PEI Tech Week 2025: Venture Capital 101
Tue, August 5, 2025, 11:00 AM (AST)
About this event
Curious about how venture capital works or how to secure funding for your startup? Join us for Venture Capital 101, a collaborative session with RBCx, featuring Kory Henn, Associate Vice President, Early-Stage Banking.
This session will provide valuable insights into the fundamentals of venture capital, including:
Understanding VC as a high-risk, high-reward asset class
The types of VC funding and what makes a startup VC-backable
Key tips for raising your first funding round
Whether you’re navigating your first investment pitch or looking to refine your strategy, this session is designed to equip you with actionable knowledge to drive your startup’s growth.
About – Kory Henn
Kory Henn helps connect Atlantic Canadian founders to the right people, ideas, and financial solutions at one of Canada’s largest banks. Having spent five years investing in early-stage startups, Kory leverages that experience to help clients and entrepreneurs understand what it takes to build a VC backable business.
Venture Capital 101 kicks off Day 1 of PEI Tech Week 2025, organized by the PEI IT Alliance. Follow us and check out the PEI Tech Week website via link in bio/ at https://peiitalliance.com/tech-week/2025 to stay updated on more events throughout the week.