💐November Tech Thursday Announced
Plus flowers for everyone, AI helps you find the right fit, and Kisik goes kismet
👨🚀 Tech Thursday Line-Up
What an incredible October for Tech Thursdays! We had a record setting number of attendees come out, with one of our talks having more than 80+ attendees. A big thank you to our speakers: Scott Bodnarek from SnapCash, Alex Karpyza from LotLinx, Jeff Arsenio from SkipTheDishes, Elizabeth Corbett from Neo Financial, Jordan Davis from Taiv, and Chris Schmidt from Parallel.
We’re really looking forward to our line-up for November:
November 3rd, Panel Discussion: Building your business at any size: How to leverage Canada’s tech-focused immigration programs to help your team scale. The panel will include: Jonathan Bauer, Co-founder at Talentnav, Jessica Jensen, Associate and Foreign Legal Consultant at MLT Aikins LLP, and Meghan Watchorn, Head of Growth at VanHack.
November 10th, Non-binding Legal Advice for Startups from Lawyers Enjoying their Beverage of Choice. Join 3 Partners from Pitblado; Brad Madison, Andrew Buck, and Adam Herstein, for an evening of casual, non-legally binding legal advice.
November 24th, TBD, Ubisoft
All Tech Thursdays start at 4:30pm, and take place at the King’s Head Pub. Stick around for StartUp TNT’s happy hours after each event.
→ To RSVP and to get more information, visit Economic Development Winnipeg’s Eventbrite here.
🗞 In The News
Callia Inc., a flower deliver company, ranks 42nd on the Globe and Mail’s Top Growing Companies list in 2022 after recording 1,104% growth over 3-years.
The Government of Manitoba named five board members to their ‘fund of funds’ called Manitoba’s Venture Capital Fund (VCF). The newly appointed board includes Mike Pyle, Steve Kroft, Ray Bouchard, Barb Gamey, and Marshall Ring. As a fund of funds, VCF will be investing in other funds with the goal of attracting more capital to Manitoba.
Parallel, a platform that leverages machine learning to help consumers find the right clothing fit, has grown their team to 16 people, and have surpassed 100,000 users across 190+ countries.
Neo Financial has announced that Riley Pickerl and Yacine Bara—formerly of SkipTheDishes and Chroma—have joined Paul Card on their Senior Tech Leadership Team in Winnipeg. The additions affirm Neo’s willingness to make their Winnipeg office a tech hub.
Kisik Energy, a company that brings renewable energy to remote Indigenous communities across Canada, has launched a new content series on CBC Gem.
🚀 Launches
Walnut Insurance has partnered with Neo Financial to bring their insurance offerings to Neo’s customer base of over 1 million users.
QDoc, a virtual medical care platform, launched their product at Red River College, giving physicians access to 20,000 students and 2,500 staff.
Neo Financial launches bundles, a ‘pick-your-own-perks’ program on their credit card, that allows their customers to customize their rewards in categories like Travel, Everyday Essentials, and Food & Drink.
👀 Other Events
Prairie Dev Con, a conference that brings together technology professionals, will take place on Nov 7th and 8th. RSVP here.
Startup TNT Summit Finale, a pitch competition where the winners will receive a $200K+ investment, is taking place on Nov 17th. View more details here.
Destination Canada Mobility Forum, a recruitment fair for bilingual, skilled workers, in France and Morocco, is taking place between November 16th and 24th. To be represented by Economic Development Winnipeg, register for their orientation session.
🔥 Who’s Hiring?
Neo Financial, Senior Product Manager
LotLinx, SQL Data Analyst
Hoot Reading, Growth | Marketing & Communications Manager
Vidday, Senior Full-Stack Developer
SkipTheDishes, Finance Business Partner, Logistics and Customer Service
BookMyspotNow Inc., a platform that allows customers to book services such as nail technicians, private chefs, and cleaners, is hiring a founding Engineer. If you’re interested, call their founder at 2042915012