David Nault
@VentureBuilder
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Early stage fintech investor, passionate about entrepreneurship, startups, life, cars and fitness. Tweets are my own.
Montreal, Canada
Joined January 2009
I've seen a few threads recently about the power law in venture capital and what this means for individual company returns. We looked at our data on 11,350 companies backed by 259 funds from 1986 to 2018. /1
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We are pleased to announce the release of the 2022 edition of The 50: A Guide to the Canadian Venture Capital System, a collaboration between the CVCA and @TCS_SDC. Get your copy of this year's guide:
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The 50 is an annual guide, published in collaboration with the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS).
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Congratulations to @lavivamazhar for her promotion to Principal at @LugeCapital. Investing in Fintech and InsurTech. Meeting startups @insuretechnow today so make sure to say hello! #ITC
https://t.co/zVQ0kfLYHa
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Looking forward to attending @insurtechnow (09/20-22) with @LugeCapital and @lavivamazhar. We're a #fintech/ #insurtech venture fund. PM us if you'd like to meet up.
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Congrats to our very 1st portfolio company @FlinksData 🎉 @nationalbank acquires a majority stake in Flinks for $103M 👉 https://t.co/CI6rRgLWxf We're very proud of the impact they've had since we led their seed round in 2018, fuelling the growth of many #FinTechs across 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸
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In Venture Capital it's all about balancing risk and return. No risk no returns. Thanks for publishing this great book @sukhindersingh #ChoosePossibility
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The #Olympics reminds me of the similarities between entrepreneurs and top athletes. Here is a rundown of those similarities.
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From Lebron James to Serena Williams, to Drew Brees, Kevin Durant, or Carmelo Anthony, the number of athletes turned entrepreneurs, and…
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A tribute to Canadian trech founders 2021. Thanks @OMERSVentures
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9 Things Not To Tell An Investor https://t.co/KFdGAmnyhg
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Disclaimer: I am not an investor, I just work at a Venture Capital firm.
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Building real partnerships generating meaningful results is difficult! @avipollock, VP of Customer Success @SeismicSoftware shares his top 5 things that companies need to build into their partnership structures to have a chance of success. #FrontRunners👉 https://t.co/IdPVsVPQfD
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We are hiring for an Associate role at @Whitecapvp. If technology and investing is a passion for you please reach out. https://t.co/HR72XizKIc
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FinTech startups frustrated with glacial pace of Canada’s open banking consultations https://t.co/pLlkiLQCFC via @betakit
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Canada’s FinTech startups are still waiting for a framework from the federal government that would lay out the rules of the road for consumer-directed finance.
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New report shows Montréal caught up to Toronto as Canada’s leading tech ecosystem in 2020 https://t.co/DZcmW7F6gu via @betakit
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Venture funding in Montréal reached an impressive $1.15 billion in 2020, solidifying the city as one of the top startup ecosystems in Canada, only just behind Toronto.
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Great partnership. Congrats everyone!
.@Wawanesa 's commitment to brokers is shown through their willingness for innovation and technology. We're proud to be a partner of Wawanesa as they continue to provide unprecedented service across Canada. Read more here: https://t.co/CeuNf2LwG9
#Insurtech
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Great to see additional resources to fuel the growth of those companies
Congrats @FrancoisDiagram, Dan Robichaud & team @diagramventures - latest Canadian firm to concentrate on existing portfolio with $60 million for new Opportunity Fund https://t.co/RqEowCo9Z2 via @betakit
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We're proud Patreon supporters of @betakit and their effort to remain independent, be freely accessible & scale to cover more of the Canadian tech ecosystem. Happy Anniversary to the whole team!💫
Support means more reporters in tech hubs across the country, more long-form content and investigative work, and more news products you’ve told us you want. Help keep @BetaKit fiercely independent & freely accessible. https://t.co/0OSD6wvN3t
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