Danielle Smith

Director, Tech & Innovation Banking | National Bank

Danielle is a passionate ecosystem builder and master connector with over a decade of experience building intersections across a range of stakeholders in tech-startup, financial services, venture capital, and consulting worlds. She’s dedicated to championing and supporting founders and key stakeholders in the Canadian tech ecosystem to drive significant impact and economic value.

As a Director of Tech and Innovation Banking at National Bank, she oversees a portfolio of some of Canada’s fastest growing tech companies with a focus on strategic financing and non-dilutive capital solutions, alongside VC relations and ecosystem development. Danielle was previously VP of Relationship Management at SVB Canada, where she worked with tech companies at all stages to access a range of US banking and non-dilutive financing solutions. Prior to her financial service days, she led growth and client engagement in the software consulting world at Intersect (the tech and innovation division of CoreLogic), and TWG (acquired by Deloitte Digital in 2019). Danielle launched her career in the tech and startup world in 2012 at NEXT Canada (NEXT 36) and progressed through the accelerator and VC ecosystem with platform leadership roles at ScaleUP Ventures and The DMZ.