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"Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

@danielsinger Congrats!!!

Have been a bit busy the past few months 😂

I don’t know how to explain this But the coffee at Blank Street tastes venture backed

@ColeRotman I love Motek too. My hot take is I think HaKosem is overrated but I’ll give the off menu sando a try

@ColeRotman No Falafel Gabay in street eats category is criminal

@eliweisss Mazal tov Eli!!

This week just got a bit more hectic 😅

We have been beyond impressed by what the Venn team has achieved to date: >400% revenue growth, rapid product development and 4,000 businesses already counting on Venn's platform to manage their finances. A huge congrats to Saud, Ahmed and the entire team on these achievements.

I am excited to announce Intact Venture's investment in Venn’s Series A alongside great investors like Left Lane Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Gradient and others. We are thrilled to be backing Saud and Ahmed on their journey to redefining Canadian business banking.

It is no secret that SMEs drive Canada's economy - businesses with fewer than 500 employees account for 99.8% of Canadian businesses and ~50% of GDP. As of 2022, SMEs were responsible for close to 8 million jobs in Canada or 63.8% of the private labour force.

We have some big news - Vault is now Venn and we’ve raised $21.5M Series A led by @LeftLaneCapital, @XYZVentureCapital, @IntactVentures, and @Gradient. We started with CAD & USD accounts, but we’ve evolved into a full-stack financial platform—global transfers, corporate cards, FX services, automated accounting tools, and more. Outdated systems, high fees, and disconnected tools were holding Canadian businesses back. Venn changes that. Over 4,000 businesses already trust us, and we’re just getting started.

@sauddaziz So thrilled to be on this journey with you guys. Massive congrats to you, Ahmed and the entire Venn team on all you have achieved to date. Just getting started!

Let's build Canada. Very excited to share our $21.5M Series A and our rebrand to Venn 🎉 Last year I did 12,260 minutes of customer calls. The year before, about half that. There's really no secret to how we grew quickly other than putting in the time and caring about what we're doing. We launched 2 years ago and it's been non-stop since then. We grew revenue >400% last year but that’s only a by-product of this time spent truly understanding our customers and building solutions to their problems. Canadian businesses are too often forgotten or a lower priority but for me they're #1. The fastest way to build and grow Canada is through entrepreneurship and I'm grateful to be supporting this. Everyone knows how terrible banking is in Canada generally, it's even worse for businesses. That's why we started Venn and we're only just getting started. We're also going to be hiring quite a bit. Top of the list is sales, if you like selling, want to work 100% in-person, and like the idea of >60% conversion from demo to closed won, sell me on why you'd be a great fit!

@nicoaferr @8vc @withdefault Congrats!!

Today, I'm incredibly excited to announce Default's new inbound orchestration platform and an additional $4m in funding led by @8vc. We started @withdefault with the vision of building the best platform for revenue teams to orchestrate their inbound workflows, from lead qualification and scheduling to routing and enrichment. Since our public launch a little over a year ago, we've gone from a handful of early customers and design partners to hundreds of fast-growing companies like Hex, OpenPhone, Bland, and Lemlist who automate their inbound, outbound, and rev ops workflows with Default. We’ve come a long way since we started, and we’re incredibly grateful for our incredible customers and partners who we get to serve, learn from, and work with every day — we wouldn’t be here without you all. You can read more about this launch in our latest blog post!

@seanforrestsims Congrats Sean!

🚨 Career Update 🚨 I have officially left nvp capital to go build a startup in the industrial, defense, maritime, and mobility sectors ! Currently in stealth mode

@evansammccann Many, many such cases

"Canadian-founded, US-based"

@heberchaim May his memory be a blessing.

I knew Zvi Kogan personally. I spoke to him a couple of hours before he went missing. I consider him a brother, and one of my closest and most loyal friends, a sentiment I’m sure others feel as well. This man was a larger than life person in every sense. Zvi is one of the primary reason I’ve moved to and loved living in the UAE. A world without you is a darker world. I miss you brother! Your smile will never fade you are 3d laser etched in to my memory forever. Keep laughing up there. Keep looking out for us like you always did.

Hosting a dinner on November 13th for the best founders in Toronto. Booked the entire place, super cool spot, great food/drinks, good vibes, and NO SELLING allowed (unless you want to sell @tryvault). Comment or DM if you're interested or tag who should attend

One full year of endless pain. Bring them home.

@NWischoff @NealMintz1 is a catch!

Received over 500 applications for the associate role I was hiring for earlier this year. The person I hired mostly hired himself. Here is what he did for those trying to land an Associate role in VC: -He reached out to several mutual contacts to make sure I even saw his application and took a call / made it impossible to ignore -Came prepared with an airtable of deals I might like that fit the thesis that were actively raising -Was prepared with examples of deals he sourced, how he manages companies from a CRM perspective, memos written, etc. -Thoroughly researched most of my portfolio and had tangible questions on each -Had his own opinions on market opportunities and some investments that were probably terrible/great ideas -When I mentioned that I didn't have payroll setup he offered to set it up entirely before even being hired (as well as a better CRM) tldr: Act like you already have the job and outwork everyone

Where were all of you? We will never forgive and we will never forget.

I remember at the beginning of this nightmare, Rachel Goldberg-Polin spoke powerfully to a crowd in DC. She looked out and invoked Cain and Abel. Hashem spoke to Cain and asked: “Where were you, when your brother’s blood cried out from the ground?”

When you’re born, your parents promise to protect you. The country you serve vows to protect you. G-d promises the same, if you pray hard enough and obey His commandments. Global organizations, NGOs and watchdogs vow to do right by you.