Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with James McInnes, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Odd Burger, a vegan fast food restaurant chain and frozen food retail with presence in 600 7-Eleven stores in Canada. Along with our podcast host, Ken Eastwood, James talks about their journey of going public, including tips and tricks, when, and how to be listed on the markets.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with Pieter Dorsman, Venture Partner at Good News Venture, an investment group focused on pre-seed and seed stage companies focused in AI and Blockchain technologies. Hosted by Ken Eastwood, the two of them dive deep into the Canadian tech and innovation landscape in the West Coast of Canada, Pieter's expertise in developing strong funder-founder relationships, and exit strategies for companies looking for that transition.

To know more about Good News Ventures, visit their website ⁠here.⁠

To know more about Pieter Dorsman, visit his LinkedIn ⁠here.⁠

👏 This podcast has been made possible through the generous support of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TD Ferrera Wealth Advisory Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, Shiron Lee, Co-Founder of Re:Pair Genomics and their funder, Jonathan Suckling, Senior Manager at Centre of Aging + Brain Health Innovation, talk about a founders' approach to non-dilutive and dilutive funding, the investment landscape for Canadian medtech companies, and how does grant fuel a company's investment journey.

To know more about Re:Pair Genomics, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To know about their CABHI, visit the website ⁠here.⁠

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, Liwordson Vijayabalan, President and Founder of TMRRW Labs talks about AI disruption in the martech ecosystem, his unique approach to fundraising and seeking investment, and the advantage of understanding the investor side of the deal to strike gold.

To know more about TMRRW Labs, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To know about their Welcome platform, visit the website here.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, Julia Elvidge, Co-Founder and Chair of SheBoot sits with Karen Elliot, CEO and Co-Founder of Cinareo, a SaaS platform that provides strategic capacity planning for contact centres. Together, they talk about Karen's experience as a SheBoot alumni, and the need for more organizations tackling the funding gap faced by underrepresented founders.

To know more about Cinareo, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠

To know more about SheBoot and to apply, visit their website here.

👏 This podcast has been made possible through the generous support of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TD Ferrera Wealth Advisory Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, Chuck Baresich, President of Haggerty AgRobotics, an agrobotics venture, sits with his investor, Joe Dales, Co-Founder and Partner of Agri and Food Innovation at RHA Ventures, to talk about the agtech industry in Canada, and the growth of local agtech ventures that might change Canada's import landscape.

To know more about Haggerty AgRobotics, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with Michael Schmalz, former CFO, President and Board Chair of Digital Extremes, a billion-dollar London-based video game company known for developing high profile games such as the Bioshock franchise, the Unreal franchise and the Halo franchise. Schmalz, along with our podcast host, talks about the gaming industry in Canada, including evolving patterns and trends, shares insights on growing a company in a dynamic industry, and sheds light their acquisition by Tencent.

To know more about Digital Extremes, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with Latchmi Raghunanan, CEO and Founder of Maman Biomedical, an innovative therapeutic patch that aims to eliminate the burden of multiple daily injections for women going through fertility treatments. Raghunanan, along with her investor, Ashima Chopra, and our podcast host, talks about her personal experience that inspired her to launch Maman Biomedical, and how she tweaks her storytelling to seal an investment deal. Chopra adds her insights from her 'not so linear' career journey, her passion of supporting diverse businesses, and what she looks for before making an investment.

To know more about Maman Biomedical, visit their website ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠

To know more about Ashima and her venture, visit her LinkedIn here.

👏 This podcast has been made possible through the generous support of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TD Ferrera Wealth Advisory Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with Erin Bury, Co-Founder and CEO of Willful, a real estate planning platform that helps you create wills online. Bury, along with our podcast host, talks about the growth of Willful over eight years, their funding approach, including their experience on Dragon's Den, how they manage their investor relationships, and what it takes to disrupt the legal space with technology.

To know more about Willful, visit their website ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

👏 This podcast has been made possible through the generous support of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TD Ferrera Wealth Advisory Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Welcome to "Idea to Investment," the podcast that looks into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and investment. Join us as we embark on a journey with innovators and investors, uncovering the captivating stories that unfold from the inception of an idea to securing vital investments. 

In this episode, we sit with Eric Vardon, President at Eventconenct, an all-in-one tournament management platform. Vardon, along with our podcast host, talks about their interesting journey of starting Eventconnect, his approach to investment, and his career of scaling and exiting multiple high-potential startups in Southwestern Ontario region.

To know more about Eventconnect, visit their website ⁠here.⁠

👏 This podcast has been made possible through the generous support of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TD Ferrera Wealth Advisory Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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