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Matt Cohen

@mattybcohen

🌊 Founder & Managing Partner @ripple_ventures 🎙 Host of @TankTalkPodcast / Family Office - https://t.co/DTLouaREEX - Be an LP https://t.co/bxNoxlLOEy

Toronto, Ontario Katılım Mayıs 2012
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Thanks for inviting me onto the @BNNBloomberg show today @JonErlichman to discuss everything happening in the venture capital markets these days and how Canada and our entrepreneurs are playing a vital role in creating the next great tech leaders!
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🎙️ New Ep with @aliasaria BrickBreaker → Well.ca → Tulip → now @transformerlab Quick hits: - Real AI leverage = training models, not just using them - Great products lose enterprise deals all the time - "Startup life is 90% hell, 10% fun" 🇨🇦 Legend. [Links Below]
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Canada's defence strategy isn't about tanks and submarines. It's about dual-use tech — AI, quantum, satellites, and infrastructure that serves both government and enterprise. Israel's been running this playbook for decades. Canada is finally catching up. New Rundown episode of Tank Talks with @ruffoloj breaks it all down 🎙️
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QuadrigaCX collapsed. Canada had no regulated crypto custody. Didier Lavallée spent a decade at RBC, then built #TetraDigital to fix it. Now they're launching CADD — Canada's first regulated stablecoin. New Tank Talks 🎙️ [link below]
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Just got back from @msuster's Upfront Summit with @JohnRuffolo. AI & Deep Tech / Space Tech dominated every conversation — and not just the optimistic kind. On this week's Tank Talks we get into: • How AI is reshaping VC investment priorities • Block's mass layoffs — is AI the real driver or a convenient excuse? • Private credit risks that aren't getting enough attention • The growing clash between governments and tech over AI control John's take: Overhiring got Block here, not AI. The implications for how companies justify cuts? Worth watching. 🎙️ Watch & Listen Now [Links Below]
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🇨🇦 Canada is about to get its first public quantum computing company. @XanaduAI is planning to go public via a SPAC at a $3B valuation — raised $275M in four weeks. This week, I sit down with @_cweedbrook and Bill Fradin to break it all down: → Why SPAC over traditional IPO for deep-tech → Photonic quantum computing (using light, not traditional qubits) → Partnerships with Volkswagen & Rolls-Royce → What this means for the quantum ecosystem Christian compared this moment to the early days of the internet. Link below 🎙️
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1️⃣ $6.6B for Canadian defence tech. 2️⃣ LLMs eating vertical SaaS. 3️⃣ Telus leadership shakeup. On this week's Tank Talks, @JohnRuffolo and I break down three shifts that will shape how founders and investors navigate 2026: → Canada's first-ever defence industrial strategy — what it means for startups in AI, quantum, and photonics chasing government contracts → How LLMs are disrupting vertical SaaS moats — threat or opportunity? → Victor Dodig taking over Telus from Darren Entwistle — what it signals for Canada's tech ecosystem and John's take on dual-use tech investment opportunities was sharp. And the SaaS discussion is essential if you're trying to separate real opportunities from false positives in this market.
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Gold is back. And this time, it's going digital. New Ep with Peter Grosskopf — former Gold Trader and CEO who scaled @sprott from $5B to $20B+, now tokenizing physical gold with @argodigitalgold We cover: • Why gold dips before it explodes • Tokenization = 24/7 access, lower fees • Gold vs. Bitcoin — complement, not compete • Why central banks are quietly stacking gold 🎙️ Full episode ⬇️
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Most people in private markets have been on one side of the table. @avarma been on many sides: 5x Founder, LP, Angel, and ex-GP. His perspectives are exactly why this conversation hit so different for me. We get into: → Why AI today feels like mobile in 2008 → The chaos of LP operations (and how @withmantle is fixing it) → Building a single source of truth for private assets Full episode 🎙️👇
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@ycombinator reverses course — Canada is back on the list. @JohnRuffolo and I break down why Canada now has no more excuses. On Tank Talks Ep 302 we also cover: → SpaceX–xAI merger: Why this deal favors xAI holders over SpaceX shareholders → Canada's gov using LLMs (Cohere, OpenAI) to process its AI consultation → Europe's digital sovereignty push — swapping Microsoft for "free" open-source → Washington Post lays off 1/3 of newsroom as AI search guts traffic The throughline: Information is cheap. Execution and trust are expensive. Countries that don't adapt? About to get cooked. 🎙️ [Links Below]
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Canada can't put its own satellites into orbit. We're a G7 nation that has to seek permission from other countries to launch critical infrastructure into space. That's why we backed the Canada Rocket Company — and why this Tank Talks episode with @HKolias76647 matters. ✅ $6.2M all-Canadian investor round ✅ SpaceX veterans coming home. ✅ Sovereign launch capability is finally within reach. From deck to orbit — the real blueprint. 🚀🇨🇦 [link]
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