Founders are the bedrock upon which companies are built.

We believe that professional, results-focused, one-on-one coaching can dramatically improve a CEO’s leadership abilities and results. We have observed that regardless of a CEO’s background and experience, an effective coach can lead to improved performance in critical areas such as objective setting, having difficult conversations, effective listening, and team alignment.

We offer all CEOs the opportunity to work with a coach that is a fit for them and their development objectives. The CEO and coach work together to develop a confidential, structured, and targeted approach with clear goals and regular one-on-one meetings. All coaches have significant operating experience and years of experience in professional development, including coaching tech start-up founders and leaders.

We believe that having a confidential, empathetic, group of peers that are going through – or have gone through – a similar founder journey is one of the most effective ways for founders to thrive amidst the pressure and challenges of scaling a rapidly growing business. We have seen that the most effective leaders surround themselves with others from whom they can relate, share experiences, and exchange learnings.

We offer all founders 12 months of confidential, facilitated, stage- and function- appropriate groups for mutual learning and support. This is provided via Upteaming which specializes in creating and fostering confidential peer support groups for founders and senior executives at venture-backed, rapidly scaling tech companies across North America. They have worked with over 2k founders from over 1k companies in the past two years.

We believe that having a healthy mind and body is essential for founders to effectively navigate the mental, physical, and emotional demands of leading a dynamic tech start-up. We have seen too many founders neglect their personal health as the demands on their time increase. To perform their best, founders often benefit from tailored health and wellness advice.

We offer all founders a dedicated Cleveland Clinic Canada expert-trained health coach to optimize their physical and mental health. Each founder is matched with a personal clinician based on their personal health goals. These professionals work one-on-one with each founder to develop a customized health and wellness plan. This could include help with regular exercise, mindful eating, restorative sleep, stress mastery, and other relevant needs.

We believe in looking out for founders’ best interest, including their personal financial plan. Too many early-stage founders neglect their personal finances as they focus on launching, building, and scaling their companies. This often results in sub-optimal outcomes in the future.

We offer all founders the services of a dedicated financial advisor who specializes in supporting early-stage tech founders. We have partnered with Italo Voso who has over 20 years of experience supporting entrepreneurs and providing them with independent and unbiased advice. He works one-on-one with founders to help them in areas such as personal budgeting and investing, retirement and estate planning, tax optimization, and exit strategies.

We believe in caring about founders as “whole people” and recognize that they have priorities and demands outside their companies. We recognize these varied commitments and strive to help founders balance their multiple responsibilities.

We offer an unrestricted cash stipend to all founders in the first year post initial investment. This is intended to be spent by founders on family support, whether that be childcare, elder support, or even recognition for the dedication of one’s own significant other.