Founder Finance: Financial Planning & Non-Dilutive Funding for Growth Stage Founders
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January 22, 2026
12:00 pm—1:00 pm
Online Event (Zoom link to be shared)
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About This Online Event Key topics discussed: Investor Readiness, Capital Planning, and the Strategic Use of Non Dilutive Funding for Founders and CEOs of growing businesses Intended audience: Startups and scaleups that are revenue generating Time / Date: Jan 22, 2026 at 12:00 - 1:00 PM (online event) This session is a casual conversation with Colin and Mark and is designed for growth stage founders and CEOs who want to strengthen financial discipline, position towards investor readiness, and use capital, both dilutive and non dilutive capital, intentionally. Key Takeaways from this Session: 1. How to build an investor ready business while in early growth stage 2. How can founders navigate financial planning while growing their business Colin Knoll 3. How SR&ED and other non-dilutive funding programs can be used as planned financing tools rather than “after the fact” tax credits. 4. What are eligibility, planning considerations, and common mistakes that create CRA risk or complicate future fundraising. This is a high signal conversation for founders and CEOs who are growing and scaling, preparing for a raise, or professionalizing their financial decision making.
About This Online Event
Key topics discussed: Investor Readiness, Capital Planning, and the Strategic Use of Non Dilutive Funding for Founders and CEOs of growing businesses
Intended audience: Startups and scaleups that are revenue generating
Time / Date: Jan 22, 2026 at 12:00 - 1:00 PM (online event)
This session is a casual conversation with Colin and Mark and is designed for growth stage founders and CEOs who want to strengthen financial discipline, position towards investor readiness, and use capital, both dilutive and non dilutive capital, intentionally.
Key Takeaways from this Session:
1. How to build an investor ready business while in early growth stage
2. How can founders navigate financial planning while growing their business Colin Knoll
3. How SR&ED and other non-dilutive funding programs can be used as planned financing tools rather than “after the fact” tax credits.
4. What are eligibility, planning considerations, and common mistakes that create CRA risk or complicate future fundraising.
This is a high signal conversation for founders and CEOs who are growing and scaling, preparing for a raise, or professionalizing their financial decision making.
Online Event (Zoom link to be shared)
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