evolution: a podcast by entrepreneurship@UBC
evolution: a podcast by entrepreneurship@UBC
Finding Your Champion: demystifying founder/funder relationships with Pieter Dorsman of Angel Forum
On this week’s episode of our podcast evolution, guest host and entrepreneurship@UBC EiR Sarah Applebaum chats with Pieter Dorsman of Angel Forum on how to find your champion, demystifying founder and funder relationships. Pieter talks about the importance of entrepreneurs creating investor connections early on in their venture building journey, emphasizing the ways founders can gain value from investors -beyond money- and why this is absolutely crucial to their long term success.
Want to learn more? RSVP for our July 8th Community Town Hall on Finding Your Champion with Pieter Dorsman who will chat live in an AMA-style conversation with Aspect Biosystems’ Co-founder and CEO, Tamer Mohamed.
About Pieter Dorsman
Pieter Dorsman is a seasoned advisor, investor and mentor who is President & CEO of Redpeaks Management Inc., a consulting firm focused on advising technology companies on capital raising, M&A and restructuring activities. He has also taken on interim management roles at a number of Canadian tech companies. Additionally, Pieter is director and CFO at E-Fund, a Vancouver-based angel investment fund.
About Angel Forum
Angel Forum is one of the longest serving angel networks in Canada and since September 2018, has been under new management. They are a non-profit organization and connect promising start-ups with accredited angel capital. At the same time, they offer workshops to both entrepreneurs and investors. They provide a community for new or seasoned investors with our wealth of resources, knowledge, and opportunities.
Angel Forum has access to and works closely with angels from all over British Columbia, the rest of Canada and the USA and collaborates with local organizations and is part of Canada's National Angel Capital Organization. Membership of Angel Forum is for accredited investors only and private meetings are exclusive for pre-registered investors and a select group of companies and event sponsors. We organize in-person events in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna and Whistler as well as regular Zoom meetings where companies pitch.