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The Founders Journey ft. Emiel Bril of VendorPM24 Aug 202400:47:02

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Emiel Bril, CEO and Co-Founder of VendorPM. In today's episode, Emiel gets honest about:


- Entrepreneurship

- The challenges of building a business

- Lessons learned from the fundraising journey

- The most important takeaways every Founder (new or established) should know


If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you are watching or listening.


You can also connect with Emiel on LinkedIn.

VendorPM is also hiring - check out their open roles here.

Alberta Innovates x TechTO 24 May 202400:18:52

Let's learn about the Alberta Ecosystem and why tech in Alberta is thriving right now.


CEO of Alberta Innovates joins the TechTO team to discuss the future of tech in Canada and the continued journey for innovation.


Learn more about their work and everything they have coming up here: https://albertainnovates.ca

The Founders Journey ft. Inovia Capital27 Oct 202300:29:44

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today we were joined by Prem Kalevar and Karamdeep Nijjar from Inovia Capital to chat about the newly announced Discovery Fund that was just launched.


On this special episode, we dive deeper into the inspiration behind the fund, who it will support, and what Founders need to know about Inovia and their investments.


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Kevin Collins of Charli AI29 Sep 202300:46:15

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current business.

Today’s guest is Kevin Collins, Founder and CEO of Charli AI


On this episode of the Founders Journey, Kevin discussed everything from his early years as an entrepreneur, founding multiple businesses, the unique inspiration behind Charli AI, and the future of AI and where we are headed.


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey (LIVE) ft. Kirk Simpson of Qui Identity15 Sep 202300:33:13

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder and CEO of Qui Identity.

On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Kirk joined Alex Norman and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Qui. He also shared his unique insights on how he got here today and advice for others who want to launch their own business.


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Michael Garrity of Financeit25 Aug 202300:52:23

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business.

Today’s guest is Michael Garrity, CEO of Financeit


On this episode of the Founders Journey, Michael discussed everything from his early years as a Founder, the unique gap within consumer finance solutions that needed to be filled, their recent acquisition of a leading competitor, and his hopes for the future.


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey (LIVE) ft. Justin Herlick of Pine 18 Aug 202300:16:40

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Justin Herlick, CEO of Pine.

On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Justin joined Alex Reilly and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Pine. He also shared his insights on the current market and how it's impacting his business.


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Raymond Chik of Untether AI14 Jul 202300:37:26

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Raymond Chik, Co-Founder of Untether AI


Untether is helping companies run AI workloads to help operate neural networks faster, cooler, and more cost-effectively using app memory computing. 

Raymond joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Untether AI, his previous Founder experience, the most important takeaways for the future of AI, why he Angel invests, and more!

Connect with Raymond on LinkedIn or via email at rchik@untether.ai


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Alex Rink of Rink Ventures07 Jul 202300:31:43

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Alex Rink, CEO of Rink Ventures

Alex works as a Strategic Advisor for high-growth companies and VCs/PEs.

He has over 20 years of experience as a SaaS/DaaS CEO/co-founder and executive and most recently lead an M&A and merger integration for a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.


Alex joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Rink Ventures, the value of his own Founder experience, and how is supporting many companies now as an investor and advisor.

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Nabeil Alazzam of Forma.ai26 Jun 202300:45:41

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.


Today’s guest is Nabeil Alazzam, Founder and CEO of Forma.ai

Forma.ai is the world’s first sales compensation solution driven by a collective data model. It allows organizations to design, execute, and optimize their sales compensation strategy within a single platform.


Nabeil joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Forma.ai, his university years, lessons learned as a consultant, and his goals for the future of Forma.ai


Connect with Nabeil on LinkedIn and learn more about forma.ai on their website.

To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


Forma.ai is also hiring - apply here


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The Founders Journey ft. Erin Bury of Willful19 Jun 202300:31:24

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.


Today’s guest is Erin Bury, Co-Founder and CEO of Willful.

Willful is an online platform that allows you to create your will as quickly and easily as possible. Willful easily guides you through the process of putting together a will online from the comfort of your own home.


Erin joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Willful, her most important lessons learned, and her hopes for the future of estate planning and the education behind it for Canadians.


Connect with Erin on Social Media and learn more about Willful at www.willful.co


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


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The Founders Journey ft. Dr. Brett Belchetz of Maple05 Jun 202300:54:23

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.


Today’s guest is Dr. Brett Belchetz, Co-Founder and CEO of Maple.


Today, Brett shares more about Maple, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and how Maple is making a massive change in the industry across Canada.


Connect with Brett on Twitter and learn more about Maple at www.getmaple.com


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


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The Founders Journey (LIVE) ft. Justin Bailie of Rose Rocket19 Apr 202400:18:01

In this special LIVE episode of the Founders Journey series, we sat down with Justin Bailie, Co-Founder of Rose Rocket to chat about his humbling entrepreneurship journey.


In today's episode, Justin doesn't sugar coat anything, and shares his authentic challenges and important lessons learned that every Founder or aspiring Founder can take inspiration from.


Like and subscribe to the Founders Journey so you never miss an episode as it drops.




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The Founders Journey ft. Rishi Nayyar of PocketHealth08 May 202300:33:33

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO of PocketHealth. Today, Rishi shares more about PocketHealth, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and the important lessons he learned while scaling his business.


Connect with Rishi on LinkedIn and learn more about PocketHealth and their open roles on their careers page


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Philippe Beaudoin of Waverly01 May 202300:36:37

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.


Today’s guest is Philippe Beaudoin, Co-Founder and CEO of Waverly.


Today, Phil shares his best advice for following through with your ideas, what makes sense for your own journey and the best lessons he has learned along the way.


In this episode, we also cover:

(0:00) Introduction to Phil and his background  

(1:00) What is a Venture Scientist, and why does Phil call himself that? 

(3:00) Phil's lessons learned at Google 

(7:29) ElementAI 

(10:00) Changing the way we view our social feeds 

(14:54) Starting Waverly and the journey 

(16:00) Meeting the Co-Founders 

(22:00) Wavlery and the effects of ChatGPT 

(25:59) The future of Waverly 

(33:00) Working with talent in Canada 

(35:50) How AI can be useful for everyone


Connect with Phil on LinkedIn

To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter

The Founders Journey ft. Avlok Kohli of AngelList24 Apr 202300:43:32

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Avlok Kohli, CEO, AngelList Venture.


Today, Avlok shares his unique tips for Founders, what he recommends for raising in the current market, and all the important lessons he learned throughout his career that helped him launch multiple successful business'.


Connect with Avlok online or on Twitter.

To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


Today's episode, we discuss:

(0:00) Introduction to Avlok and his background 

(1:55) Time as a student at University of Waterloo 

(3:32) Early experience working in Canada 

(5:00) The importance of building a Founder network 

(6:54) Venture Funding 

(8:54) Being deliberate with your ideas  

(10:50) Starting Fastbite 

(11:03) Building 

(15:40) Lessons learned from Jack Dorsey 

(16:01) Working at Square 

(21:00) Real scale and what it looks like 

(22:50) Pulling together an Investment Round 

(25:00) Exiting Postmates 

(32:00) AngelList  

(35:00) The current venture market 

(37:00) The future of the market  

(40:00) Raising money in Canada



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The Founders Journey ft. Mat Goldstein of DealMaker14 Apr 202300:43:35

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.


Today’s guest is Mat Goldstein, Co-Founder and CRO of DealMaker.


Today, Mat shares his unique tips for Founders, what he recommends for raising in the current market, and all the important lessons young Founders should take into account when launching their business.


In this episode, we cover:

(0:00) Intro to Mat and DealMaker 

(2:40) What does it take to plan and grow a business 

(5:00) The journey to building DealMaker 

(5:35) Choosing your Co-Founder 

(7:40) How to know when to execute your idea 

(10:20) What was the first step you took when launching DealMaker 

(12:51) Using DealMaker to raise money 

(15:49) The early challenges of building DealMaker 

(25:05) What allowed them to raise 

(27:22) How a company can be successful using DealMaker 

(32:59) What Mat is doing today, and what makes his role unique 

(40:51) Taking a backseat as a Founder


Connect with Mat online or on LinkedIn.

To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


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The Founders Journey ft. Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI and Traction17 Mar 202300:56:46

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series. 

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses. 

Today’s guest is Lloyed Lobo, Founder of Boast.AI and Traction. 

Today, Lloyed shares his unique tips for Founders, how to build communities to empower your business and brand, and all the important lessons young Founders should take into account when launching their business.

Connect with Lloyed online or on LinkedIn


To keep up with content like this and learn about new content thats dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


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The Founders Journey ft. Solon Angel of Mind Bridge & Fresh Founders 10 Mar 202300:56:06

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series.

In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business.

Today’s guest is Solon Angel, Founder of Mind Bridge and Managing Partner at Fresh Founders.

Today, Solon shares his unique background, story building Mind Bridge, the evolution of Fresh Founders and why it's benefiting the eco-system. He also shares a few of his best takeaways for those trying to build and scale a successful business. 

Connect with Solon online or on LinkedIn.

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The Founders Journey ft. Dan Holowack of CrowdRiff02 Mar 202300:34:15

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series. 

In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business. 

Today’s guest is Dan Holowack, Co-Founder and CEO at CrowdRiff. 

Today, Dan shares his story building CrowdRiff, the purpose of the company, the lessons he learned throughout his career and his most inspirational lessons for Founders today. Connect with Dan online or on LinkedIn and learn more about CrowdRiff on their website


Want to join the team? Apply here


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The Founders Journey ft. Malik Yacoubi of nesto24 Feb 202300:38:27

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series. In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business. Today’s guest is Malik Yacoubi, Co-Founder and CEO at nesto.

Today, Malik shares his inspiring story building nesto, the lessons he learned throughout his career and his most inspirational lessons for Founders today.

Connect with Malik online or on LinkedIn and learn more about nesto on their website.

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The Founders Journey ft. Raj Singh of Altrio27 Jan 202300:37:16

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series. In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business.

Today’s guest is Raj Singh, CEO of Altrio. 

Today, Raj shares his inspiring story building Altrio, the lessons he learned throughout his career and his most inspirational lessons for Founders today. 

Connect with Raj on LinkedIn and learn more about Altrio on their website.


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The Founders Journey ft. Ron Benegbi of Uplinq15 Jan 202300:43:37

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series.

In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business. 

Today’s guest is Ron Benegbi, Founder and CEO of Uplinq. Today, Ron shares his inspiring story as an immigrant to Canada, the lessons he learned throughout hiss career and his most inspirational lessons for Founders today.

Connect with Ron on LinkedIn and learn more about Uplinq on their website.


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The Founders Journey ft. Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu16 Apr 202400:26:39

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Christian Weedbrook, CEO and Co-Founder of Xanadu. What is Xanadu you might ask? Take a listen and find out.



Aside from AI and Quantum Computing, in this episode, we also chat about:


- Coming to Toronto to build a business (and his love of the ecosystem)

- How AI (and its speed of iteration) is impacting Xanadu and their progression in the space

- Where he sees Xanadu making the biggest impact

- Raising a large fundraising round in a tough market (and what he wants other founders to know)

- The trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship (he’s not sugar coating anything)

- Finding the right team to help you scale and build






You can also connect with Christian via email at christian@xanadu.ai

Founders & Funding ft. Information Venture Partners and Helcim07 Dec 202200:46:28

On this episode of Founders & Funding, we are joined by Jane Podbelskaya of Information Venture Partners and Nic Beique, Founder at Helcim.

Nic and Jane chat with us about the raising process, how they built a relationship and the necessary steps for both a Founder and VC to find success. 

Helcim provides Canadian & American businesses an opportunity to accept credit card payments at affordable &transparent rates. A wide range of online, ecommerce, cloud-based, mobile & retail payment platforms allowsHelcim to offer a total payments solution. 

Information Venture Partners is a Toronto-based team of experienced venture capital investors focused on supporting the next generation of leaders transforming financial services. Current investments include: Arteria AI, BigID, Cinchy, Coconut Software, Empyrean Solutions, Flybits, FX HedgePool, Helcim, Influitive, Jirav, LendingFront, Lydia.ai, Nue.io, Procurify, Q4 Inc., Strike Graph, and ThoughtExchange. For more information, please visit www.informationvp.com 

Canadian Rocketships List | The Podcast ft. Aux Mode31 Oct 202200:42:47

Meet the companies that are taking careers to the moon! Joining a category-defining technology start-up can accelerate your career. It does this by increasing your knowledge and skills, providing a strong network and potentially creating enough wealth to start your own company in the future.

Historically, there has been no more than one such company in Canada (e.g. Shopify, Blackberry, Nortel) at any time. With the rapid growth of our ecosystem, there are more potential category-defining start-ups than ever before.

The question is: Which one should you join?


TechTO worked with leading venture capitalists and angels to identify the rocketship companies that have the potential to accelerate your career. Today's episode, we are introduced to Adam and Jessie of Aux Mode. We learn more about their journey, how Aux Mode is innovating, and what it's like to work there. Check out their jobs at www.auxmode.com/careers/

The Founders Journey ft. Mike Wood and Mehrsa Raeiszadeh, Co-Founders of MintList 13 Oct 202200:42:59

Welcome to the first season of TechTOgether’s Founder’s Journey series. 

In this series we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business.

Today’s guests are Mike Wood and Mehrsa Raeiszadeh the Co-Founder’s of MintList. MintList was founded in 2020 to improve the used car sell’s process by better connecting consumers selling and buying used vehicles to dealerships.

Today we will go through Mike’s and Mehrsa’s backgrounds, the insight that led to the creation of MintList, how they decided to co-found the company, the journey so far and what the future holds.


To learn more about MintList and their current opportunities visit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mintlist/

You can also check out this fun and informative video to learn more about how it all works (it's received over 130,000 views on YouTube): https://youtu.be/9W1lFmRrGiI

Canadian Rocketships List | The Podcast ft. Flashbox20 Sep 202200:25:08

Meet the companies that are taking careers to the moon!

Joining a category-defining technology start-up can accelerate your career. It does this by increasing your knowledge and skills, providing a strong network and potentially creating enough wealth to start your own company in the future.  

Historically, there has been no more than one such company in Canada (e.g. Shopify, Blackberry, Nortel) at any time. With the rapid growth of our ecosystem, there are more potential category-defining start-ups than ever before. 

The question is: Which one should you join? 

______

TechTO worked with leading venture capitalists and angels to identify the rocketship companies that have the potential to accelerate your career.

Today's episode, we are introduced to Mehdi Nayebi, CEO and Co-Founder of Flashbox. We learn more about his journey, how Flashbox is re-defining an industry, and what it's like to work there.

Check out their jobs at www.flashbox.co/career/

TechTO x TMX Presents: Three Comma Club ft. Ada09 Sep 202200:26:50

Three Comma Club is a series that follows Founders and their company stories. From inception to billion dollar valuation, we learn about how these Founders created a unicorn company, the choices they made, and the lessons they learned along the way. 

Today's episode, Alex Norman sits down with Mike Murchison, CEO at Ada to discuss the companies journey and the important lessons he's learned along the way.

To learn about more episodes as they drop, follow us on Spotify and subscribe to the techto newsletter at techto.org/newsletter where we drop new content every week!

TechTO x TMX Presents: Three Comma Club ft. CAE13 Aug 202200:24:58

Three Comma Club is a series that follows Founders and their company stories. From inception to billion dollar valuation, we learn about how these Founders created a unicorn company, the choices they made, and the lessons they learned along the way.

Today's episode, Alex Norman sits down with Arnaud Van de Voorde, Vice President, Global Digital Strategy at CAE to discuss the companies journey and the important lessons he's learned along the way.

Founder Fridays: Newsmaker Insights05 Aug 202200:12:11

We're going back through the TechTO Archives to feature current newsmakers and their conversations from past TechTO events. 

In this episode, we hear from James Rife of Canalyst who spoke about 'What Went Right' during the first 24 months of the companies existence. 

We are sharing this content after Canalyst's recent acquisition news this past week. 


Check out the full conversation on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/BqmDV_dOvvE

Founder Fridays: Building eSSENTIAL Accessibility22 Jul 202200:27:54

On this episode of Founder Fridays, Alex Norman sat down with Co-Founders Spiro Papathanasakis and Simon Dermer of eSSENTIAL Accessibility, to learn the ins and outs of building a business, scaling an idea, and all the lessons they've learned along the way. 

Founder Fridays: An in-depth chat with Christopher Barnard of Points15 Jul 202200:37:48

Welcome to Founder Fridays. Each week, we sit down with Founders to learn more about their journey and what it takes to launch and grow a successful business. 

Today's episode features Christopher Barnard, Co-Founder, President and Director at Points - who chats with us about all things Points, his journey as a Co-Founder, and what it's like to work for Points. 

TechTO x TMX Presents: Three Comma Club ft. PointClickCare08 Jul 202200:27:40

Three Comma Club is a series that follows Founders and their company stories. From inception to billion dollar valuation, we learn about how these Founders created a unicorn company, the choices they made, and the lessons they learned along the way.

Today's episode, Alex Norman sits down with Mike Wessinger, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of PointClickCare to discuss his journey and key takeaways.

The Founders Journey ft. Kevin Kliman of Humi09 Feb 202400:30:58

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Kevin Kliman, CEO and Co-Founder of Humi. Humi is helping companies manage HR and the people side of their businesses, better.


In this episode, we also chat about:


- Kevin's unique beginnings

- His pivot from dentistry to entrepreneurship

- Building a team

- Understanding the dynamic needs of people

- His inspiration for creating Humi

- The future of the business and HR in general



To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter


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TechTO x TMX Presents: Three Comma Club ft. Faire03 Jun 202200:30:56

Three Comma Club is a series that follows Founders and their company stories. From inception to billion dollar valuation, we learn about how these Founders created a unicorn company, the choices they made, and the lessons they learned along the way. 


Today's episode, Alex Norman sits down with Marcelo Cortes, the CTO & Co-Founder of Faire to discuss his journey and takeaways.

Jeeves22 Apr 202200:33:56

Dileep Thazhmon, CEO & Founder at Jeeves (YC S20).


Blockthrough17 Dec 202100:31:10

Marty Krátký-Katz, Co-Founder & CEO at Blockthrough, and Roy Pereira, Board of Directors Member, Investor & Advisor at Blockthrough.

CostCertified & Fuse Venture Partners03 Dec 202100:27:15

Michael Bignold, Founder & CEO at CostCertified, and Brendan Wales, Founding Partner at FUSE.

Relay Ventures & N49P Ventures24 Nov 202100:47:55

Alex Baker, Managing Partner with Relay Ventures, and Alex Norman, Partner at N49P, TechTO co-founder, and AngelList Canadian Partner.

Silicon Valley Bank & ScaleUp Ventures25 Sep 202100:50:33

Laith Shukri, Sr. Market Development Manager at Silicon Valley Bank, and Matt Roberts, Partner at ScaleUP Ventures.

Boast AI and Galvanize19 Aug 202100:58:08

Lloyed Lobo, Co-Founder and President at Boast.AI, and Laurie Schultz, Board Director at Boast.AI & Former CEO at Galvanize.


Relay Financial and Bain Capital Ventures12 Jul 202101:00:53

Yoseph West, CEO of Relay Financial, and Keri Gohman, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.

Featuring early-stage company: Alex Cruder (CFA), CEO of Curbie Cars.

Silofit and Whitecap Ventures25 Jun 202100:43:32

This episode originally aired on: April 9, 2020.

Shayn Diamond, Partner at Whitecap Ventures, and Wilfred Valenta, CEO & Co-Founder at Silofit.

Ada Support and Version One Ventures 25 Jun 202100:43:31

This episode originally aired on: April 3, 2020.

Boris Wertz, Founder & General Partner at Version One Ventures, Mike Murchison, Co-Founder & CEO at Ada Support, David Hariri, Co-founder & Head of Product at Ada Support.

The Founders Journey ft. Tate Hackert of ZayZoon12 Jan 202400:46:24

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.


In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Tate Hackert, President and Founder of ZayZoon. ZayZoon is helping companies win with employees by improving their financial well-being. Tate discusses his Founders journey, how he built ZayZoon, and tips for beating imposter syndrome as a Founder.


In this episode, we also chat about:


- Tate’s Background and Early Entrepreneurial Experience

- Tips for Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

- Formation of ZayZoon

- Early Business Ideation

- Connecting with Mentors

- Balancing Analysis and Action

- Employee Wellness at ZayZoon

- Go-to-Market Strategy for ZayZoon

- Learning from Metrics and Adjustments

- The Importance of Ongoing Fine-Tuning and Product Optimization


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