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How to Give Women the Wings of an Angel

Canada has not tapped its female angel investor potential – yet. The female angel investor conversation has been discussed inside and out. From TechCrunch, BetaKit to the Financial Post, there have been more than a few arguments made about the lack of female representation in Canada’s early-stage investment community and the benefits of tapping into this financial resource. For […]
Romain Debordeaux
Jess Joss , Executive Director , York Angel Investors
7 Dec 2015

Starting a Startup as CTO / Head of Product

After less than a year, Glassbreakers is now a team of 10, we have thousands of active users on our free product, we’ve expanded into enterprises with paying customers and raised over a million in seed funding. After a few of my Glassbreaker matches inquired, I started to reflect on what it’s like to build a startup […]
Romain Debordeaux
Lauren Mosenthal , Co-Founder and CTO , GlassBreakers
30 Nov 2015

Ask A Founder: Startup Lessons Learned from Squareknot’s Jason Rappaport

Jason Rappaport, Founder and CEO of Squareknot, has raised $1.3 million to date — his first $500,000 round came after a single email, pitch, and lunch. We sat down with Jason as he shared what his fundraising journey was like, the startup lessons he learned, and his advice to fellow founders. Here is what he had […]
Hillary Keller
Hillary Keller , Senior Marketing Manager , GUST INC.
9 Nov 2015

The Market Diversifies: International Innovation Captures Larger Share Of Startup Funding Applications

In Q3 the global startup ecosystem continued to thrive, with 25% growth over the same quarter last year and up 18% from last quarter, as the innovation economy expands around the world. Quarterly data from Gust, the online platform for the global angel investment industry, reveals that while incumbent leaders show no sign of slowing down, […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
30 Oct 2015

Ask A Founder: Startup Lessons Learned from Planitar’s Kevin Klages

Kevin Klages, Co-Founder and CEO of Planitar, raised a $500,000 seed round after four pitches to angel investors. We sat down with Kevin as he shared what his fundraising journey was like, the startup lessons he learned, and his advice to fellow founders. Here is what he had to say: HK: Tell me a little about […]
Hillary Keller
Hillary Keller , Senior Marketing Manager , GUST INC.
26 Oct 2015
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