Vaughn DiMarco & Daniel Drouet on Investing in AI | The CSE Podcast Ep27-S2

The CSE's Barrington Miller and Scott Pritchard are joined by X Machina Co-Founder & VP of Growth and Value Creation Vaughn DiMarco and Co-Founder, CTO, & CPO Daniel Drouet to discuss the funding gap in the market for early-stage tech companies and how X Machina aims to bridge that gap. The conversation also addresses the potential uses of AI for industrial applications and why Montreal is a growing hub for the technology sector. Here's an overview of the discussion in this edition of the "Exchange for Entrepreneurs" podcast:00:00 – Introduction04:02 – What does X Machina do?07:25 – How does X Machina choose AI companies? 09:55 – What is the difference between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning?14:48 – What is Startupfest and how does X Machina choose companies? Where do you see the best opportunities? 18:43 – How does X Machina provide value to potential companies?21:59 - Why is Montreal an AI and tech hub? 29:21 - What are SR&ED credits?36:05 - How many companies has X Machina looked at in 2022?38:20 - What types of companies/industries are emerging? 39:38 - Are there any companies coming from outside of North America into Montreal? 🔴  Subscribe for more great CSE insights and interviews here: https://go.thecse.com/CSETV-SubscribeSTAY CONNECTED WITH THE CSE =============================📧 - NEWSLETTER: https://go.thecse.com/CSE-Mailing-Lis...🎧 - PODCAST: https://blog.thecse.com/cse-podcasts/📸 - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/canadianexc...🤝 - LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/canad...👥 - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianSecu...🐦 - TWITTER: 🔴  Subscribe for more great CSE insights and interviews here: https://go.thecse.com/CSETV-Subscribe#AlwaysInvestedSTAY CONNECTED WITH THE CSE =============================📧 - NEWSLETTER: https://go.thecse.com/CSE-Mailing-List-Subscribe🎧 - PODCAST: https://blog.thecse.com/cse-podcasts/📸 - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/canadianexchange/🤝 - LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/canadian-securities-exchange👥 - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianSecuritiesExchange/🐦 - X: https://x.com/CSE_News📝 - BLOG: https://blog.thecse.com/🖥 - WEBSITE: https://thecse.com/📖 - MAGAZINE: https://issuu.com/thecse/docs©2026 CNSX Markets Inc. All rights reserved.