March on! Join us for moves and money, new funding and new leadership roles. Spring is a time for optimism and abundance, and we’re abundantly optimistic! |
ALL THE MOVES
Phil Mitsopoulos joins Agnostiq as Head of Partnerships
Parnaz Tabrizian joins Agnostiq as Head of AI Solutions & Strategy
Alvin Wong joins Agnostiq as Head of Marketing
Liu Yang joins NetSuite as Sr. Principal Product Manager - AI
Ryan Van Stralen joins Mappedin as Director of Revenue Operations
Arun Kumar joins OwnersBox as Head of Product and UX
Chris Bondarenko joins 360Learning as CRO
Patrick W. Belliveau joins Gambit Technologies as Managing Partner
Elysha Ames joins Carebook Technologies as Director of Customer Success
Marko Savic joins Forward Education as Head of Marketing
What's your Pay? Have your Say!
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Hiring or employing workers in Ontario? There's a law coming that you should probably know about. Bill 149 and Ontario's Pay Transparency Act, aims to enhance job market transparency and equity by requiring employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings and addresses the use of AI in hiring. Let's dive into these proposed changes, their impact, and why we think they are probably a good thing.
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON
Founding Product Designer - AI Automation - North America (Remote) - Email to learn more
Senior Product Management Role - High-Performance Computing - Canada (EST/Remote) - Email to learn more
VP of Engineering - B2SMB SaaS - Toronto (Hybrid) - Email to learn more
Director of Accounting - Hardware/Software/Manufacturing - KW - Email to learn more
Confidential CFO - Private Equity Experience Required - Toronto - Email to learn more
Confidential CTO/CPO - Digital Marketing - Remote - Email to learn more
Founding Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning - Remote/Toronto - Email to learn more
Coming Soon
Start-Up CEO - Warehouse Automation - KW - Email to learn more
Finance Manager Digital Transformation - Robotics - KW/Remote - Email to learn more
Head of Sales - Supply Chain Tech - Remote - Email to learn more Head of Customer Experience - Wealthtech - Remote - Email to learn more
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
March 8th is International Women’s Day! As a female-founded and led team, we are grateful for your support year-round as we advocate and celebrate diversity and inclusion in tech. In the spirit of IWD - here are some of our DEI resources:
Our Recruitment IDEA Toolkit brings an equity lens to every step of the recruiting process with robust tools and best practices for recruiting with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a top priority
Salary Snapshots break down diversity in leadership salaries
Immigrants of Tech highlights diverse experiences within our tech communities
FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Since launching our fractional network, we've built a spectacular roster of leaders from finance, to technology, to sales and marketing, to product, operations, strategy, HR/Talent and more. If you're a founder looking to add top-notch leadership to your team for a fraction of the cost, let's chat. Spotlight: Our Fractional Leader of the Month
Title: Fractional Finance Leader
Location: GTA
Background: He's a seasoned finance leader who's lived and worked in global markets (Middle East, EU, US, Canada). He's worked in venture capital and for VC-backed B2B tech companies in various industries: biometric payments, fintech, adtech and procurement tech to name a few. He's also worked in innovation consulting, general and specialized insurance, automotive, media, software development and manufacturing. While he supports all facets of finance, he often specializes in growth analysis (M&A/Greenfield) and FP&A.
Looking for: Fractional finance leadership role with high growth companies
Email to learn more Psst. Looking for another skill set? Check out previously featured fractional leaders. From CTOs to CFOs, Customer Experience to Sales/Revenue, Marketing or HR leaders - our roster has exceptional talent across all functions!
ARTEMIS INVESTS
As we enter our 11th year supporting growing tech start-ups and scale-ups, we are excited to announce that our dedication to the ecosystem spans both human capital and financial capital. Our team has worked with several of our early-stage founders, extending our partnership into angel investment. And recently our founder Kristina McDougall, and Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant Steph Hector have taken on additional commitments as Angel Investors and Advisors.
Kristina McDougall has joined Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN) as an investor and their 100th member! Kristina has spent 20+ years committed to growing KW's tech sector as a trusted recruitment partner, making this an exciting next step in her journey of supporting Canadian entrepreneurs and leaders. Congratulations Kristina!
Steph Hector has elevated her partnership with Astrus, a visionary company dedicated to revolutionizing the semiconductor and microchip industry through the incorporation of cutting-edge AI. The problem space and technology not only capture her interest but also showcases tremendous potential for transformative impact. Astrus' commitment to excellence and ongoing expansion with top-tier talent further solidify the appeal of this investment. She is excited to continue this journey alongside a number of investors such as Khosla Ventures, 1517 Fund, RiSC Capital and more.
ALL THE NEWS & STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
ArcTern raises $335M from big institutions for third climate-focused fund. Read More Here
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) released Looking Into 2024: The Canadian VC and PE Market Outlook. Read More Her
Q4 Inc. delists from TSX as Sumeru Equity Partners buyout closes. Read More Here
Northleaf Capital Partners completes final close of $285M CAD growth equity fund. Read More Here
Aerospace accelerator ready for launch at Waterloo region’s airport. Read More Here
SVB strikes $50M debt deal with Toronto fintech Float. Read More Here
Staircase Ventures announces first four investments. Read More Here
Lightspeed founder Dax Dasilva returns as CEO in management shakeup move to win back investors. Read More Here
Golden Ventures closes nearly $140M CAD for fifth seed stage VC fund. Read More Here
Zum Railz takes in first capital to launch new banking as-a-service, FedNow offerings. Read More Here
FUNDING NEWS
KW/Toronto/Canada tech funding powered by our friends at briefed.in:
OpenHouse.ai - Alberta | AI | $1.5M
Armilla AI - Toronto | Platform | $6.1M
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