Startup Legends

The Consulate General is part of Global Affairs Canada or Affaires Mondiales Canada in French. Safia's role as a Trade Commissioner is to help innovative Canadian clients across the spectrum of ICT sectors scale and grow in the US and in particular in NY and the tristate area via customer acquisition and access to capital and sales channels.

She also manage 3 Canadian Technology Accelerator programs or CTA:

*The CTA in Cybersecurity, Privacy & Compliance that was just launched mid March

*The CTA in Retail Technologies

*And she is launching a new accelerator in Education Tech this Spring

Meir is launching a new VC fund targeting the Cleantech industry and building towards a sustainable future.

Meir Rabkin

15 years’ experience in the investment sector, working for the largest investment firms in Canada such as Mackenzie Investments, CIBC Asset Management, Desjardins and Investors Group. He has a unique and exclusive network of UHNW, Founders, Family Offices in the U.S. and Canada.

StartupFuel Profile:

BlueVision Capital | StartupFuel Investor Profile

Cleantech Startups Apply here:

BlueVision Capital's PitchBox

Purvaja Sekar who is a 'Life Coach For People Living Mediocre Lives' talks about the mindset needed for people to get started and finish things in their lives. Fall in love with the journey and not the destination.   

Social Links

Podcast (also available on other platforms):

https://open.spotify.com/show/74WtBBITdJTw8mRYK6rNli

Instagram:

@pslifecoaching

Website:

www.pslifecoaching.com 

Based in Palo Alto, California, Thierry Lu is a Trade Commissioner working for Global Affairs Canada. His mission is to connect Canada's startups into Silicon Valley and its ecosystem. 

CTA Program Info on StartupFuel: www.startupfuel.com/opportunity?opportunity_id=601db4b59ea7c1002dc0ea02&referrer_id=5d7112e59e11f10063d00d30

Trade Commission Service Website: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/