Raise, a podcast series presented by PwC Canada

Co-Founder and CEO of Cover, Karn Saroya walks PwC Tech and the Raise podcast through his Series B raise and how his company is disrupting the insurance industry.

Jafar Owainati, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Loopio discusses Loopio’s raise journey and the decision to partner with OpenView as their VC.

Andrew Peek, Co-Founder & CEO at Delphia walks us through some of the company's most significant raise journeys and the incredible lessons learned.

CEO and Co-founder, Lindsey Goodchild, takes us on the behind the scenes journey of Nudge Rewards. From discussing meeting her co-founders to their present day approach to navigating a sleep-deprived season of raising while building a $100 million dollar company, the consultant turned entrepreneur shares all! Listen in for Lindsey's perspective on the importance of having investors with relevant sector experience, the value of having a team that can laugh while under pressure, and much more.

SnapTravel CEO and Co-Founder, Hussein Fazal, joins Raise to talk about his fundraising learnings gained through raising capital for a B2C startup. From the importance of getting to an answer quickly to the value of having an investor that's as excited about your vision as the numbers, Hussein walks us through key investor considerations for new founders looking to close their next deal.

Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Lake decided that together, they would build a software company after only just meeting. That same day, they agreed on a company name, an industry--construction, and set things in motion to become incorporated. Six years later, the rest is history. In this episode of Raise, PwC's Rich Adam sits down with Mallorie Brodie, CEO and Co-Founder of Bridgit Solutions to learn more about the company's unconventional start, raising over $9M in capital, and how preparation helped this young founding team attract initial investors.

This episode of Raise takes us behind the scenes of Voiceflow’s recent $3 million raise with True Ventures. Braden Ream, co-founder and CEO of Voiceflow discusses topics including raising capital when you can versus when you need to, the importance of being agile, pivoting strategies from pitch to pitch and navigating indecisiveness from VCs.

Taylor Bond, Head of Growth at SalesRight takes us behind the scenes of their recent raise. Listen in to learn more about this east coast success story. From their journey to securing seed stage investment to the benefits of choosing local investors, Taylor shares insights and lessons learned from their $325,000 funding round.

One fateful day, over a glass of green beer with his son, Marc Castel had an aha moment: what if software could help solve the mechanical maintenance challenges that were rampant in the sector? And with that thought (and a lot of hard work), Fiix Software was born. In this episode, PwC’s Rich Adam sits down with Marc Castel, Founder of Fiix Software, to talk about the company’s always-on approach to fundraising, building a company that's attractive to investors, advice to other founders and much more.