversations, and she back…

Built the marketing launch playbook at Supabase in collaboration with EPD, built and grew GTM from 0-1 at Empromptu.ai, grew developer community via product launches a…

Sam Molyneux

Co-CEO · Poppy

Toronto, Canada

Sam Molyneux is a trailblazer in integrating AI into scientific research co-founding Meta acquired by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to revolutionize global scientific…

Jocelyne Moyer a Harvard MBA and ex-Bain consultant drives innovation in visual AI and hardware to optimize Canada's critical infrastructure.

Vasu Nadella

Co-Founder & CEO · Vital Bio (Vital Biosciences Inc.)

Toronto, Canada

Vasu Nadella is transforming healthcare with VitalOne a device delivering rapid lab-grade blood test results boosting diagnostic speed and patient care.

He has built enterprise data governance and AI practices for global industries, and he has incorporated and run Ontario companies across consulting, hardware and food…

Ray Newal

Founder · Flintrock Inc.

Toronto, Canada

I help founders and operators see themselves more clearly: recognize their strengths, understand what’s holding them back, and find the people and perspective that hel…

Happy to help with sounding board for early and growth-stage CEOs

Kevin O'Brien's leadership has significantly impacted Canada's business landscape through roles at WeightWatchers Canada and Aeroplan.

Building and Scaling Tech Startups Hiring & Talent Executive and Founder Coaching Venture Capital

Deval Pandya

Co-Founder / CEO · AutoInference

Toronto, Canada

Deval Pandya works on how advanced AI can become more accessible, efficient, sustainable, and meaningfully under human control.His work spans AI infrastructure, open s…

Lisa Partridge

Executive Director · Constellation Registry

Toronto, Canada

Lisa sets up the people operations, hiring and internal systems that early companies need before they have anyone to run them.

Happy to help with Connecting founders to talent, capital and advisors, plus people ops for scaling teams

Darshil Patel drives biotech innovation by supporting early-stage startups in Canada.

Influential innovation economist and entrepreneur shaping Canada's tech landscape.

He builds the brand story that lets a smaller company beat a category incumbent, and the brands he has worked with have gone on to raise more than $1.6 billion in foll…

Few people in Canada have written cheques across as many sectors as he has: agtech, food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, biotech and SaaS, typically $2M to $5M a…

Russell Rogers

Founder · Russell Rogers Consulting

Toronto, Canada

He has sold to Fortune 100 companies and now works face to face with roughly 400 independent Toronto business owners, so he knows how both ends of the market decide wh…

Happy to help with Selling to SMB owners: pitch, pricing and closing