📢 The First Tech Thursday Sessions of 2026!
Raising Capital and Building Strong Startups Kick Off 2026 in Style!
They’re here!
We are so excited to kick off 2026 with a couple great events, and we hope you’ll join us to start the new year strong.
We’ll see you there! 👇
💰 January 15th
Topic - Raising Capital: Do’s & Don’ts
Co-Host - Manitoba Innovates
Join us for our first Tech Thursday panel of 2026, Raising Capital: Do’s and Don’ts, a panel featuring three founders at different points in their fundraising journey to share what they’ve learned, what surprised them and what they’d do differently.
Speakers:
David Peters, Founder & CEO at ConstructionClock
Jonathan Sparrow, Founder & CEO at Aperio Mobility
Hasanpreet Singh, Co-Founder & COO at Orbis Assist
👥 January 22nd
Topic - Scale Ready: How Working Capital & Mentorship Build Strong Startups
Co-Host - Futurpreneur
We’re thrilled to have partnered with Futurpreneur to bring you an exciting conversation. Join us for a practical conversation on building resilient, scale-ready startups through smart funding and strong mentorship.
Speakers:
Grant McDonald, Co-Founder and CEO at Bobo
Darion Ducharme, Founder at Teqare
Matthew Dirks, Co-Founder at Neralake
Nicholas Kuncewicz, Founder at ARCH Airworks
Moderated by: Dr. Wendy Yan, Senior Business Development Manager of Futurpreneur
A big thank you to all of our sponsors for making these events a possibility including Boast, Skip, Neo Financial, Go Oil, Lotlinx, Conquest Planning, The Exchange District BIZ, Norima Consulting, MAD Social Agency, FeedFlo, Crestview Strategy, Motiv, and Amiron Ventures.
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