From K3 to Valentir: The Story Behind the Name
From K3 to Valentir Green Tech: The Story Behind the Name A founder profile from the Global Startups community Jorge Gilberto Moraes arrived in Canada with a clear idea: the trucking industry was overdue for a greener future, and he was going to help build it. That was 2022. Today, he leads Valentir Green Tech, […]
The Bet That Made Sense From the Start
The Bet That Made Sense From the Start Luis Ortiz, CEO and co-founder of Infinite Harvest Technologies, walked into the room the way people who know exactly where they are going tend to walk. No extra rounds. No careful softening of words. Just clarity. A Founder Who Speaks Directly I know how Colombians tend to navigate […]
The Quiet Builder: Mark Chan and Scintillant Ventures
The Quiet Builders: Mark Chan and Scintillant Ventures Some companies arrive in a room and immediately fill it with energy and ambition. Mark Chan arrives and listens. That quality, the ability to be genuinely present, to absorb feedback without defensiveness, and to engage with every opportunity as a chance to learn rather than to perform, […]
No Events, No Networking, No Easy Path: How Zagitas Found Its Way to Market
No Events, No Networking, No Easy Path: How Zagitas Found Its Way to Market When Carlos Secada arrived in Toronto with Zagitas, the city had gone quiet. Toronto is known for its density of networking events, accelerator programming, and startup community activity. Yet during the pandemic years, most of that had stopped. The in-person connections […]
Ten Years In, We’re Celebrating the Companies Who Grew With Us
Ten Years In, We’re Celebrating the Companies Who Grew With Us This year marks Global Startups’ 10th anniversary. Since 2016, over 340 startups have been part of this community. We’ve worked alongside local, provincial, and federal government, grown out of what began as LatAm Startups, hosted a decade of networking events, and launched a sister […]
Capital Connect: The Room Ontario’s Pre-Seed Founders Have Been Missing
Capital Connect: The Room Ontario’s Pre-Seed Founders Have Been Missing If you’re a pre-seed founder in Ontario, you already know the problem. There’s no shortage of pitch competitions and “investor readiness” webinars. What’s rare is a room where 30 active investors are listening, and where you’re prepared enough to have a real conversation about money. […]
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