Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcast
Business:Entrepreneurship
Adam & Kristina discuss tech investment in Alberta, being a smaller investor or angel investor, Sprout Fund, GrowthX, and the general landscape of tech in Alberta/Canada.
Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.
Host: Adam Ludgate is a technical leader who is involved in the startup/tech community and is enticed by new and innovative ways of solving problems with technology. He has worked previously with the likes of IBM Canada, AOL UK, tech startups in London's 'Silicon Roundabout' as well as with a variety of oil & gas software firms in various software development and leadership capacities.
Guest: Kristina Milke is a General Partner at Sprout Fund that invests in early stage B2B SaaS companies in Western Canada. Beyond that she is a Go-To-Market Consultant with the GrowthX revenue accelerator, an A100 member and sits on a variety of Boards. You can typically find Kristina chatting with founders about the importance of financial literacy and raising capital.
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"Raising and managing a fund is equally as challenging as being a startup founder and having to raise funds and manage investors."
Credits...
This Episode Sponsored By: New Idea Machine
Episode Music: Tony Del Degan
Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan
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