FundFest

A Conference For Venture Capital Investors.
July 10th, 2025

VC and LP perspectives

We present a mix of VC and LP perspectives and strive to cover the entire venture life cycle, from fundraising through exit. 

About FundFest
Who should attend?
What to expect?
Apply to be part of our Emerging Manager Showcase!
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2024 FundFest Speakers

Leah Nguyen

Chief Investment Officer, InBC Investment Corp.

John Rikhtegar

Director, Capital, RBCx

Julia Hanmer

Vice President, QIS Client Strategist, HarbourVest Partners

Senia Rapisarda

Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (Canada) Limited

Marianne Dubois

Manager, Discovery Program / Montreal, Inovia

Claire Glossop Irani

Head of Investor Relations, Inovia Capital

Nagar Rahmani

Venture Capital/Growth Equity

SC Moatti

Managing Partner, Mighty Capital

Rhiannon Davies

Founding & Managing Partner , Sandpiper Ventures

Isaac Souweine

Partner, Pender Ventures

Emmanuelle Coppinger

Managing Partner, Front Row Ventures

Kenndal McArdle

Principal, Pender Ventures

James Povitz

Principal, NAventures, National Bank of Canada

Leah Nguyen

Chief Investment Officer, InBC Investment Corp.

Peter Walker

Head of Insights, Carta

Alex Norman

Partner, N49P

Haley Bryant

Principal, Hustle Fund

Neil Grunberg

Managing Partner, Storytime Capital

Jordan Steiner

Co-Founder and CEO, Developer Capital

David Dufresne

Partner, CMD Capital

Helge Seetzen

Managing Partner & CEO, TandemLaunch

Danielle Filistin

Director Strategic Fund Investments, Desjardins

Mark Legare

Principal , Innospark Ventures

Katy Yam

Partner, Real Ventures

Francois Lafortune

CEO & Co-Founder, Diagram Ventures

Emerging VC Pitch Application Form

Thank you for your interest in presenting at our FundFest event. Please complete the form below to apply. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to showcase their fund to a curated audience of GPs, LPs and industry leaders.

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