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Ben Vinegar on the TechTO stage

Ben Vinegar

Co-founder & CEO, Modem

Developer ToolsTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2026

Ben Vinegar is co-founder and CEO of Modem, a Toronto startup building an AI platform that manages product workflows for software teams. He was the seventh employee at FreshBooks and the second at Sentry, where he spent nine and a half years and rose to VP of Engineering. He spoke at TechTO in 2026.

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2026. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Ben

In their words

I've kind of just worked at startups my whole life, starting here in Toronto at FreshBooks. I was like the seventh person there.

TechTO, Mar 2026 · watch at 0:27

I rejoined a lot of that team at Sentry as the second employee, and spent nine and a half years there, from early engineer to the first manager to the first VP of Engineering.

TechTO, Mar 2026 · watch at 1:20
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Quick answers

Who is Ben Vinegar?

Co-founder and CEO of Modem, an AI product-management startup in Toronto, previously an early employee at FreshBooks and Sentry.

What is his background?

He was the seventh employee at FreshBooks and the second at Sentry, where he spent nine and a half years and became VP of Engineering.

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