Dwayne Forde

Solving the hardest problems I can get my hands on 🚀 Co-Founder & CTO @withmantle Formerly: Pivotal, VMware, Xtreme Labs

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

I’m truly honoured to be included and featured in the @CTOCraft 100 alongside so many inspiring technology leaders. A special thank you to the @CTOCraft community for the recognition, and for creating a space where leaders can learn, share, and grow together. 🙌

[Mantle @withmantle]

The secondaries market is one of the most misunderstood corners of private markets.

Last week, our CEO @avarma and panelists from @sydecario, @CrowdStreet, and CAIS tried to change that at the Private Wealth Infrastructure Summit.

Good conversations start with honest ones 🙌

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

AI makes for a great second opinion, but please make sure the first is yours.

[Mantle @withmantle]

A peek into from our AI Demo Showcase: Fintech Agents event for @TOtechweek 📸

[avarma @avarma]

“Top quartile”… according to a peer group they invented last week?

Almost every fund deck says it. Almost never means the same thing twice.

Here’s what’s always bothered me about private market benchmarking:

Fund managers are comparing themselves against something they can’t verify.

Top quartile vs. what peer group? What vintage?

It’s not benchmarking if you get to decide who’s in the benchmark.

Investors deserve better, so we built it.

[Mantle @withmantle]

Some of the best conversations happen when you're moving.

That's how we kicked off @TOtechweek: coffee (or Bubly) in hand, great people, and fresh air.

Our AI Demo Showcase event is up next. Link below ⤵️

[Mantle @withmantle]

Meet Mantle Copilot: the AI assistant for equity management 🚀

→ Sign up for early access at https://t.co/cdlaMRnran

[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:

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

What’s the right per engineer monthly cost for AI coding assistants? 🤔

[Mantle @withmantle]

And just like that, the office (and our Slack channels) got a whole lot more energetic! 👋

The Summer '26 Co-op cohort has officially arrived at Mantle. We're excited to have Adren, Campbell, Erin, Nathan, Ray, Smeet, Stanley, and Tony joining the ranks.

From engineering to operations, we can't wait to see the incredible things they'll accomplish over the coming months!

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

My takeaway: the teams that will win aren't the ones who adopt agents — they're the ones who architect agentic systems from the ground up.

Grateful for the conversations and everyone who made it worth showing up for. 👋

#GoogleCloudNext #AgenticAI #CloudRun #MCP

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

Just got back from Google Cloud Next '26 in Las Vegas.

The message was clear: agentic AI is no longer a pilot. It's in production. The whole industry is moving.

A few things that stood out 🧵

[Dwayne Forde @dwayneforde]

Daniel de Repentigny & James Ma had standout talks on MCP orchestration and facilitating dynamic AI workloads on Cloud Run.

The kind of sessions where you walk away rethinking your own architecture. 👏

[Mantle @withmantle]

Mantle Portal, meet Claude.

The Mantle Portal MCP bridges the structured portfolio intelligence Mantle builds from your investment documents with the AI tools your LP team already uses.

Ask questions. Get answers grounded in real portfolio data.

→ Book a demo or get early access at https://t.co/TehQzaqFgd

@claudeai

[Mantle @withmantle]

We're @ProductHunt's #1 Fintech Product of the Week! 🎉

Last week, we launched Mantle's free SAFE issuance and e-signing. Thanks to your support, we climbed to:

🥇 Fintech Product of the Week
🥉 SaaS Product of the Week

Thanks to everyone who showed up and helped support!

[Mantle @withmantle]

Mantle SAFEs with free e-signing is now live! Show your support on our @ProductHunt launch: https://t.co/d1zA8MLWGi 🧡

Here's what's included for $0:
- Built-in Y Combinator SAFE agreement templates
- Secure e-signature notifications and capture
- Automatic cap table updates

Available now in our free plan. Unlimited stakeholders included on all plans.

[Mantle @withmantle]

Mantle is an official sponsor of the @FWReport's Family Office Fintech Forum, and Amar Varma (@avarma ) will be there.

The whole day is built around the theme of the "AI-First Family Office", and we’re showcasing how Mantle is leading the pack in family office tech.

[Mantle @withmantle]

Many founders obsess over the exit. Fewer think about what comes after.

Chris Canavan, a General Manager for post-exit founders, shares practical advice on preparing yourself and your wealth for life post-exit.

https://t.co/R1JC8zxvyN

[avarma @avarma]

This was one of my favourite chats of the year so far. Thanks to @marcrjandrew and The Private Markets Forum team for inviting me on 🙏

https://t.co/mYNI64lRdG

[Mantle @withmantle]

NEW in Mantle Portal: Portfolio Company Highlights ✨

[Mantle @withmantle]

AI makes it easier than ever to ship new products and features. @ashoksivanand explains why that can be dangerous if founders confuse output with progress.

Catch the full conversation 🎧
https://t.co/aDqUxIpPwa