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Why Investors are Betting on Canadian Startups | NRTH Conference
The Billable Hour is Broken: How Blackletter is Redesigning Law for Startups | Jonathan Rosenbluth (CEO and Co-Founder)
The Rundown 9/29/26: Quantum Reality Check, AI Risks, and Why Canada Is Missing Its Tech Opportunity
The Holy Grail of Energy: Why Fusion is Finally Having Its Wright Brothers Moment | Henry Gould (Daedal Systems)
Selling Without a Sales Team: How Railway Scaled GTM to $100M+ with Under 10 Reps | Rahul Parmar
How Biossil is Rescuing Billion-Dollar Drugs Big Pharma Abandoned | Anthony Mouchantaf
The Rundown 9/14/26: Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse, Anthropic’s AI War, and Miro’s $16B Fall
How Rock Bottom Turned Chris Pronger Into an NHL Legend
The infrastructure behind the next wave of interactive AI | Keegan McCallum (uRun, ex-Luma AI)
The Rundown 8/24/26: Canada’s Hidden Leverage in America’s AI Race
What 30 years inside critical infrastructure teaches you about security | Karl Holmqvist, CEO of Lastwall
The Rundown 8/13/26: AI’s Infrastructure Problem Is Bigger Than We Think
CRO of Affirm on How “Buy now, pay later” Makes Money
The Money Behind Money in VC | Julia Maltby
Why Software Lost Its Moat and Deep Tech Is Winning with Jacob Jackson of Julian Capital
The Rundown 7/20/26: TouchBistro’s Collapse, Meta’s $13B AI Bet, and Canada’s Defence Boom
Paul Ziadé: Why Canada’s Defence Complacency Ends with North Vector Dynamics
The 4.3 Trillion Dollar Problem: Why Venture’s Liquidity Crisis Is Here to Stay with John Rikhtegar and Peter Walker
Arctic Edge Panel: Defence Tech, Dual-Use, and the Future of Canadian Innovation
Toronto Tech Week and the New Era of Canadian Startup Ambition
The Rundown 6/23/26: The AI Hype Machine, Canada’s Capital Gap, and the Return of Hard Tech
Why Canada’s Trading Market is Ready for Disruption with Michael Arbus of moomoo Canada
The Brutal Truth About Hardware Startups and Physical AI with Aidan Madigan-Curtis of Eclipse Capital
The Rundown 6/4/22: Alphabet’s $80B AI Bet, Anthropic’s IPO Push, and the New AI Capital War
The Rundown 5/25/26: SPACs Are Back: Xanadu, UniUni, and Canada’s Capital Gap
The Case for Concentrated Seed with Jason Shuman of Primary Ventures
Inside Canada’s Most Ambitious Space Infrastructure Company with Mina Mitry of Kepler Communications
Bring it Home: Canada's Regulatory Gridlock & Real Estate Recovery with Jon Love of KingSett Capital
The Rundown 4/28/26: Canada’s $25B Sovereign Wealth Fund: Genius Move or Political Slush Fund?
How to Get VC Funding in 2026 with Matt Cohen
The Rundown 4/15/26: Canada’s AI Crackdown, the Exit Tax Backlash, Cohere’s Germany Deal, and Hootsuite’s Reset
Demystifying Venture Debt: Funding Growth with Less Dilution with Marshall Hawks
What Makes a Startup “Click”, Before it Even Exists? with Matt Cohen
The Rundown 3/30/26: Ontario’s $4B AI Fund, SpaceX’s IPO, and Why Claude Is Winning Enterprise
Canada’s $35 Billion Arctic Push, the New Cost of War, and Building Sovereign Capability with Glenn Cowan of ONE9
Why Building AI Matters More Than Using It with Ali Asaria of Transformer Lab
The Rundown 3/13/26: Canada’s Defence Tech Push, Constellation’s AI Test, and the Private Credit Mess
The Future of Money in Canada: Stablecoins, Custody, and Crypto Rails with Didier Lavallée of Tetra Digital Group
The Rundown 3/3/26: Upfront Summit Recap, AI Layoffs, Private Credit, and the AI Safety Debate
Xanadu's Historic SPAC Merger: What it Means for the Future of Quantum Computing with Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu and Bill Fradin of Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp
The Rundown 2/23/26: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, LLMs in SaaS, and the Shift in Tech Investments
How Tokenized Gold is Revolutionizing Wealth Preservation with Peter Grosskopf of Argo Digital Gold
Fragmented Portals to Single Source: AI for LP Operations with Amar Varma of Mantle
The Rundown 2/6/26: Canada’s AI Strategy Goes LLM-Powered, YC’s Canada U-Turn, SpaceX–xAI Shock Deal
The Blueprint for a Canadian Rocket Supply Chain with Hugh Kolias of Canada Rocket Company
The Rundown 1/29/26: Garry Tan's Controversial Move: Y Combinator's New Rules for Canadian Companies
The Rundown 1/23/25: Truth Bombs at Davos, Chaos in Markets, Big IPOs Ahead
Building a Solo GP Fund with Timothy Chen of Essence VC
The Rundown 1/15/26: Kepler’s Space Lasers, RBCx Fundraising Lows, and the New Fight for Tech Sovereignty
The Art of the Roll-Up: How Carma Corp. Quintupled in Size for a Major Exit with Michael Platt
How Stablecoins Are Shaping the Future of Global Trade with Avinash Chidambaram of Cybrid
The Rundown 12/24/25: The AI Shakeout, Canada’s Defense Pivot, & Predictions for 2026
The Rundown 12/17/25: Microsoft’s Canadian AI Gamble, Quantum Bets, & Crypto's Soccer Play
Why Proven Models Beat New Ideas Every Time with Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures
The $30 Trillion Shift: Why Private Markets Are Taking Over Finance with Samir Kaji of Allocate
The Founder's Guide to Life After The Liquidity Event with Chris Canavan of Canavan Private Health
The Rundown 11/11/25: Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Deal, Google-Apple Partnership & Xanadu’s Quantum Leap
The Rundown 11/7/25: Can $1 Trillion Truly Build a Stronger Canada? Inside the 2025 Budget Breakdown with Mark McQueen
Building a Billion-Dollar Biotech Legacy with Roberto Bellini of BSQUARED Capital
The Rundown 10/31/25: Bank of Canada’s Big Move, Meta’s $200B Mistake, and Canada’s Fintech Boom
Why Preventive Medicine is the Next Tech Revolution with Sameer Dhar of NiaHealth
The Rundown 10/24/25: AI Lawsuits, Open Banking, and Canada’s Economic Crossroads
Why 95% of AI Projects Fail (And How to Be in the 5% That Succeed) with James Baskin of ZeroStone AI
The Rundown 10/8/25: The Rise of Data Centers: How Big Is the AI Energy Demand?
The Rundown 10/2/25: Tokenizing the Future: How Blockchain is Disrupting Finance and AI
The Rundown 9/26/25: Canada’s Immigration Advantage: How H1-B Reforms Could Strengthen the Tech Industry
Building a Scalable Startup and Navigating the Exit Process with Nejeed Kassam of Keela
Is Quantum Computing the Next Big Tech Revolution? with Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu
The Rundown 9/16/25: Is Canada Ready for the AI Boom? The Future of Blockchain & Tech in the North
The Power of Benevolent Dictatorships in Startups with Nikunj Kothari of FPV Ventures
The Rundown 9/5/25: The Battle for AI Supremacy, Canada’s Budget Cuts, and Global Trade Shifts featuring Michael Hyatt
Pioneering the Future of Decentralized Telecom with Samer Bishay of Iristel
Are We in a Bubble? Breaking Down AI, Down Rounds, and the Future of Venture Capital with Peter Walker of Carta
The Rundown 8/22/25: Dayforce’s Mega Sale & Why Canada’s Financial Future Hangs on Stablecoins
Seed Investing in the Age of AI, Crypto & Space Tech with Brett Gibson of Initialized Capital
Breaking the 100-Hour Work Week: The AI Tool Transforming Investment Banking with Noah Faro and Kunal Tangri of Farsight AI
Blocking 190 Billion Cyberattacks Daily: Scaling Through Crises & Cold Winters with Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare
The Rundown 8/1/25: Figma IPO Skyrockets, Canada’s Crypto Pivot, and Amazon’s AI Content War
The Power of Pre-Seed: Why Momentum Is the Only Moat with Gaurav Jain of Afore Capital
The Rundown 7/24/25: Canada’s Sovereignty Crisis, AI Boom, and the Rise of Secondary Deals
The Rundown 7/18/25: The AI Acquisition Fiasco: Windsurf, DeepMind, and Meta's Talent War
Reward the Risk Takers who Build Canada
What Small Businesses Taught These Founders About Trust, Grit & Tech with Sam Pillar and Forrest Zeisler of Jobber
The Rundown 7/8/25: DST Repeal, Evergreen Funds, and the Future of Banking & AI
Scaling Solo Ventures with Smart Automation and AI Co-Pilots with Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne of Audos
The Invisible Walls Blocking Canada’s Economic Growth with Ryan Manucha
The Rundown 6/20/25: AI Investment, Energy Challenges & Canada's Race for Global Leadership
Building the Operating System for the Future of Automation with Ryan Gariepy of Clearpath Robotics
The Community-Led Festival Redefining Canada’s Tech Scene with Taha Hossain and Julia Baird of Toronto Tech Week
News Rundown 6/3/25: Canada’s VC Collapse, Carney’s Big Move, and Bell’s AI Supercluster Gamble
The Corporate Venture Capital Handbook with Terry Doyle of Telus Global Ventures
Revolutionizing Financial Literacy for Kids with Dean Brauer of GoHenry
News Rundown 5/19/25: Is the Canadian Market Collapsing? VC Funding, Market Delays and Capital Access Unpacked
News Rundown 5/12/25: Google’s Search Meltdown, OpenAI’s Power Play, and Alberta’s Exit Threat: What’s Really Going On?
Bootstrapping an Ad Tech Unicorn with Mayuran Yogarajah of Index Exchange
News Rundown 5/2/25: Canada 2025 Election Breakdown: Liberal Victory, NDP Collapse & Tech’s New Era
News Rundown 4/24/25: The Election Earthquake, Google’s Fall, and the Great AI Shell Game
News Rundown 4/17/25: Snap Election, Capital Chaos, and Canada's Recession Warning
News Rundown 4/14/25: Trump's Tariff Timebomb, Canada's Recession Reality & Shopify's Bold AI Mandate
The Rise of AI Agents and Why it Matters Now with Adam Coccari of HubSpot Ventures