Flagship Podcast
Sur cet épisode du Flagship podcast, j’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec Marc Bédard, cofondateur et PDG @ Lion Électrique. Marc Bédard a toujours été passionné par la technologie, l'innovation et la finance. En 2008, il a fondé Lion Electric et a peu après mis l'entreprise sur la voie du zéro émission en s'engageant dans un portefeuille de produits de véhicules lourds et moyens entièrement électriques. Sur l’émission, nous avons parlé de: Comment le Karaté l'a aidé à devenir un meilleur leader Acceptation sociale des véhicules...
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There is a cool new fund called DevCap based in Montreal founded by Max McCrea and Jordan Steiner. is a pre-seed and seed-stage investment corporation. They strive to provide what other investors promise: real support for our investments in the form of actionable technical and operational support via its partnership with Monadical. Jordan and Max are not building your typical VC firm which is structured as an evergreen investment corp. They bring solid technical expertise for their founders. We spoke about: Building a strong culture as a new VC fund How they built a...
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J’ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec Simon Leblond, co-fondateur et PDG @ SmartD Technologies. Simon est un entrepreneur avec 20 ans d'expérience entrepreneuriale dans la mise sur le marché de technologies disruptives dans tous les secteurs. SmartD Technologies développe des variateurs de fréquence (VFD) pour le contrôle de moteurs. Leur variateur de fréquence Clean Power VFD peut augmenter l'efficacité des moteurs, réduire l'usure des équipements, économiser de l'énergie et réduire les coûts pour les entreprises de nombreux secteurs, notamment les infrastructures, les...
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I had the pleasure of hosting the Flagship podcast at last week’s CDL / NextAI Community Dinner. The first guest was Sarah Jenna, Managing Director @ QV Studio We spoke about quantum computing and how Sherbrooke is rapidly becoming a global leader in the quantum. Note - this convo was in French The second guest was Raphael Steinman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Maxa Raphael shared some great insights into building & iterating products. He also spoke about how founders can support founders. Note - this convo was in English
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J’ai eu la chance de parler avec Simon Pelletier et Gilles Duruflé de Réseau Capital. Ils ont publié un rapport très pertinent en novembre à propos de l'écosystème de capital de risque du Québec. L’objectif de cette étude était de comparer le dynamisme de l’écosystème d’investissement en capital de risque du Québec à ceux de l’Ontario et de la Colombie-Britannique afin d’identifier certaines forces et faiblesses et d’en tirer des pistes de recommandations. Le rapport a fait beaucoup de vagues dans l'écosystème et je vous invite à le consulter!
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Andria Santos, Co-founder & CEO @ Fülhaus Fülhaus is an AI-powered interior design and furnishing company dedicated to improving performance of furnished real estate properties and hospitality business through good design. We spoke about: Building a solid interior design company over 10 years The AI new product they launched with Ludwig and how it can empower interior designers globally How Fülhaus is the first & best customer for Ludwig The huge market opportunity ahead with their new AI Entrepreneurial lessons...
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Simon De Baene is the dreamer and visionary at the top of Workleap, which designs software used by over 15,000 organizations in 110 countries. Recognized as one of Quebec's largest SMEs, Workleap now has over 200 employees and is currently one of the fastest-growing companies in North America. Early in his entrepreneurial journey, Simon realized that employee fulfillment was the key to success, and began building what would quickly become one of the most inspiring business cultures on the planet. Audacious and non-conformist by nature, he is more motivated than ever to challenge the status quo...
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Scott is a partner at Panache Ventures. Prior to joining Panache, Scott was the co-founder and CEO of Covera.ai (acquired in 2019), an InsurTech startup that leverages data and technology to take insurance renewals off of your to do list forever. Scott was also an Entrepreneur in Residence at Ferst Capital Partners, one of Canada’s pioneering FinTech venture capital funds. Scott writes and speaks about how technology, analytics, design and data impact the various components of the modern FinTech landscape. Scott is a business lawyer and holds a masters degree in business administration (MBA)...
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Originally from Montreal, business woman, creator and philanthropist, Vickie Joseph has been immersed in the world of fashion from a very young age. Today, as a happy mother of three children, the designer and businesswoman has been recognized for her projects on several occasions, including the multi million dollars she and her husband Frantz Saintellemy invested in the neighborhood of Saint Michel. Having created her clothing line in 2006, Vickie is a model of success. With determination and perseverance, she has succeeded in creating a company that broke into a very limited local market in...
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John is the Founder and Managing Partner of , a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption investment strategies. As a firm run by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, and for entrepreneurs, Maverix invests in health and wellness, financial services, transportation and logistics, live, work, play and learn, and retail. John chairs the Investment Committee, guides the strategy of the firm, is deeply involved with fundraising and sourcing and leading investment opportunities, particularly within the technology industry. He led Maverix’s first investment in...
info_outlineFor the first episode, I could not think of two better people than my mighty partners at Amiral Ventures, Frederic Bastien and Dominic Becotte. We spoke about:
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Why we’re starting Amiral Ventures
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The funding gap in Canada and how we’re planning to address it
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Our investment thesis centered around sustainable economic dynamism
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Why we believe that the Canadian tech ecosystem is just getting started