Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Pender Ventures invests in data centric startups in health-tech, enterprise software, and industrial transformation. We interview leaders and entrepreneurs in these areas, with a focus on women in technology and startups.

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Founder Series - From Spin-Out to Scale: Modernizing Community Recreation

Mar 05, 2026 49m

Building software for YMCAs, JCCs, and recreation centers, and reimagining member experiences through AI-powered automation. Lara Gilchrist, CEO at Traction Rec, joins Cheri Corbett, Partner at…

Health Tech Ignite Fireside Chat

Feb 20, 2026 57m

In this episode, Pender Ventures Principal Meryeme Lahmami spoke with Angelo Papatheodorou who shared his unfiltered story behind scaling PointClickCare from startup to healthcare SaaS leader. He…

Founder Series - Verified Impact at Scale

Feb 09, 2026 37m

In the first episode of the new Pender Ventures Founder Series, Cheri Corbett, Pender Ventures Partner, talks with Derrick Emsley, co-founder and CEO of Tentree and Veritree. They discuss his founder…

Deploying Generative AI and Other TMT Predictions Part 3

Jan 05, 2026 41m

We are pleased to welcome back Duncan Stewart, Director of TMT Research at Deloitte Canada, for Pender Ventures' annual Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) update. Hosted by Maria…

Navigating Debt as a Growth Driver with Kevin Houston

May 16, 2025 1h

A founder's guide to revenue-based financing as a capital strategy for scaling SaaS businesses In this episode, Isaac Souweine speaks with Kevin Houston, founder of Duration Growth Advisors, about…

Play Your Own Game - Brice Scheschuk's Framework For Founders Seeking To Understand The World Of Venture Capital

Jan 30, 2025 1h 6m

Isaac Souweine, Partner at Pender Ventures hosts Brice Scheschuk, Managing Partner at Globalive Capital. Brice is an active private technology investor in Canada with firsthand founder experience as…

Deploying Generative AI and Other TMT Predictions - Part 2

Jan 10, 2025 39m

Sub-Title: GenAI, machine learning, cloud computing and chips galore. Where business leaders are investing. Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures hosts Duncan Stewart, director of TMT…

The Story of Wattpad

Oct 31, 2024 51m

"I would absolutely attribute some of our successes to like building this company in Canada and not anywhere else." On this episode in the Pender Ventures series on great Canadian technology…

PMC-Sierra - The importance of innovation, adaptability and resilience

Oct 01, 2024 52m

This is the first in a new Pender Ventures podcast series reflecting the scale-up stories of some of the great Canadian technology companies. We kick off with the story of PMC-Sierra, a pioneering…

Deploying Generative AI: Predictions, Surprises, Strategies and Shortages

Apr 23, 2024 34m

Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures gets an in-depth status report on Generative AI in this fascinating conversation with Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media and…

FundFest Panel: How Investors Can Support Exits

Sep 14, 2023 43m

Moderated by David Dufresne, Partner, CMD Capital chats with Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures, Anne Phan, VP, Corporate Development at Wealthsimple and Brent Holliday, Founder &…

Traction on Demand

May 11, 2023 44m

We are delighted to welcome Greg Malpass, founder of Traction on Demand, to the podcast studio, with host, Maria Pacella, managing partner of Pender Ventures. With Traction on Demand having been…

Jill Earthy & Leah Nguyen – InBC Investment Corp.

May 05, 2022 32m

In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures chats with Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC and Leah Nguyen, CIO of InBC. Jill and Leah discuss their career journeys, their entry into…

S4E92 International Women's Day 2022

Mar 08, 2022 22m

In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures celebrates International Women's Day 2022 by taking a listen back to some of the "best bits" from our podcasts featuring Judi Hess,…

S4E90 Wils Theagene - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Feb 10, 2022 38m

In this episode Kenndal McArdle, Principal, Pender Ventures chats with Wils Theagene, Senior Director Private Equity CDPQ - Equity 25^3 Fund. Kenndal and Wils talk about diversity within venture…

S4E88 Mark Longo - Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP

Jan 20, 2022 46m

In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures, is joined by Mark Longo, founder, and Managing Partner of Osler's Vancouver office. They look back at 2021 and discuss a variety of…

S4E85 Exiting The Year With "A Year Of Exits"

Dec 09, 2021 36m

In our final episode for the year, Felix Narhi is joined by David Barr, Maria Pacella and Amar Pandya for a year end discussion on exits. The team looks back at the year through the lens of our…

S4E83 The One45 Story

Dec 09, 2021 52m

In this episode Tony Rautava, Associate, Pender Ventures is joined by David Barr, Pender's CEO and Portfolio Manager, Brian Claire, former CEO of One45 and Derek Hemmes, Founder and Board Member of…

S4E76 Carlo Perez – Swift Medical

Aug 26, 2021 56m

In this episode Kenndal McArdle, Principal, Pender Ventures chats with Carlo Perez, Founder and CEO of Swift Medical Inc. Kenndal and Carlo talk about the series of decisions and choices that led…

S4E75 Stephanie Andrew – Women's Equity Lab

Aug 12, 2021 39m

In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures, is joined by Stephanie Andrew, founding partner of Women's Equity Lab (WEL). They discuss Stephanie's background, the history…

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