Last week, we recorded a TechPoutine podcast from the Somo Lounge at Notman House. We were joined by the magnificent Sophie Forest, Managing Partner at Brightspark Ventures. She graciously stepped in for Eleonore Jarry who is enjoying her mat leave.    Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I had the pleasure of asking Sophie a bunch of questions about her thoughts on the latest developments in technology (yes, we spoke about AI), the current fundraising environment, what it takes to succeed as a founder and how more women can get into venture capital.   ..read more

This is a special episode where we discussed the ongoing saga of Notman House and why it’s important to keep it in the hands of the community.  We were joined by Gabriel Lesperance, a serial entrepreneur that benefited greatly from Notman. He wrote a great op-ed in Le Devoir which we recommend you read. We spoke about:  The history of Notman House Its pivotal role in fostering entrepreneurship and driving innovative breakthroughs in technology Notman as a symbol of inspiration for countless startups, providing a dynamic and collaborative environment that sparks creativity and i ..read more

Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I had the pleasure of being joined by Mark MacLeod who has sat at the right-hand side of the leaders of high growth technology companies as either a CFO, VC or deal maker since 1999. He served as CFO for software companies including Shopify and Freshbooks. ‍ He was also a General Partner in Real Ventures and founded SurePath Capital Partners.  Mark is a coach to startup CEOs and was nice enough to share some great advice on the podcast. We spoke about:  Mark’s journey from CFO to investor to coach Why coaching is important for high level executives j ..read more

This is the last episode of Tech Poutine before Eleonore Jarry’s maternity leave! Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I wished her the best of luck. We also celebrated the occasion by eating some good poutine together.    On the show,  we spoke about:  The promises and risks of AI Polarization in media  The mission of Techaide and getting together to give back Upcoming events in the ecosystem   ..read more

TechPoutine with Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey and Nectarios Economakis On the show, we discuss:  Harley moving back to Montreal Damien Steel’s appointment as the new DeepSky CEO Fred Lalonde’s keynote about DeepSky (must watch!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baz2OsoIOPs  The impact of Bill C18 on the Canadian media industry   ..read more

New episode of TechPoutine with Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry and Ian Jeffrey is live!  On the show, we spoke about:    A slew of new funding announcements iNovia’s discovery program, Luge Capital Fund 2 and Front Row Ventures  The trend of solo GP Latest innovations of AI and All In conference   ..read more

Canadian Technology news with industry veterans: Eleonore Jarry, Gabriel Sundaram, Ian Jeffrey, Nectarios Economakis   The show is four friends getting together and talking about the Canadian technology ecosystem. We wanted to share an insider’s perspective and have some fun while doing it.   On this first episode, we spoke about Why we decided to start a new show Founderfuel, its founding history and its impact on the ecosystem How we can collaborate more and   ..read more

On this episode, Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry,  Ian Jeffrey and Nectarios Economakis talk about:  Recap of FounderFuel and StartupFest Climate Tech and Deep Sky Building companies that have a purpose   ..read more