@AlliedVC

Western Canada’s largest angel syndicate • Pre-Seed to Series A • Fueling tech startups across Canada & USA • Pitch us, invest, scout👇

 Canada / USA
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Joined April 2020
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We understand most early-stage founders don’t have time or money for fancy investor conferences because they’re too busy putting every minute & dollar into building a great product for raving customers. If you’re this founder, we want to hear from you!
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Saba Karim
@sabakarimm14h
$2M seed at 20% dilution means every $100k you burn on stuff that doesnt move revenue costs you 1% of your company founders would think about spend WAY differently if they did that math out loud
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If this is you, we want to hear from you… “In this world, who finds the non-consensus ideas and the weirdos? Who supports the founders that haven’t earned the credentials, yet? What’s the pipeline for the world-changing or life-saving companies that might only be worth billions, and not trillions?”
Jake
@iamjakestreamOct 21

On Risk

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Austen Allred
@AustenOct 14
If there's anything in your company that is done that AI isn't able to do currently there is value in the data of how you do it. Yes, the operational "exhaust" from your company is worth a lot of money (for the foreseeable future). Including if your company is defunct. DM me.
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Founders: NEGOTIATE EVERYTHING “Everything is negotiable: rates, payment schedules, and monthly fees. Even in good times, don’t be afraid to negotiate—it’s part of the game. Many firms, for example, will delay billing until you’re funded if you have the chutzpah to ask." — Guy Kawasaki
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Today marks 6 years of building @AlliedVC and it still feels like we're just getting started. We've seen a lot in 6 years: investing through a global pandemic, the 2021 bull cycle, 2022 bear market, and now the Al boom. 2026 is on track to be our biggest year yet for dollars deployed, number of investments and follow-ons/markups. Thank you to the many incredible founders who have let us support your journey and to the LPs around the globe who continue to back them. None of this happens without you! Onward 🚀
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Sahil Bloom
@SahilBloomOct 7
Dopamine from information gathering is a dangerous drug. Get your dopamine from action.
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Paul Klay
@PaulKlayVCSep 18
in the venture market, growth matters more than profitability at almost every stage being profitable is great, but if that profit comes from a business that can’t scale, it doesn’t make it a great venture investment VCs are looking for companies that can turn additional capital into much more growth and eventually justify much larger outcomes so if you’ve found something that works, optimizing for profit too early can actually slow you down reinvest aggressively into growth, figure out what scales, and prove you can keep deploying more capital efficiently profits matter, but venture is a game of scale growth > profits
Mike Vernal
@mvernalSep 15
What happens as the cost of creating software goes to zero?

Moats & the Barbell-ification of Software

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A friendly reminder that most VC funds cannot invest in LLCs due to various tax and legal barriers. Know this before reaching out to VCs for funding. It’ll save you a lot of time.
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"Listen to people’s feedback on your pitch and your plan, change it when it makes sense, but hold on to your vision and your “why” and don’t rearrange yourself based on the whims of every investor you talk to." — @tfadell, Build
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🚨Attn. Calgary friends: A great opportunity to join one of the best teams in VC👇
This Week in Startups
@twistartupsAug 11
We're hiring editors! This is a full-time position, based in Austin or Calgary. If you're interested in startups, tech, and AI, this could be a great fit for you! Application details in the comments 👇
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Episode 25 of Freedom Money is live! This week, Matt Wilson, former founder and now Lead at @AlliedVC , joins us to share what it’s really like to make the leap from building companies to backing them. Grab a seat, sit back, and enjoy the full episode on YouTube. Let us know your biggest takeaway after watching.
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Y Combinator
@ycombinatorJul 27
The deadline to apply for YC F26 is tonight at 8pm PT! If you're an earnest builder working on something people want, we'd love to hear from you: ycombinator.com/apply
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“You should always be training someone on your team to do your job. The better they are, the easier it is for you.” — @tfadell
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Excited to see portco RetinaLogik leveling up. New office, same relentless focus 🚀 Growth like this doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the compounding result of a team that’s been heads-down building, shipping & earning trust with customers. Proud to back this team! 🔥
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Saba Karim
@sabakarimmJul 1
Fundraising is a full time job So is building the product So is hiring So is talking to customers So is everything else Welcome to startups
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💡 Must-read for any founder wanting to recruit top talent
Jaya Gupta
@JayaGup10May 8

The next biggest moat in AI

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👋 @ZayZoon
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VCs migrate to Europe every summer like clockwork. Founders panic. Meetings dry up. But here’s the truth: some of the best seed deals I’ve ever done happened in July & August. Less noise. More signal. DM me if you’re raising 🚀
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max
@maxkolyshJun 12
a common question investors will ask you when you're fundraising is "what does this look like in 5 years?" these days, the honest answer is often "nobody knows." investors aren't grading you on prophecy. they're grading you on thoughtfulness. show them you're at the frontier. they should leave the meeting thinking that if anyone is going to figure it out, it'll be you.
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1/6 Toronto Tech Week is here. There are a lot of events this week. These are the ones I told our portfolio founders to prioritize.
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