We have listened to you and we have brought some changes to one of our annual favorite initiatives. This year, you are invited to join us for sessions that are:Â
Tailored to you - Pick and choose which sessions you want to attend.
More interactive - Cases and readings to complete ahead of and during sessions.
In-Person - We will kick-off the bootcamp with an in-person speaker event in Toronto, and will round it off with a second speaker event in Montreal.
Program Schedule: One module per week covered on Tuesday and Wednesday from 12-1pm ET
This 5 week program is free and exclusive to all Canadian Women in VC’s members. For our members, watch out on slack and your e-mails to sign up. If you are not a member yet, come join us.
In addition to his administrative duties, Adam teaches courses and oversees research on topics including venture finance, corporate governance, and ESG.Â
Previously he was a startup and venture capital attorney at Gunderson Dettmer. Adam’s writings and work have appeared extensively in the press; including contributions to The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The New York Times.
Taylor Davidson helps entrepreneurs and investors create and use financial models for business decisions through his template financial models, professional development classes, and strategic advisory services at Foresight. He has worked with over 50k founders and investors worldwide since 1998 on financial projections, investment strategy, fundraising, and business strategy.
Dr. Michael Robinson, CFA, ICD.D is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance in the Haskayne School at the University of Calgary and has been an angel investor, a venture capitalist, and a private equity board member at various stages of his career. He has recently published a book, Founder’s Guide to Governance: Beyond a Good Idea, that is being used in credit and Executive Education programs across Canada.
Lindsay advises growing technology companies on a full range of corporate and commercial matters. She has acted extensively as a trusted advisor to early-stage and venture-backed technology companies throughout Canada. She also regularly acts for Canadian, US and other international funds and companies investing in, or purchasing, growth-stage technology companies.
Etienne participates in investment sourcing activities, due diligence efforts, and post-investment support to portfolio companies. Before joining Inovia, Etienne was a Growth Equity Investment Analyst at CDPQ, the second-largest pension fund in Canada, where he focused on investment opportunities from Series C to pre-IPO, mainly in the sector of B2B SaaS. Prior to CDPQ, he worked in Strategy Consulting at Roland Berger, supporting large-scale organizations and Private Equity investors in their strategic planning and commercial due diligence efforts.
At Luge Capital, Laviva focuses fintech investment opportunities. She is also involved with various organizations as an advisor including Founder Institute, Front Row Ventures, Holt Accelerator, InsurTechNY and InsurTech North. She was selected to be on the 2017 Global Women in FinTech Powerlist and on Canada’s 2019 Top 50 Women in Fintech by Digital Finance Institute.
At Evok Innovations, Val leans in heavily on the technical due diligence for Series A clean-tech companies and the development of investment theses. Prior to Evok, Val worked with the Creative Destruction Lab to develop mentorship programming for advanced material start-ups and SDTC to provide non-dilutive funding to cleantech companies. She holds a BSc and PhD in Chemistry and Materials.
Canadian Women in VC is a grassroots organization that gives self-identified female venture capitalists across Canada the opportunity to share best practices, network, and support each others' career development. What began as a bi-monthly dinner series between 5 women, has grown to a community with 350+ active members.Â
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Our vision is to unify the Canadian venture capital community, equip the next generation of leaders, cultivate confidence, and enable women to see themselves in a spectrum of diverse leadership for generations to come.
