A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Hi C100 Community Member,
For the past month, C100 has pivoted our programming and hosted a weekly series of Virtual Roundtables to be a support and resource to our community during this crisis – we hope you’ve been able to join us! Topics covered have included: managing your team in a crisis, access and approach to capital and adapting your business plan.
To provide additional support, we published a piece on Medium that synthesizes the takeaways and tools shared with us for your reference here. Included in the piece is a compiled a list of VCs who’ve recently raised a first fund that founders may find be helpful in fundraising efforts.
We’re also excited to announce the next few weeks of programming led by C100 Members and Charter Members and welcome you to register and join us.
See you online soon!
Laura & The C100 Team
UPCOMING VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULE
April 29th @ 10AM PT/1PM ET
Is deflation the key to a more abundant and equitable future? How has this thesis changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic?”
Join us as we speak with author and entrepreneur Jeff Booth who offers his insights from two decades of leadership of BuildDirect through the dot-com meltdown and the 2008 financial crisis. Jeff will discuss his recently released book, The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future and how founders should be thinking strategically in the current crisis.
May 6th, 9AM PT/12PM ET
Canadian entrepreneurs “from far and wide” – Building a global business with a focus on resiliency and sustainability
Moderated by C100 Member Alex Lazarow and featuring panelists David Brown, CEO Techstars and David Wong, CEO Booqed.
May 13th, 9AM PT/12PM ET
A Conversation with Canadian health innovators playing a role in the fight against COVID-19
Moderated by Shuman Ghosamajumder, C100 Charter Member and Global Head of AI at F5 and Chairman of TeachAids and featuring panelist Paul Lem, Founder and CEO Spartan Bioscience. Spartan Bioscience recently had its rapid COVID-19 test approved by Health Canada.
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Our team has worked to put together a list of useful resources and tools to support you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check them out below. If you have content you’d like to add or are a first fund VC who’d like to be included in our list, please send us a note at connect@thec100.org.
BECOME A MEMBER OF C100 & MAKE AN IMPACT
C100 launched our newest membership program at the end of 2019 and we’ve had incredible Canadians join us in that time. We’ve hosted over 6 members-only dinners and gatherings since then in addition to our largest event of the year: Growth Summit.
C100 members form the preeminent, global community of Canadian entrepreneurs, investors, and exceptional leaders at technology companies who are focused on supporting the growth of other Canadian entrepreneurial leaders.
Membership to C100 is one of the ways you can play a more active role the Canadian eco-system. Members benefit from learning from fellow members, and enjoy unique opportunities for personal and professional development. C100 is committed to supporting its members through a rich program of high-value events and building meaningful connections with our global network of exceptional Canadians in tech.
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