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Jonathan Abrams

Co-founder and General Partner · 8-Bit Capital

San Francisco, United States

Previously Jonathan was the founder of Nuzzel and Friendster, and a software engineer at Netscape and Nortel. 8-Bit Capital is a high-conviction investor in inception-…

Leader in Canada's fintech sector advancing digital payment solutions.

Karen knows the issuing side of Canadian fintech from the inside: how cards get sponsored, how programs clear regulatory and CDIC questions, and who at a bank has to s…

Canadian-educated legal expert shaping global tech M&A.

Jay has written cheques from inside two of Canada's largest corporate venture arms, and he knows how to turn a corporate parent into a customer, a channel and a board-…

Leading expert in talent strategy fostering growth in Canada's tech sector.

Founder of Found People Inc. Katie Dolgin connects top talent with leading tech firms driving innovation in Canada's digital recruitment landscape.

Charlie Feng

CEO · Runner

San Francisco, United States

Charlie Feng co-founded Clearco transforming startup financing with over $3 billion invested in 5 000+ companies boosting global business growth.

Afraj Gill

President & Co-Founder · Zown

San Francisco, United States

Afraj Gill is a key figure in Canadian tech known for founding and scaling companies and supporting startups through leadership roles.

Michael Hershfield revolutionizes fintech by founding Accrue Savings a platform that encourages consumer savings and reduces debt reliance.

He has done the same thing four times over: first engineer or early team at companies that became very large, then founder twice.

Jordan Huck is the CEO who rebuilt Notch from a restaurant marketplace into a B2B payments platform after COVID closed the dining rooms it depended on.

Alison Kaizer

Partner, Talent · Golden Ventures

Toronto, Canada

Alison Kaizer is a key figure in Toronto's FinTech scene known for her digital marketing expertise and strategic growth initiatives.

Shailesh Lakhani

Venture Capital Investor (formerly Managing Director, Peak XV Partners) · Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA)

Bangalore, India

Shailesh Lakhani has driven tech innovation globally by leading investments in key startups like Truecaller and Zetwerk highlighting the influence of Canadian-educated…

She has owned the P&L of a consumer platform at global scale and steered it through a cross-border acquisition by a South Korean parent, then carried that growth playb…

Canadian-educated marketing leader impacting global brands and fintech innovation.

She sources and diligences early-stage fintech deals and handles the transactional side herself, a habit carried over from years practising corporate law.

Canadian entrepreneur enhancing fintech with Brightflow AI.

Ajay Ramasubramaniam

Founder & CEO · Startup Réseau

Mumbai, India

Ajay spent five years directing Zone Startups India, the Indian outpost of a global accelerator network built by Ryerson Futures, where his work included Government of…

Kendra Rogers-Kelly

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer (CCMO) · Featurespace (a Visa solution)

London, United Kingdom

Kendra Rogers-Kelly drives global brand positioning and strategic communications at Featurespace enhancing fraud prevention in the financial sector.

Sedo built one of the more durable Canadian SaaS exits of the last decade: Joist scaled from a two-founder side project into a contractor platform with well over 100,0…

Henry Shi

Board Member (former Co-Founder, COO & CTO) · Super.com

San Francisco, United States

He is currently focused on building frontier AI

Dakota Smith

President & Co-Founder, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) · Hopper / HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions)

Miami, United States

Dakota Smith transformed travel booking with Hopper using big data to predict prices helping millions make informed travel decisions.

He has priced and managed risk on trading desks in Canada, the US and Europe, then invested in distressed and special situations.