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Tuesday, November 1
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REGISTRATION 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (MAIN FOYER) (1:15pm - 1:30pm)Toronto 1, Carmichael/Jackson, Toronto 2 & 3, Varley, Tom Thomson |
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MEETING EXCHANGE A1: FACE TO FACE WITH INVESTORS (1:30pm - 2:00pm)Carmichael/Jackson Meeting Exchanges are CIX’s popular one-on-one, pre-booked meetings between founders and leading growth-stage investors from North America and globally, who are the hosts. These meetings are a valuable opportunity for advice, building a relationship as well as potential funding partnership. Founders may pre-book up to six investor meetings through CIXchange from October 3rd to 27. Each meeting is 8 minutes, plus a 2 minute transition time. Investors’ investment preferences are noted in their profile. Please note, space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is important that founders who signed up for a Meeting Exchange session in advance show up at least 15 minutes prior to the session's start time to check-in with the room monitor and get processed. Arriving late will result in the spot being taken.
For those Founders who did not secure a Meeting Exchange spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure more spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. We recommend delegates arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session start time and take advantage of the Wait Line. The wait line will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.
Entrepreneurs please read the investment preferences of the hosts to ensure there is a fit Featuring:
 
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Dominique BelangerManaging Partner, Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund BDC Capital Invests in Canadian venture-backed companies that generate 10M+ in LTM revenues and are experiencing massive growth, in all venture-type disruptive tech sectors, outside of drug development (fintech, online travel, Saas, eComm, B2B, platforms, industrial tech, cybersecurity, etc.).
 
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Amit KapoorManager, Investments Vistara Growth Invests (equity & debt) in mid-later stage technology companies (ARR ~$10m), late Series A, B, C & intermediary bridge financing between equity raises.
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Irene S YangInvestment Principal BASF Venture Capital Americas Invests in seed to Series A B, areas of interest: CO2 measurement and management, hydrogen, cleantech/sustainability, bio-based materials, quantum computing, circular economy, blockchain, industrial applications of AI/ML, battery and electric vehicle value chain, recycling, digitalization and fintech with focus on B2B
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OPENING REMARKS (2:00pm - 2:15pm)Toronto 1 Featuring:
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CIX 2022 INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION & KEYNOTE (2:15pm - 2:45pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 Kitchener-based ApplyBoard wins the CIX award for transforming student recruitment globally. At the core of ApplyBoard’s mission is to make education more inclusive by breaking down barriers for international students. In a fireside chat with an investor, ApplyBoard’s co-founder will share their ‘zig-zag’ road to success, lessons learned and advice for founders. Featuring:
ROCKET PITCHES - FINTECH (2:15pm - 3:00pm)Tom Thomson Hear from founders of highly-ranked, and scaling fintech companies as they each present for 4-5 minutes. Fast-paced and exciting! Moderating:
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| 2:45pm |
CIX TOP 20 EARLY #1 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (2:45pm - 3:30pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative early-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. Judges from Startup World Cup will be evaluating companies in all four CIX Top 20 Early showcases, and one will be chosen to represent Canada in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Spring 2023 in San Francisco. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
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MEETING EXCHANGE A: FACE TO FACE WITH INVESTORS (2:45pm - 3:45pm)Carmichael/Jackson Meeting Exchanges are CIX’s popular one-on-one, pre-booked meetings between founders and leading growth-stage investors from North America and globally, who are the hosts. These meetings are a valuable opportunity for advice, building a relationship as well as potential funding partnership. Founders may pre-book up to six investor meetings through CIXchange from October 3rd to 27. Each meeting is 8 minutes, plus a 2 minute transition time. Investors’ investment preferences are noted in their profile. Please note, space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is important that founders who signed up for a Meeting Exchange session in advance show up at least 15 minutes prior to the session's start time to check-in with the room monitor and get processed. Arriving late will result in the spot being taken.
For those Founders who did not secure a Meeting Exchange spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure more spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. We recommend delegates arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session start time and take advantage of the Wait Line. The wait line will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.
Entrepreneurs please read the investment preferences of the hosts to ensure there is a fit. Featuring:
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Talia AbramowitzManaging Partner Deloitte Ventures Invests in: series A & B. B2B Saas. Fintech, ESG, Worktech, Data / AI, Cyber
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Aditya AggarwalPartner, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund BDC Capital Invests in early, Series A and beyond, legacy industries such as manufacturing 4.0, Agri-tech and Food-tech, extractive industries (Mining, Oil & Gas, etc.). Looking for innovation hold the promise to reshape Canadian companies into global leaders.
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Ajay GopalPartner Framework Venture Partners Invests in: Series A & B, Vertical: SaaS & Marketplaces, Region: North America
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Neil KenleyDirector, Investments Vistara Growth Invests in: Late Series A, Series B & C, Vertical: no overall vertical preference, with lean towards fintech, ARR: >7M, all regions
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Tom LowdenVP, Technology Banking Silicon Valley Bank Invests in Series A and Beyond, Eastern Canada, Frontier Tech (AI/ML, Robotics, Space Tech), Marketplace, Proptech, Fintech
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Taha MubashirPrincipal Inovia Capital Invests in Canadian & US Seed / Series A software businesses
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Nik RasskazovskiyDirector, Technology and Innovation Banking National Bank From Seed stage all the way to late stage Canadian companies. We provide non-dilutive growth capital via venture debt, MRR financing or cashflow leverage debt. We are especially interested in supporting SaaS companies with a strong growth profile and excellent metrics.
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Craig StrongPartner Round13 Capital We invest in Series A+ stage companies. We are (generally speaking) agnostic to business model, domain, and geography.
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Julia WallAssociate RBC Capital Partners Invests in all stages with an inclination towards companies fintech/agri/health/climate tech. US/UK/Canada - B2B/B2C
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Bryan WatsonSenior Vice President, Business Development Venbridge Invests in: Early growth companies (seed, series A), all tech with a slight preference for cleantech, all of Canada
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Colin WebsterGeneral Partner RISC Capital RiSC Capital is a Deep Tech early stage fund focused on innovative tech that can change the world. Our investments are in companies that are pre-revenue, but their product is undergoing proof of concept with third parties.
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Jon WolkinManaging Director Deloitte Ventures Invests in: Health Tech, Work Tech, Data & AI. B2B Enterprise SaaS.
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ROUNDTABLE: THE MENTAL COST OF BEING A STARTUP FOUNDER (3:00pm - 3:30pm)No one said building a company is easy. Founders all know how brutal the reality can be - and the price that some entrepreneurs have had to pay. Founders and startup operators are invited to join Josh Domingues, Founder & CEO of Flashfood for an interactive roundtable discussion on productive ways to handle both the ups and downs of their business, best practices for keeping stakeholders informed, taking time away from their company and what unplugging really means today. Featuring:
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BREAK (3:30pm - 3:45pm)Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a coffee, or catch up with delegates. ROCKET PITCHES - GROWTH STAGE (3:30pm - 4:15pm)Tom Thomson Hear from founders of highly-ranked, scaling Canadian companies as they each present for 4-5 minutes. Fast-paced and exciting!! Moderating:
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CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY: SPOTLIGHT ON WAABI (3:45pm - 4:15pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 Waabi is a revolutionary autonomous vehicle startup founded in Toronto by AI pioneer Raquel Urtasun, former Chief Scientist and Head of R&D at Uber Advanced Technology Group’s Toronto division. Fresh out of stealth after raising $83.5 million USD in 2021, Waabi is developing a groundbreaking AI-first approach to self-driving trucking that significantly reduces the need for on-road testing resulting in a safer, more affordable solution. Please join Waabi’s Founder and CEO, Raquel Urtasun, in conversation with Michelle Scarborough, Managing Partner, Thrive Venture Fund and Women in Technology Venture Fund (BDC Capital) and Michael Denham, Vice Chairman, Commercial and Financial Markets, National Bank of Canada as they discuss Waabi’s unique AI-centric approach, being one of the first women-led AV startups and the race to become/lead the next generation of self-driving technology. Sponsors:
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Michelle ScarboroughManaging Partner, Thrive Venture Fund and Women in Technology Venture Fund BDC Capital 
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CIX TOP 20 EARLY #2 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (4:15pm - 5:00pm)Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative early-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. Judges from Startup World Cup will be evaluating companies in all four CIX Top 20 Early showcases, and one will be chosen to represent Canada in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Spring 2023 in San Francisco. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
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Graeme MillenManaging Director, Climate Tech & Sustainability (Canada) Silicon Valley Bank
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Taha MubashirPrincipal Inovia Capital Invests in Canadian & US Seed / Series A software businesses
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Bryan WatsonSenior Vice President, Business Development Venbridge Invests in: Early growth companies (seed, series A), all tech with a slight preference for cleantech, all of Canada
ROUNDTABLE: Q&A ON BUILDING A HIGH PERFORMING TEAM FROM SCRATCH (4:15pm - 4:45pm)Join Rob Khazzam, CEO and Cofounder of Float for a lively roundtable discussion on what it takes to build a high performance startup team. He'll share what he looks for when hiring for the Float team, as well as how to design a hiring process that results in great outcomes. Come with your questions - strong opinions are encouraged! Featuring:
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ACCESSING ENTERPRISE CLIENTS WITH MICROSOFT FEATURING ZAFIN (4:30pm - 5:00pm)Sponsored by .png) Join Dubie Cunningham, President Banking Group at Zafin, Michael Thibodeau, SMB Azure Segment Lead at Microsoft and AK Jiwani, National SaaS Sales Manager at Microsoft, for a roundtable discussion on what it means to partner with Microsoft and how Zafin was able to accelerate its business growth through having access to Microsoft’s enterprise partners. Come with your questions! Featuring:
Michael ThibodeauAzure Segment Lead SMB Microsoft Accessing Enterprise Clients with Microsoft Featuring Zafin
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COCKTAILS (5:00pm - 6:30pm)Sponsored by Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a beverage, or catch up with delegates. |
Wednesday, November 2
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REGISTRATION 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (MAIN FOYER) (8:00am - 8:45am)Toronto 1, Carmichael/Jackson, Toronto 2 & 3, Varley, Tom Thomson |
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THE STANDOFF: OPERATORS VERSUS VENTURE CAPITALISTS (8:45am - 9:30am)Toronto 1 When things are going well, everyone feels like they’re on the same side of the table. When things are not going so well, it’s a different story. This is the reality of the founder-investor relationship. It’s not an easy relationship by any means - especially during bear markets. Join an esteemed panel of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned VCs for an open and frank conversation about term sheet pitfalls, misaligned goals, poor communication and the importance of building resilience through a strong advisory board. Gain insights about how to navigate a market downturn and hear personal stories from both sides of the table - the heroics, the good, the bad and ugly. Be ready for some heat! Moderating:
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CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY: SPOTLIGHT ON D2L (9:30am - 10:00am)Toronto 1 Kitchener-based D2L is the world's leading education software company, with millions of customers around the world – in schools, colleges, universities, government and business. Founded when he was 22, D2L’s President and CEO, John Baker, will join Krista Jones, Founding Executive, Momentum and VP, Venture Services, MaRS in a fireside chat to share how his dream launched a learning revolution, how their partnership with MaRS’ Work & Learning cluster helped the company ‘pivot’ to workplace learning, and the decision to go public last year. Moderating:
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30 MINUTES WITH ACCEL (9:30am - 10:00am)Varley Entrepreneurs and investors are invited to bring questions for Accel, a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to companies including Atlassian, Bumble, CrowdStrike, Slack, Spotify and more. This is an opportunity to engage in informal, intimate discussions with Accel's Ethan Choi, who has led the firm's investments in companies including 1Password, Klaviyo and Nuvemshop, and will share his perspective on the current fundraising environment, including his outlook for Canada’s tech industry. Seating is limited, first-come basis. Featuring:
ROCKET PITCHES - EARLY STAGE (9:30am - 10:15am)Tom Thomson Hear from founders of highly-ranked, early stage Canadian startups as they each present for 4-5 minutes. Fast-paced and exciting Moderating:
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CIX TOP 20 EARLY #3 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (10:00am - 10:45am)Toronto 1 Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative early-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. Judges from Startup World Cup will be evaluating companies in all four CIX Top 20 Early showcases, and one will be chosen to represent Canada in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Spring 2023 in San Francisco. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
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ROUNDTABLE: NORMALIZING DIVERSITY (10:15am - 10:45am)Early stage fundraising is hard enough already, especially for females and visible minorities. How can we remove the bias up front for both founders and funders? Both founders and investors are invited to join Lise Birikundavyi, Co-founder & Managing Partner of BKR Capital for an interactive roundtable discussion on how venture capital firms often get diversity all wrong, how underrepresented niches can be a unique advantage, and best practices for normalizing diversity in the venture ecosystem. Featuring:
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| 10:30am |
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CANADA AND CANADA DIGITAL ADOPTION PROGRAMS (10:30am - 11:00am) |
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BREAK (10:45am - 11:00am)Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a coffee, or catch up with delegates. |
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CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY: SPOTLIGHT ON 1PASSWORD (11:00am - 11:30am)Toronto 1 CIX showcases and celebrates some of the biggest Canadian startup stories of the year. Founded in 2005 in Toronto, 1Password grew as a bootstrapped cybersecurity company with no outside investment for 14 years until they partnered with Accel for their USD $200 million Series A in 2019. In January 2022, 1Password broke new records with its $620 million Series C, the largest venture financing round in Canadian history. Join 1Password co-founder Dave Teare and Accel Partner, Ethan Choi, as they discuss the two company’s strong partnership and vision of growing sustainable, founder-led companies. Moderating:
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DEFENCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE IDEAS PROGRAM (11:00am - 11:30am)Sponsored by  (002).png) Tom Thomson Sponsored by Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) is the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) access to innovation program. It transforms defence and security challenges being faced by the various partners in DND/CAF into innovative solutions to improve Canada’s defence capabilities. With its five funding elements, IDEaS supports the development of solutions by helping push technology forward from early R&D to a demonstrable level that can increase defence capabilities. IDEaS is for all Canadian innovators, from defence primes to academia, Small and Medium sized enterprises to not-for-profits, municipal/provincial/territorial entities to individuals. Further details of the program and well as announcements of opportunities are available on the website: www.canada.ca/Defence-IDEaS Featuring:
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PREPARING FOR PAYMENTS SUPERVISION: AN UPDATE FROM THE BANK OF CANADA (11:30am - 12:00pm)Toronto 1 The number of organizations offering payment services has increased ten-fold in the past five years. But many of these players aren’t regulated in Canada, particularly when it comes to operational risk and safeguarding user funds. That’s about to change. In a keynote speech, Ron Morrow, Executive Director of Retail Payment Supervision, will talk about the Bank of Canada’s new role to regulate entities facilitating retail payment functions in Canada. Moderating:
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ROUNDTABLE: EAT OR BE EATEN? SCALING VIA M&A (11:30am - 12:00pm)Varley Join Orest Pizyo, Head of Software at BMO Capital Markets and Adam Rumanek, Founder of Aux Mode, for a lively discussion on the advantages and pitfalls of using M&A as a powerful tool to scale up your business. Adam and Orest will discuss a variety of approaches to M&A and how your market niche, competitive positioning, financial profile, and strategic aspirations can impact your ability and desire to execute a transformational transaction. Are you going to eat - or be eaten instead? Featuring:
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LUNCH (12:00pm - 1:00pm)Toronto 2 & 3 Enjoy lunch while networking with founders, CEOs and investors. LUNCH & LEARN: OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG/ASIA - THE GATEWAY TO NEW FUNDING AND NEW MARKETS (12:00pm - 1:00pm)Sponsored by .png) Tom Thomson Even in a contracting world, HK continues to make amazing developments in fintech, life sciences, financial services, food sciences, and startups across sectors. It's no secret that there is a wealth of funding and expansion opportunities in Asia, waiting for those Canadian companies looking to grow. Please join Christopher Chen, Head of InvestHK for Canada, as he shares the newest updates on how to tap this ever-dynamic market. Featuring:
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CIX TOP 20 EARLY #4 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (1:00pm - 1:45pm)Toronto 1 Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative early-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. Judges from Startup World Cup will be evaluating companies in all four CIX Top 20 Early showcases, and one will be chosen to represent Canada in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Spring 2023 in San Francisco. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
Expert Commentators:
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Kathryn WortsmanManaging Partner Amplify Capital Invests in pre-seed to Series A, Education, Health, Sustainable Environment, all North America
MEETING EXCHANGE B: FACE TO FACE WITH INVESTORS (1:00pm - 2:00pm)Carmichael/Jackson Meeting Exchanges are CIX’s popular one-on-one, pre-booked meetings between founders and leading growth-stage investors from North America and globally, who are the hosts. These meetings are a valuable opportunity for advice, building a relationship as well as potential funding partnership. Founders may pre-book up to six investor meetings through CIXchange from October 3rd to 27. Each meeting is 8 minutes, plus a 2 minute transition time. Investors’ investment preferences are noted in their profile. Please note, space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is important that founders who signed up for a Meeting Exchange session in advance show up at least 15 minutes prior to the session's start time to check-in with the room monitor and get processed. Arriving late will result in the spot being taken.
For those Founders who did not secure a Meeting Exchange spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure more spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. We recommend delegates arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session start time and take advantage of the Wait Line. The wait line will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.
Entrepreneurs please read the investment preferences of the hosts to ensure there is a fit. Featuring:
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Pelra AzondekonManaging Director AsterX Invests in Series A, all Canada, IoT, Adtech, Marketplace
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Patrick ConroyManaging Director H.I.G. Growth Partners Invests in high-growth (50%+), growth stage ($10m+ ARR) businesses across SaaS, FinTech, & Consumer Subscription/Marketplaces. Targeting equity investments of $20-75m per company with ability to take minority or control ownership positions.
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Justin DunnionVenture Capital Analyst Verstra Ventures Invests in: B2B vertically focused software businesses with +$200k in ARR, anywhere and in any vertical.
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Jack FraserPartner, Growth Venture CI Fund BDC Capital Growth Venture Fund -Invests in late stage ventures with revenue $5M. Restricted to Canadian companies but sector agnostic. Minimum investment $5M up to $40M
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Sarah HartkornAssociate Whitecap Venture Partners Invests in: Seed & Series A, Vertical: B2B SaaS and MedTech, Region: Canada
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Aaron HoffmanSenior Associate Intact Ventures Invests in; Series A / B. Fintech, Proptech, Mobility, Vertical SaaS. Global.
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Eric KafkaPrincipal Vertu Capital Growth equity. Invests in Canadian headquartered B2B software and software-enabled businesses with revenue greater than C15M.
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Jeffrey MacDonaldTechnology Investor Warburg Pincus LLC Growth Venture: Warburg Pincus is a global growth investor with $85B AUM. We invest across the lifecycle spectrum although generally not earlier than Series A. North America focus, vertical agnostic (Warburg has teams covering a wide range of tech verticals).
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Aman NabiAssociate Information Venture Partners Invests in; early stage: fintech, cybersecurity, big data software, machine learning technologies, large enterprise SaaS
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Alexander NormanGeneral Partner N49P Invest in pre-seed and seed stage Canadian start-ups or Canadian founders. Prefer capital efficiency. Do not like deep tech
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James PovitzPrincipal, NAventures NAventures (National Bank) NAventures is NBC's corporate venture capital arm. We invest in early stage companies that can add strategic value to NBC (including clients, employees, partners, processes, operations and tech). Our mandate is broad, our typical investment verticals include Fintech, Proptech, Insurtech and Cybersecurity. Traditionally we make our first investment at Seed or Series A but can make a first investment at Series B. We follow in later rounds. We usually don't lead rounds but have done so on several occasions. We invest in Canada, the USA, Europe and Israel.
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Petar ZelicVice President National Bank Financial Provides advisory services (including fundraising, IPO, M&A advisory) to Canadian tech companies.
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GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HELP OF CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATORS (1:30pm - 2:00pm)Sponsored by Looking for support to expand your business in thriving tech ecosystems? The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) is a global business development program offering customized market support for high-potential and high-growth Canadian tech firms in 12 global tech hubs in North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us for this panel diving into opportunities at our various CTA locations, including our newest hub in London, UK. The CTA is a program offered by Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service. Featuring:
Jennifer ArmstrongTrade Commissioner for the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Program Global Affairs Canada 
Claudio RamirezManager of the Canadian Technology Accelerator in London, United Kingdom Canadian Technology Accelerators |
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CIX TOP 10 GROWTH #1 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (2:00pm - 2:45pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative growth-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
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Mike MontianSenior Director, Technology & Innovation Banking National Bank of Canada 
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INSIGHTS INTO PARTNERING WITH CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS (2:30pm - 3:00pm)Sponsored by   Partnerships between corporate venture capital groups (CVCs) and growing businesses can produce tremendous value for both sides. Join experienced CVC investors including NAventures (National Bank), Deloitte Ventures and AsterX (Quebecor) as they share their perspectives on the key benefits and challenges of working with CVCs, how to successfully approach and work with CVCs and the types of questions growing businesses should be asking when considering CVC investment. Moderating:
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James PovitzPrincipal, NAventures NAventures (National Bank) NAventures is NBC's corporate venture capital arm. We invest in early stage companies that can add strategic value to NBC (including clients, employees, partners, processes, operations and tech). Our mandate is broad, our typical investment verticals include Fintech, Proptech, Insurtech and Cybersecurity. Traditionally we make our first investment at Seed or Series A but can make a first investment at Series B. We follow in later rounds. We usually don't lead rounds but have done so on several occasions. We invest in Canada, the USA, Europe and Israel.
Jon WolkinManaging Director Deloitte Ventures Invests in: Health Tech, Work Tech, Data & AI. B2B Enterprise SaaS.
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BREAK & MEET THE PRESENTING COMPANIES (2:45pm - 3:00pm)Toronto 1 Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a coffee, or catch up with delegates. MEETING EXCHANGE C: FACE TO FACE WITH INVESTORS (2:45pm - 3:45pm)Carmichael/Jackson Meeting Exchanges are CIX’s popular one-on-one, pre-booked meetings between founders and leading growth-stage investors from North America and globally, who are the hosts. These meetings are a valuable opportunity for advice, building a relationship as well as potential funding partnership. Founders may pre-book up to six investor meetings through CIXchange from October 3rd to 27. Each meeting is 8 minutes, plus a 2 minute transition time. Investors’ investment preferences are noted in their profile. Please note, space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is important that founders who signed up for a Meeting Exchange session in advance show up at least 15 minutes prior to the session's start time to check-in with the room monitor and get processed. Arriving late will result in the spot being taken.
For those Founders who did not secure a Meeting Exchange spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure more spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. We recommend delegates arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session start time and take advantage of the Wait Line. The wait line will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.
Entrepreneurs please read the investment preferences of the hosts to ensure there is a fit. Featuring:
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Raif BarbarosPartner Mistral Venture Partners Invests in pre-seed and seed stage. SaaS, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, Web3 Tools and Infrastructure. Canada or US.
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Alexander BarclayInvestor, Director of Data & Operations Graphite Ventures Invests in earliest stages, and setting trajectories to accelerate growth. Sector agnostic but do have a focus on Canadian B2B SaaS, FinTech, digital health.
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Annick CharbonneauCo-Founder and Managing Partner Accelia Capital Invest in innovative companies, owned or led by women, early stage Canadian.
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Nayla ChebliInvestment Director, VC & Technologies Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec Invests in Growth/late stage, SaaS B2B, All Canada
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Emma JohnsonSoftware Investor Klass Capital Invests in B2B SaaS businesses between $3-$20m in ARR across North America and Europe. We target businesses serving mid-enterprise size customers and tend to shy away from marketing or ad tech businesses. We look to write cheques between $5-$75m, and generally like to lead deals.
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Taku MurahwiInvestor OMERS Ventures Invests in: early stage, Series A-C, $5M-$25M check size. Generalist fund with some areas of focus (FinTech, PropTech, AgeTech, DeepTech, Cybersecurity, B2B/Enterprise SaaS)
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Neil PeetPrincipal GreenSky Capital Invests in early stage Canadian startups, and are looking for innovative, B2B focused, deeper technologies. We can lead, or just participate, in rounds and invest checks sized 750k-2M.
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Danielle SmithVice President, Technology Banking Silicon Valley Bank Invests in: Seed to Series-A, software-based startups (revenue-generating), based in Ontario
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Mark SmithPartner, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund BDC Capital Invests in Early Stage (Seed/Series A). Focus areas are software businesses (consumer or B2B) and urban tech / smart cities / sustainable communities, and reducing waste in the food and fashion industries.
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Kathryn WortsmanManaging Partner Amplify Capital Invests in pre-seed to Series A, Education, Health, Sustainable Environment, all North America
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Brandon ZhaoPartner Two Small Fish Ventures We invest in tech platforms that have the potential to become large scale internet companies that drive changes in behavior. We look for strong network effects to catalyze this type of scale and growth.
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CIX TOP 10 GROWTH #2 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS (3:00pm - 3:45pm)Sponsored by Toronto 1 Investors wait for this all year! Five founders/CEOs from Canada’s most innovative growth-stage companies (as determined by the 2022 CIX Selection Committee of 140 investors), will present for 6 minutes each, followed by questions and comments from an Expert Commentator. There is a 15 minute break to meet these presenters in the main room plus in the Delegate Lounge where each company will have a table. Featuring:
Expert Commentators:
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Talia AbramowitzManaging Partner Deloitte Ventures Invests in: series A & B. B2B Saas. Fintech, ESG, Worktech, Data / AI, Cyber
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30 MINUTES WITH BDC’S NEW THRIVE VENTURE FUND (3:15pm - 3:45pm)Varley Join Mona Minhas, Venture Partner, Thrive Venture Fund and Women in Technology Venture Fund, and Blair Sherman, Associate Principal of BDC Capitalfs new Thrive Venture Fund for an interactive roundtable and Q&A. Launched in September, the $500 million Thrive Venture Fund and Lab for Women is intended to unlock the promise of Canadian women entrepreneurs, providing them with greater opportunities and ultimately, a better shot at success on the global stage. Featuring:
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BREAK & MEET THE PRESENTING COMPANIES (3:45pm - 4:00pm)Toronto 1 Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a coffee, or catch up with delegates. |
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CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY: SPOTLIGHT ON TEALBOOK (4:00pm - 4:30pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 TealBook, a CIX Top 20 award recipient in 2017, is the leading supplier data platform that unifies supplier data to power the end-to-end procurement lifecycle. TealBook has been adopted by Fortune 100 companies and is the winner of many prestigious awards including: Spend Matters 50 Vendors to Know, ProcureTech Top 100, LinkedIn Top Startups, and Gartner Cool Vendor. Please join Tealbook’s Founder and CEO, Stephany Lapierre, in conversation with Isabelle Hudon, CEO of BDC, as they discuss TealBook’s rapid growth, impact of the pandemic, raising capital and what it means to be a female tech founder. Learn more about BDC’s commitment to support tech and women entrepreneurs and how BDC will work to make them thrive and become the next champions of the Canadian economy during Isabelle Hudon’s introduction speech. Featuring:
ROCKET PITCHES - MEDTECH & LIFE SCIENCE (4:00pm - 4:45pm)Tom Thomson Hear from founders of highly-ranked, MedTech and Life Science Canadian startups as they each present for 4-5 minutes. Fast-paced and exciting Moderating:
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STARTUP WORLD CUP PRESENTATION (4:30pm - 4:45pm)Sponsored by  Toronto 1 Special announcement for winner of the Canadian regional for Startup World Cup Competition, selected from the CIX Top 20 Early recipient companies. The winning company will represent Canada at the Startup World Cup Finale in San Francisco in 2023. Featuring:
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COCKTAILS (4:45pm - 6:00pm)Your opportunity to meet the presenting founders, grab a beverage, and catch up with delegates. |
