As the founding chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, and steering committee member for TiE Global Angels, the world’s largest angel investor network, I get a lot of questions from founders and people new to angel investing. While there are no “sure things” in the world of startups, there are some key learnings that I’ve found […]
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Early Stage Fundraising Tips for Female Founded Startups
Our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups. After a series of sold-out events, they’re at it again on May 18th with a panel on early stage fundraising for female founded startups. Spearheaded and moderated by TiE Vancouver’s Maninder Dhaliwal, the speaker […]
Why Now More Than Ever: Canadian Entrepreneurs Need To Know How To ask For – and Secure Investment
Canada is home to many history-shaping innovations, and as a country, we are known for exceptionally ingenious ideas. From ARCHIE, the world’s first search engine, to the pager, to IMAX, to more recently, tech giants like Shopify, Slack, Hootsuite, Abcellera, – the list goes on. But these are big names for more reasons than great […]
TiE Vancouver To Send Startup To Global Pitch Competition In Dubai
It’s been well documented that the pandemic disproportionately reduced venture capital funding for female founders last year, despite a greater boom in fundraising thanks to megafunds and the rise of Zoom investing. In an effort to reverse that trend locally, TiE Vancouver is bringing the well-established TiE Women program to Vancouver. TiE Vancouver is part […]
Taking a Look at TiE’s Next Three Events in Vancouver
TiE Vancouver is a nonprofit angel investor forum. With a mission to fund and foster Canadian entrepreneurs, the organization hosts regular events. Over the next month, TiE is hosting three events. The first, on March 31, is a Vancouver Industry Social Night. These Industry Night events represent a networking series that encourages collaboration between Vancouver’s tech sector. […]
Angel Investing, A Primer
You’ve made it, and you’ve got the financials to prove it. But now you’re looking for other challenges, both intellectual and monetary, to keep you in the game. Well, if those thoughts sound familiar, “angel investor” has a nice ring to it. Angel investing can be energizing, challenging, and potentially very profitable. What’s more, Vancouver […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Version One’s Boris Wertz
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with entrepreneur turned venture Capitalist Boris Wertz on November 24th. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Wertz will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Wertz is founding partner of Version One Ventures and one of the top early-stage tech investors in North America. […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Beanworks’ Catherine Dahl
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with entrepreneur Catherine Dahl on October 21st. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Dahl will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Catherine Dahl is the co-founder and CEO of Beanworks. Founded in 2012, Beanworks is an accounts payable automation solution designed to save you […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Rasool Rayani
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with local angel investor Rasool Rayani on September 29th. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Rayani will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Rayani is a prolific angel investor with a focus on health innovation and consumer packaged goods including food. His investments include […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Norm Francis
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with local angel investing pioneer Norm Francis on June 22nd. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Francis will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Francis was the founder of Pivotal Software – the company that invented the concept of 360-degree customer relationship management (CRM), […]