Mana Hosseini, Jd/Mba

Improve organizational communications. Improve productivity. Improve your culture. To help you achieve more in your organization, First Source Consulting closes the gap between your existing conditions and the conditions you desire. First Source adds value by focusing on your people with an outside perspective and accurately facilitating and guiding their development. We impact the progression of your goals. Gain actionable solutions now that will help you achieve more long term.

GreyInvestment.capital is a disciplined investment firm that partners with middle-market companies and founders to create long-term value. We combine rigorous research, sector expertise, and hands-on operational support to identify high-potential opportunities across private equity, growth capital, and real assets. Our approach emphasizes risk-adjusted returns, active portfolio management, and alignment with management teams. With 5+ active SPVs, over $50M across funds, and offices in Toronto, New York, and Sydney, we target scalable businesses and resilient sectors where strategic capital, operational improvement, and strong governance can accelerate growth. We prioritize transparent communication, measurable outcomes, and responsible investing principles to deliver sustainable returns for our investors while supporting the growth and longevity of the companies we back.

Apex Innovative Investments Ventures (“Apex”) is a Toronto-based $35MM venture capital fund founded in 2022 by a group of angel investors and fund managers with a proven track record of successful exits and notable achievements in the industry. Our mission is to fund early-stage startups, focusing on sectors such as AI, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and cleantech across North America and internationally. As a sector-agnostic firm, we remain open to diverse opportunities while being stage-specific in our investments, targeting startups in the seed stage to Series A. We actively invest in both Canadian and international startups, and our diverse portfolio reflects our designation by the Government of Canada to attract successful entrepreneurs to the country. Apex opened its first office in Canada in 2022, and we are excited to announce that our Australian office is set to launch in the first quarter of 2025, marking our continued global expansion. We strategically invest in and mentor high-caliber founders poised to revolutionize industries and deliver substantial global impact, fostering innovation at the forefront of disruptive technology. In addition to traditional venture capital, we explore long-term, unique, and unorthodox investments.

We’re on a mission to empower anyone to build community, share their ideas and make a living by doing what they love. Crowdcast is the online events platform for businesses, creators and people at large to bring their community together. Every month, millions of people attend events ranging from Q&As to workshops, live shows, meet-ups, webinars, online concerts, & online summits. Our customers range from big companies like Adobe, IBM, Twilio, & HP to creators like Mos Def, Amanda Palmer, MIA, System of a Down & Jacob Collier. We believe technology can be used to bring people together & bridge divides. Were empowering people to share their ideas at scale, bring their communities together, and make a living in the process.

DMZ is a global startup ecosystem that features a world-leading incubator, talent academy, partner network and strategic investment fund. Through its award-winning programming, DMZ equips tech founders with the tools needed to build, launch and scale high-impact startups. Over the past 14 years, DMZ has helped 1000+ startups raise $2.69 billion in capital and create 5,200+ jobs. From its headquarters in Toronto, DMZ has also grown a strong international presence – with offices and partnerships across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

The Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN) is a members-only, not-for-profit organization of accredited investors seeking investment opportunities in promising early-stage businesses. In addition to financial support, GTAN members provide dynamic early-stage companies with valuable mentorship and access to capital networks in order to facilitate learning, networking, and growth. GTAN helps accelerate companies into becoming market leaders in their industry by bringing together investment, experience and knowledge. The Golden Triangle area, comprising Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Stratford, is one of the top five growth areas in Ontario. Having a strong industrial and agricultural base, Kitchener-Waterloo’s high-tech cluster and four major post-secondary institutions, this area has spawned many early stage companies and academic research, as well as nurtured stable employment and prosperity. GTAN operates under the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation’s Angel Network Program and is a part of the Equation Angels group.