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Startup Funding in Western Canada: Meet Top Investors (Online Event)

Learn about startup funding in Western Canada from both sides of the table: VC and startup.

Date

Dec 08, 2020

Time

09:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Address

Online Event

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Join us for this interactive, online fundraising panel, which will provide practical, step by step advice. It will feature talks from entrepreneurs who have successfully raised money for their businesses and investors funding companies. Learn expert tips, the pitfalls to avoid, what investors are looking for, how equity works, and more especially here in Western Canada and for those wanting to set up their startup in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Special Guests:

Patrick Lor, Managing Partner, Panache Ventures
Valerie Song, Founder, AVA Technologies
Sunil Sharma, Managing Director, Techstars Toronto, Co-host of Collision

Moderator

Casey Lau, Director, Founder Institute Western Canada

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who is thinking about raising money for their startup
Anyone wanting to join Founder Institute
Anyone that wants an understanding of fundraising for early stage businesses and products

What are some of the Topics?

The key metrics and pre-requisites for raising funding, and the anatomy of a "fundable" company
How to make yourself more attractive to investors
How to utilize online fundraising networks and platforms, like AngelList, Gust, Kickstarter, and Indiegogo.
How to meet and work with different sources of capital, such as friends and family, angel investors, venture capitalists, government grants and loans, and more.
and more...

See more Online Startup Events, or for more information about the investors, incubators, and accelerators in Vancouver, see our list of Startup Resources.

Speakers

Casey Lau

Head of Asia @ RISE (Web Summit)

Sunil Sharma

Managing Director @ Techstars Toronto, Founder Institute Toronto

Valerie Song

CEO @ AVA

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Local Partners

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