Michelle McBane

Investor @StandUpVentures

[Siri Srinivas @pjux]

It’s been a rough few years in tech for women. still thinking about how much this picture means for all of us, and especially to young women about what’s possible.

[Gale Wilkinson @VITALIZE @galeforceVC]

A lot of founders should not raise venture capital, and I think we do them a disservice when we imply otherwise.

An angel round might get you to $1M in revenue. Profits could take you to $5M. Sell for $20M while owning 80%, and you have $16M.

Venture capital is a different game. You’re expected to scale fast and spend to match. That only makes sense if you have a chance to redefine the market you're in. Most businesses are better off lean and independent.

Know your number before you raise and ask whether venture actually gets you there faster.

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

@markrmcqueen cc @NLeBlanc_

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

10 days away!!!!

[Joss 🧚‍♀️✨ @jossmurphyy]

With 10 days to kickoff, the @wlootechweek calendar is getting BUSY. 😮‍💨

If you're attending the week, you'll now be able to bookmark events, track your RSVP status, and avoid scheduling conflicts using the new Saved Events tab on the @wygo_world calendar.

Everything we build is downstream of direct feedback from ambitious community organizers -- If you host events & tech week has put you in contact with our product for the first time, would love to set up a direct chat for feedback / feature ideas

See you all next week!! :D

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

@TorontoStar #LakeOntarioForever

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

@PeterJ_Walker @OpenRouter Well that's some big news - congrats!!

[Jesse Rodgers @jrodgers]

Michelle McBane (MD, StandUp Ventures, backer of Bridgit) closes the F26 Founder Dinner Series on Nov 24 with how VC actually works. From the GP side of the table. Apply by Sept 8: https://t.co/1WzVZbf2d6

[Gabriella @GabriellaHach]

Surfaces pulls every page from prod for you to design directly on top.
Not a recreation- your real production code running in Dessn.

Pretty 🔥🔥🔥

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

Hey @hangtagapp need some help and your chat is the worse thing ever

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

@skanwar @torontolibrary @aratisharma @TPL_Foundation Thanks for 2x'ing our donation!! love TPL.

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

@alexandernorman @N49PVC Congrats team @n49pvc!!

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

Grateful to have @avarma in my little world - fabulous profile.

[Evan McCann @evansammccann]

For years, @avarma has been one of the most important people in Toronto tech without many outside the ecosystem fully understanding why.

He helped build Xtreme Labs. Autonomic sold to Ford. Xtreme’s story even brushes up against Tinder.

He has been described as “sort of the king of Toronto.” Others put it more bluntly: “What people don’t realize is that he was carrying Toronto and KW tech on his back.”

Now, with Mantle, he is building again.

My profile:

[Sheel Mohnot @pitdesi]

In case you were wondering where we're at in the cycle, I just heard about a seed round where the founder is selling secondary

[Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛 @HustleFundVC]

Imagine this: You start a company with a co-founder. It’s 50/50. Big dreams. Strong coffee. Great vibes.

Then 2 years later, one founder leaves… but keeps a huge chunk of equity.

That’s when things get messy. 🧵

[Jordan Crook @jordanrcrook]

been waiting for this for a while. @Dessn_ai is finally live.

[Moe Amaya @moeamaya]

As a design engineer, even the latest frontier models (Opus/Gemini) and tools struggle to provide help on UI work, until @Dessn_ai

The first tool that knows us, our codebase/design system, and our unwavering commitment to craft

Congrats on beta Dessn team!

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

This is gonna be epic!! We @StandUpVentures are incredibly pumped to play a small part in what you're planning.

[Julia Fedorin @juliafedorin]

just rented a $2M luxury lakefront cottage outside toronto.

i’m inviting 15 female founders for a 4 day all-expenses-paid retreat.

-no panels
-no pitches
-just s’mores over a campfire, vision boards, and quality time with the girls that get it

if you’re a female founder — application form in the comments.

sponsored by cibc innovation, standupvc and hooplah<3

[Michelle McBane @michellemcbane]

YUL I love you but this new @uber system is ridiculous- my flight from YTZ took less time than getting an car will

[Ameet Shah @ameetshah]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Super excited to share more details about Toronto Tech Week (June 23-27).

The city is going to be absolutely electric. For a full look at all the speakers, events and content below. Click the link to sign-up and stay on top of all the details.

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

[The Logic @the_logic]

The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders.
https://t.co/NondVP5iEK