AMA : Funding for Growth Through R&D & Non-Dilutive Funding

When: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST

Where: Virtual Via Zoom (log in details will be sent via your Eventbrite confirmation email)

Description:

Looking for ways to fuel your startup’s growth without giving up equity? Join Volta, Boast, and Modest Tree’s CTO, Tim Speed, for an interactive AMA focused on the power of R&D and non-dilutive funding. Tim will share his founder journey and dive into how accessing non-dilutive funding transformed Modest Tree’s growth trajectory, enabling rapid innovation and scaling without sacrificing ownership.

This session will cover key funding strategies, including the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program and other non-dilutive options that support early-stage and growth-focused companies in Canada.

Whether you’re just starting out or scaling fast, this AMA is your chance to learn from Tim's experience.

Please submit your questions when registering and we look forward to having you join us!

Tim Speed, CTO, Modest Tree:

A software developer since 2007, Tim has had a career mainly focused around E-Learning applications, starting with Velsoft in 2008, and then as CTO of Compilr 2010 ( A founding Volta startup that sold to Lynda.com in 2014 ). From Lynda.com, Tim went on to LinkedIn to help develop LinkedIn Learning during Microsoft's acquisition. With involvement in other Volta affiliated startups along the way ( Up My Game, Manifold, Fundmetric, ... ) as well as a Limited Partner at Concrete Ventures. Now in the role of CTO at Modest Tree, he is helping to develop software for creating 3D and VR based training.

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