Breakfast Masterclass @ Goodmans LLP: Venture Financing and Term Sheets
Details
Hear from Kathleen Chan (Founder and CEO at Calico), Jonah Midanik (Managing Partner at Forum Ventures) and Goodmans Partner, Danielle Levesque, as they share their experience of venture financing as a founder, investor, and lawyer to growing technology companies.
This session is curated specifically for Seed+ founders and active venture investors looking to navigate their next funding round.
The Agenda:
8:30 AM: Arrival & Networking
9:00 AM: Keynote Masterclass
10:00 AM: Refreshments & Networking
The Perks
Spend the morning with a founder, investor and lawyer who have extensive experience with venture financing.
Network with a select group of growth-stage peers and institutional investors - high-level conversation without the noise is guaranteed!
Enjoy refreshments provided by our hosts at Goodmans.
Secure your seat to master your venture capital strategy.
Agenda
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Hosted By
Ankur Sethi, Director
Ankur Sethi is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 17 years of experience building and scaling consumer businesses across technology, finance, and healthcare. He has led ventures from inception to over $350 million in annual revenue and $2 billion in valuation, combining operational excellence with a deep understanding of evolving consumer behavior.
Daria Tilikanova, Co-Director
Daria Tilikanova is a business and startup coach who helps founders and service-based entrepreneurs build scalable businesses with clear strategy, strong positioning, and predictable revenue systems.
Originally from Russia, she founded and sold two education companies before moving to Canada, where she shifted into full-time mentoring for early-stage and growing founders.
Daria has worked with 200+ entrepreneurs across tech, education, wellness, and agency-based businesses, guiding them from first clients to stable growth and team building. Alongside her private practice, she is a Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, supporting startup evaluation and founder readiness for investment.
Her coaching combines business structure, mindset work, and execution clarity - helping entrepreneurs grow without burnout or chaos.
Lydia Emanuel,
I run a consultancy that focuses on Talent Strategy and Operations for fast-moving companies. Instead of just hiring people, I build the systems that help businesses scale without the chaos.
I also lead Events and Sponsorships for Startup Grind Toronto, connecting the best brands to our local tech community.
Diana Subbotkina,
I help grow the Toronto startup ecosystem through Startup Grind Toronto, connecting founders, investors, and operators through curated events, partnerships, and community initiatives.
My work focuses on bringing the right people into the room and creating opportunities for meaningful connections and growth.
Shabs Badsha,
Sukanta Goswami,
Inquisitive entrepreneur connecting and collaborating with earlystage ventures by investing time and energy in bringing new ideas and concepts to the market.
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Global Partner
Carta (http://www.carta.com/launch?utm_campaign=20240423-nam-general-smb-startup_grind_partnership&utm_medium=social&utm_source=startup_grind)
Carta helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Carta Launch is the only free cap table product, helping new founders get started. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 funds and SPVs, and over two million equity holders to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. For more information, visit carta.com.
Strategic
Goodmans LLP (https://Www.goodmans.cq)
Canadian Corporate Law Firm
Partner
Winner Capital (https://winner.capital)
Winner Capital is an early stage to growth stage syndicate fund investing across North America
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