Venture Journey is a podcast series curated for all curious minds to deep dive and learn more about the venture world and industry trends. In a world gushing with information, I strike to have a conversation with various industry leaders to gauge the details on specific topics and learn from their experiences.
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Episode 9 - Finance For Social Change
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Jonathan Hera, Managing Partner at Marigold Capital, sheds light on what Finance for Social Change truly means and how finance can be used to combat the systemic inequities. Jonathan touch-bases on what impact washing means and the return impact investments generate. We also discuss the role foundations and chari…
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Episode 8 - Effects of COVID-19 on the Education Investing Landscape
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Rohan Wadhwa, Vice President at Lumos Capital Group, discusses the current trend in the EdTech sector and how this sector is attracting the generalist investors' focus. We also chat about new unicorns worldwide and what's happening with the sector's valuation. Rohan shares his insights on various markets, how COV…
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Episode 7 - Impact of COVID-19 on the Startup Ecosystem
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Alex Norman, Managing Director at Tech Toronto, share his insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian startup ecosystem. Alex highlights how startups in different phases of their lifecycle have to steer their company. We discuss how the pandemic's impact will be temporary, and all the players will adopt ne…
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Episode 6 - Demystifying Venture Debt
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Jasmin Hobbs, Senior Tech Banker at Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), shares her insights on venture debt. Jasmin explains the difference between raising money from venture capital and venture debt in terms of cost and dilution. Jasmin highlights the traditional mindset of the companies while raising fun…
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Episode 5 - Venture Exits
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Whitney Rockley, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at McRock Capital, shares her insights on venture exits. Whitney highlights how exit options get discussed at the initial stage of the VC investment and how various investment terms impact VCs and founders. Whitney even touch-bases on the impact of valuations on exit…
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Episode 4 - Defining Management Buyouts (MBO)
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Pamela Miranda, Director at First West Capital, shares her views on management buyouts (MBO). Pamela highlights how MBO differs from LBO (Leveraged Buyout), with debt being a common denominator and various aspects that management should consider before planning a buyout, especially the cash flows. We also discuss…
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Episode 3 - PE Deal - Onex buying WestJet
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Fred Lazar, an aviation consultant, shares his insights on the probable reason why a private equity player, Onex, invests $5B to buy an airline company, WestJet. We discuss the nature of the industry and whether Onex will be able to generate expected returns out of this transaction. We also discuss what Onex plan…
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Episode 2 - Boeing - Today & Tomorrow
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Ian McDougall, CEO of FSS Aircraft Management, and Luc Massé, COO of Partner Jet, share their insights on Boeing and fatal crash of 737 Max 8 aircrafts. We discuss how the last opportunity to save the plane was taken away from the cockpit, and the problem is much deeper than the software or hardware fix. Both Ian…
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Episode 1 - Evolution of Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Ecosystem
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In this episode of Venture Journey, Darrell Pinto, Vice-President of Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) shares his views on the evolution of Canadian VC ecosystem. He also explains how the Canadian VC market differs from the US, emerging AI market, and possible consolidation in the coming future. We also discuss the geop…
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