Sourcing Capital and Fueling Growth from Abroad
Join Panache Ventures, Canada’s leading early stage VC fund investing across US and Canada as they provide insights into how VC-backed companies in the US can leverage Canadian non-dilutive funding programs and fast track immigration programs to help fuel company growth.
What you’ll find out
- How can VC-backed companies in the US leverage Canadian non-dilutive funding programs, and fast track immigration programs to help fuel their companies growth?
- How can we connect our ecosystems?
- What are Canada’s incentives?
Key takeaways
- “You would think in the context of COVID and the pandemic you would see less investments into startups, but that’s not happening in Canada. Actually this last quarter was the most solid quarter in terms of early stage Venture Capital Investment.” — Dina Santos, Canadian Consulate
- “I am concerned about a longer term recession and how that will impact different sectors that our startups are in.” — David Dufresne, Panache Ventures
- “I think a lot of work needs to be done at the top by making sure that women and other underrepresented populations and minorities do feel like they can get into entrepreneurship.” — David Dufresne, Panache Ventures
Who you’ll hear from
About Austin Startup Week
Started in 2011, Austin Startup Week is a celebration and showcase of everything entrepreneurial in Austin. Each year, we bring entrepreneurs, local leaders, and friends together to connect, collaborate and grow through our educational tracks, mentor office hours, startup showcases, and networking mixers.
About Capital Factory
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas and Houston, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
