On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Andrew ↗
In their words
less than half of eligible Canadians know that they can contribute and they don't even know that you can get free money right because the government up to twenty five hundred dollars a year will add another 20 to your savings for nothing so it's free money
the hardest thing I had to do was live on nothing for about eight years like zero I lived under my desk at the office I killed cockroaches with Windex and uh and it was it was tough
we want to help more kids our objective is to get a million kids to school right
Quick answers
Who is Andrew Lo?
President and CEO of Embark, a Canadian education savings company. He is a longtime fintech entrepreneur who previously led RATESDOTCA and co-founded the Filogix mortgage platform.
What is his background?
A University of Waterloo systems design engineering graduate, he started as a software engineer and CTO and has founded and exited several technology companies over more than 30 years.