1 week out to our Players Tournament next week! Whether you want to come and play or just party (I won’t judge), I’ve got 5 spectator tickets to give away. First 5 to DM me will get the tickets! Players - buy your tickets here: eventbrite.ca/e/2024-annual-…

Great to see so many OMERS Ventures portfolio companies on this chart. Shopify Hootsuite 🦉 Hopper TouchBistro Waabi. Thanks BetaKit for putting it together!

A preview of what's coming hot off the presses next week from Ryan Zauk and Ramp Head of Engineering nik koblov 👀 👉Check it out on December 4th, only at thisweekinfintech.com/tag/podcast

If you're a #founder in #fintech or #commercetech and are thinking of fundraising - apply to come on The Green Room this week. I'll be advising founders on how to craft the perfect pitch. pitchtgr.com

We closed our second investment in a Canadian company this week. Feels great to be backing ambitious Canadian founders! More details to come (likely in the new year).

It’s always exciting to meet an ambitious founder. And it is extra special when that founder is building a business to help Canadian businesses grow faster and be competitive on a global stage. Congratulations @Float on your series B raise! omersventures.com/news/helping-c…

Not all super heroes wear capes. But this one does. Very proud of my son, Nolen, heading up this years Capes for Kids campaign. #proudmommoment

At the Toronto Raptors game tonight. Hearing the words to our National Anthem sung by the crowd, “glorious and free”, couldn’t help to cheer for that line. Let’s not take that for granted - we are a glorious country and we have so many freedoms. Time to come together!

This is another example of Canada standing up above the rest as a leader that we can do fintech better, and we have talented ambitious founders building solutions for a more successful future for all of us. Period. OneVest Salesforce Ventures

Ain't no party like a This Week in Fintech party, hosted by our Ryan Zauk.

Riding the #TTC this morning? You might have seen my son and me, wearing our capes to raise awareness for Holland Bloorview. It's #CapesforKids week - every dollar raised supports kids with disabilities. fundraise.capesforkids.ca/capes2025/laur…

Proud to be a co-chair of the #CIXSummit again this year, alongside Prashant Matta / Panache Ventures. Drop a comment if you're planning to attend. CIXCommunity Elevate

Thanks Mary Ann Azevedo for covering Octaura's funding round. "The company’s digital platform launched in 2023, allowing traders to buy and sell loans and CLOs “more easily,”  something that hadn’t been available to the market before, according to Brian Bejile, CEO of Octaura.

Thanks @Float! Rescuing us from expense reporting and this heat during #torontotechweek

🎧 New podcast episode just dropped. Ryan Zauk is joined by PayPal CEO @Acce to talk all things Agentic Commerce, Stablecoins, AI, and what it takes to transform a tech giant. Since becoming CEO in 2023, Alex has reshaped PayPal by bringing in new talent, speeding up product