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Portfolio
Acorn Biolabs
Algolux- Avidbots
BIOS
BenchSci
Botpress
Breathe Life
Bus.com
Busbud
CALA
Canvass AI
Caravan- Clearbanc
Delphia
Densitas
DropGenie
Element AI
Eli
Guiker
HumanFirst
Instant Financial
Integrate.ai
Keatext
Kooltra
League
Livescale
LocketgoLoginRadius
Looka
Lotus Medical
Mejuri- MindBridge AI
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My Intelligent Machines
Nectar Technologies
Netlift
36 of 79 companies.
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- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundStaircase VenturesDirector of Staircase Ventures GP II Inc., the General Partner of Issueron 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDream Payments Corp.Directoron 3 filings · since 2016
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255. Launching Canada's #1 Local Classifieds Site, Kijiji, The Flourishing Canadian Tech Ecosystem, and What to Look for in Early-stage Marketplace Startups (Janet Bannister)
WithJanet Bannister
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Janet Bannister of Real Ventures joins Nick to discuss Launching Canada's #1 Local Classifieds Site, Kijiji, The Flourishing Canadian Tech Ecosystem, and What to Look for in Early-stage Marketplace Startups. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC What's the… More on the show's page
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Janet Bannister on human-centered investing
WithJanet Bannister
MentionsJohn Stokes
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Today, Janet Bannister is a Partner at Real Ventures, but when Founding Partners John Stokes and Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer first approached her about joining to give the firm a presence in Toronto, Janet was nonplussed. “Why would I go into Venture Capital?” she asked. “Isn’t Venture Capital all… More on the show's page
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Investor Stories 201: What's Next (Basu Trivedi, Bannister, Chitnis, Perelmuter)
MentionsGuy PerelmuterJanet BannisterNikhil Basu TrivediSach Chitnis
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Janet Bannister Sach Chitnis Guy Perelmuter Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam)
MentionsAvichal GargJanet BannisterJonathan HsuSimeon Iheagwam
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Hsu Janet Bannister Avichal Garg Simeon Iheagwam Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 182: Lessons Learned (Bannister, Iheagwham, Dash, Hsu)
MentionsJanet BannisterJonathan HsuSomesh Dash
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Janet Bannister Simeon Iheagwham Somesh Dash Jonathan Hsu Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 175: Why I Passed (Bannister, Carolan, Christian, Iltchev)
MentionsJanet BannisterReid ChristianShawn CarolanVilli Iltchev
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Janet Bannister Shawn Carolan Reid Christian Villi Iltchev Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 173: Strange & Unusual (Casnocha, Bannister, Basu Trivedi, Abbasi)
MentionsBen CasnochaFarooq AbbasiJanet BannisterNikhil Basu Trivedi
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Casnocha Janet Bannister Nikhil Basu Trivedi Farooq Abbasi Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. More on the show's page
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