Ryan Holmes

Canadian entrepreneur & angel investor. Lover of dogs, owls and the outdoors. founder of @hootsuite @loiaccelerator and @loiventure.

[Kernal Dealroom @kernaldealroom]

In less than 60mins, our 4 founders raised $8.5m in investor interest and drummed up 200 intros. Talk about a successful @kernal_ideas pitch off 💸

- @haleymbryant brought that big MC energy
- @vsodera had the curve ball q's
- @briannekimmel kept the good vibes rollin'
- @invoker had that a+ fashion game

Annddd all of the 4 founders kicked ass at their pitches

Missed the big pitch-off? Head to https://t.co/MCbOCluzXG for the recording and deal pages 🎥

See you July 18th for our next one 🎈

[Kernal Dealroom @kernaldealroom]

T-5 days until the best F***ing pitch event on the internet takes place. Haven't RSVP'd yet? Here's a 30-sec hype video to spread some FOMO.

We've got some big names on stage: @vsodera @briannekimmel @invoker @haleymbryant @mantisVC @_parrotfinance @JellypodAI @trybeemapp

Everyone watching will have the chance to invest in their fundraising round.

Save your seat and join to watch with 500+ investors: https://t.co/3q9xcx4FZw

[Kernal Dealroom @kernaldealroom]

Are you looking for your next early-stage startup investment? Join us in the Kernal Dealroom on June 26th at 12 pm PST, where four dynamic founders will pitch to a panel of four seasoned VCs. Don’t miss out, RSVP here: https://t.co/r5Mq0L5nFU

🚀 Preview the Startups:

- @trybeemapp presented by Akshay K
- @_parrotfinance presented by @NikkiVaranasi
- https://t.co/Tynu7CaNZA presented by LJ Northington
- @JellypodAI presented by @piersonmarks

💸 Meet our VC panel:

- @vsodera founder of @Superhuman
- @briannekimmel founder of @WorklifeVC
- Stephen O’Brien, investor @mantisVC
- @invoker Founder of @loiventure

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

For anyone who is GPT coding, what are you working on?

I found the copy code annoying so I made this chrome plug-in to copy code easier. Enjoy... https://t.co/tPaYWbtJlB

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Ever wanted to attend a live Shark Tank event? April 24th's your lucky day

I’m teaming up with @MicheleRomanow @awilkinson and @peterpham to hear 4 founders pitch their startups. Each of them has ~$500K of their round to raise

See you there: https://t.co/7AxjuogTFA

[Kernal Dealroom @kernaldealroom]

record kernal fundraise interest 🤯

the @thesamparr @invoker star power really is a thing.

huge hats off to the 7 founders that pitched them💰

who’s in for our next one with @awilkinson and @MicheleRomanow?

Save your spot: https://t.co/XWuDUPCv4l

[Kernal Dealroom @kernaldealroom]

Wanna pitch @thesamparr and @invoker your startup idea March 19th? 🥁

RSVP and hit the button that says “apply to pitch” — https://t.co/yFdMs8es1Z

Pitch applications close in 48 hrs ⏰

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

🧠 I’m looking for a saas platform that would let customers access data based on subscription. Most platforms are focused on atomic elements vs all you can eat (like paid courses where you pay for each course), or around digital content vs data. What should I be looking at?

[Loiventure @loiventure]

Before you start dry Jan, meet the startup we *just invested* in shaking up the $280B alcohol niche🍷

🇺🇸 USA orders 2B+ deliveries / year
📦 95% of USA have access to alcohol delivery
📲 But only 10% of them order drinks online...

Enter Caty + Verity, the founders of @sipplyco

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

@awilkinson I’d be careful on that one. The permissions that you need to give it in order for it to work or crazy. It literally looks at everything you do on your computer. If I was a hacker this is a honey pot.

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

@dharmesh @OpenAI Totally agree. This was Twitter’s advantage early on. They lost sight of it.

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Impressive but it still feels like the pennyfarthing of the next gen.

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

@tobi How else do you protect the incumbents?! 😂

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Toronto friends: The @LOIAccelerator team's hosting a Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards Ceremony on Nov 1st at @UofT

And they've just confirmed @Mejuri's Cofounder to speak 🎉

Tickets are already 70% sold out; RSVP before they're gone: https://t.co/q4QanCRyGc

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Results will be binding.

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Robinhood for Secondaries @Stonks_dot_com

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Wild to see 70 million sign-ups on Threads in ~48 hours.

Whether you're on it or not, a movement is happening and it's fascinating to follow.

I'm at @invoker on threads if you wanna say hi.

What are you liking about Threads so far?

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

the best type of marketing is the type that makes you laugh

[Ryan Holmes @invoker]

Wild graph showing the causes of death in the U.S. by fact vs what's portrayed in the media: