Beyond Traditional Venture Capital: Funding Options for Early Stage Founders

Join Alastair Nimmons from Easly and Gerry Fung from Northbridge Capital to discuss the early stage funding landscape, how startups can leverage SR&ED and what options for early stage funding are available beyond traditional venture capital deals. Alastair Nimmons leads Easly, Canada's premier SR&ED financing provider, as Managing Director and has strategic oversight of the company, including sales, marketing, and operations. Prior to his role at Easly, Alastair held various CFO positions and was a partner at a Big Four accounting firm. Alastair is an outdoorsman, avid skier and mountain biker. He has also competed in Ironman and is currently training for another multi-sport event later this year. Alastair strongly believes in the benefits of fresh air, which he gets ample access to living in beautiful Vancouver.  Gerry Fung is a Partner within the North Group of Companies, which includes NorthBridge Consultants (SR&ED and government incentives consultancy), and the NorthSpring Capital Partners and NorthTech Capital Partners investment funds. Gerry is a Professional Engineer, an accountant, a management consultant, angel investor, and an experienced business executive who has worked with Canadian technology companies since 2003. His current practice at NorthBridge Consultants focuses on advising early-stage technology start-ups on how to leverage various government funding programs to fund growth.