Fundraising & VC

Rounds, investors, angels, funds, accelerators, and how to fundraise.

Fundraising & VC

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Stop building Fortress Canada

You're not trying to win the local swim race. You're trying to take the gold.

Fundraising & VC

Aug 13, 2026

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4 min read

You wish you failed like Airtable

$11.7B to $2.25B. Seed still made 28x. The pundits got it wrong.

Fundraising & VC

Aug 4, 2026

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3 min read

Intact backed it. Terminal built it.

One salesperson. Fortune 500 customers. A $20M USD Series A.

Fundraising & VC

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

You’re using AI wrong in your raise

The deck is the worst place to point it. Here’s the right one.

Fundraising & VC

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Your idea isn't risky enough

45 companies crossed $10B USD valuation in the last 4 years. None of them were Canadian.

Fundraising & VC

Jul 21, 2026

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5 min read

Stop the panic: Canadian seed rounds look normal compared to US

At seed, Canadian founders raise the same-sized cheque even if it takes longer to raise.

Alex Norman

Fundraising & VC

N49P is raising $70M USD to back more Canadian founders.

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

N49P is raising $70M USD to back more Canadian founders.

The fund backing Canada's diamonds in the rough just got bigger. Plus Must-Attend events for next week.

Fundraising & VC

500K users. $7M raised. Both were in the room.

May 12, 2026

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3 min read

500K users. $7M raised. Both were in the room.

Vancouver Rocketships recap - six companies, one stage. Plus: a talk worth hearing live.

Fundraising & VC

He said "no" wasn't the answer. Then he closed $1.3M.

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

He said "no" wasn't the answer. Then he closed $1.3M.

Vancouver's fastest-growing startups. One stage. Monday night.

Fundraising & VC

Sold Before Writing A Single Line of Code

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

Sold Before Writing A Single Line of Code

4 Founder Playbooks, raising $2.1M at 23, exiting to PE-backed giants, scaling Sentry to unicorn status - plus Taalas’ $169M Nvidia challenge and global AI regulation warnings.

Fundraising & VC

2025 TechTO Finale: Funding, Wins & 2026 Kickoff

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

2025 TechTO Finale: Funding, Wins & 2026 Kickoff

BDC's AI surge, Jason's builder reflections, Cohere/Wealthsimple gigs, Jan events, speaker noms – last days for RESOLUTION 20% off membership.

Fundraising & VC

Canada’s Next Billion-Dollar Startups Are Here... Who’s Taking Off?

Nov 25, 2025

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11 min read

Canada’s Next Billion-Dollar Startups Are Here... Who’s Taking Off?

A packed edition: Rocketships coast-to-coast recap, the City Hall finale, must-watch clips, top jobs, partner perks, and everything happening next in Canadian tech.

Fundraising & VC

Oct 16, 2025

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7 min read

Looking ahead

What's next in November + interesting reads & unique perks for every founder & startup

Fundraising & VC

Pitching, Fundraising & Billion-Dollar Ideas

Sep 30, 2025

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8 min read

Pitching, Fundraising & Billion-Dollar Ideas

Check out what's to come and learn about the startups taking over Startup Open House

FinTech

Sep 23, 2025

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9 min read

Come In, Our Door is Open

More hype for our upcoming Startup Open House, plus opportunities to get involved in the ecosystem

Fundraising & VC

Sep 9, 2025

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10 min read

This One Is All About Funding

We explore common mistakes in pitch decks and replay the key takeaways from the Boast funding stage. It's a master class on how to fund your business from bootstrapping to IPO.

Fundraising & VC

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

From Self-Doubt to Success

How to beat imposter syndrome, advice from today's VC's, plus more jobs and opportunities to make an impact

Fundraising & VC

Aug 14, 2025

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6 min read

How to build a billion dollar business

The next Founder Journey you want to hear, the next best startups pitch their ideas + building your ultimate sales playbook

Fundraising & VC

From TechTO Stage to $122M Raise, The Return of Startup Open House and More..

Aug 5, 2025

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6 min read

From TechTO Stage to $122M Raise, The Return of Startup Open House and More..

Learn more about how Blue J is rewriting the Rules of Tax Law with AI, stay on top of what's going on in Canadian tech and more opportunities..

Fundraising & VC

Apr 10, 2025

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8 min read

How to raise in 2025

Featuring startup opportunities to shine, more jobs you need to apply for and some inspiring experiences

Fundraising & VC

Mar 27, 2025

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8 min read

Now it's your chance to pitch

Here's how you can pitch to active investors, what you can learn from other experts, and more of what's to come in tech

Fundraising & VC

Feb 6, 2025

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6 min read

The best startup opportunities

Check out the best opportunities to showcase your startup, land funding and make more connections

Fundraising & VC

Jan 28, 2025

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7 min read

Flipping fundraising on its head

We drop a brand new episode of our Founders Journey Series, dive into unique perspectives on fundraising, and share what's coming up for the TechTO community

Fundraising & VC

Nov 13, 2024

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4 min read

We're going on an adventure

Entrepreneurship is an adventure, and we're going together

Fundraising & VC

August 28, 2024: New Episode: From Seed to Success 🔥

Aug 28, 2024

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7 min read

August 28, 2024: New Episode: From Seed to Success 🔥

Handling rejection, conceptualizing your idea, and the first steps to building a great product

Fundraising & VC

Stop building Fortress Canada

You wish you failed like Airtable

Intact backed it. Terminal built it.

You’re using AI wrong in your raise

Your idea isn't risky enough

Stop the panic: Canadian seed rounds look normal compared to US

N49P is raising $70M USD to back more Canadian founders.

500K users. $7M raised. Both were in the room.

He said "no" wasn't the answer. Then he closed $1.3M.

Sold Before Writing A Single Line of Code

2025 TechTO Finale: Funding, Wins & 2026 Kickoff

Canada’s Next Billion-Dollar Startups Are Here... Who’s Taking Off?

Looking ahead

Pitching, Fundraising & Billion-Dollar Ideas

Come In, Our Door is Open

This One Is All About Funding

From Self-Doubt to Success

How to build a billion dollar business

From TechTO Stage to $122M Raise, The Return of Startup Open House and More..

How to raise in 2025

Now it's your chance to pitch

The best startup opportunities

Flipping fundraising on its head

We're going on an adventure

August 28, 2024: New Episode: From Seed to Success 🔥

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