Campus to Capital: Fundraising Insights from Founders and VCs
Join us for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to raise venture capital - from your first cheque to Series A and beyond 🚀
Whether you're a student with an idea, a researcher building commercial applications, or a founder actively fundraising, this evening brings together the UW tech community to demystify the fundraising process.
You’ll hear directly from top investors and VC-backed founders about what worked (and what didn’t), how to approach VCs, and the biggest lessons they learned building at the earliest stages. 🌱
Food and drinks will be provided.
Panelists 🎤
Our panelists are Prashant Matta, Managing Partner at Panache Ventures, Ross Robinson, General Partner at Velocity Fund, Myra Arshad, Co-founder at ALT TEX, and Mahbod Sabbaghi, Co-founder at The Intelligent Search Company (TISC).
About Panache Ventures ✨
Panache Ventures is a leading pre-seed stage venture capital fund, uniquely positioned with a coast-to-coast presence and extensive networks across Canada and the US. Led by a team of experienced operators and fund managers, Panache Ventures invests in visionary entrepreneurs and helps them transform their ideas into successful high-growth companies.
About Velocity ✨
Strengthened by the University of Waterloo, since 2008 Velocity has helped the founders of more than 500 startups achieve a collective enterprise value of $40 billion, create thousands of jobs, and impact lives around the world.
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
We are official event hosts with Waterloo Tech Week 2025, a celebration of what’s been built here, and what’s still to come. We’re building something great together. September 8-11, 2025. waterlootechweek.ca