On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2025. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about CJ ↗
In their words
I was part of growing a digital studio that was sold to Entertainment One, and then started a real-time content studio that did VR, AR and animation all out of the Unreal Engine. Now I'm in this role at EDC where I run a practice that's basically targeting media and technology businesses.
EDC is actually an equity investor in #paid through our funds strategy — so some of your venture partners have capital from EDC that they deploy.
It's our job to help try to minimize risk of fast-growing companies that are expanding outside of Canada.
Quick answers
Who is CJ Hervey?
Senior Relationship Manager for Media & Technology at Export Development Canada. Before EDC he worked in interactive media and video production, including at the Toronto digital studio Secret Location, and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's New Media Lab.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
He hosted a fireside chat on the Boast Funding Stage at Toronto Tech Week in 2025 with Adam Rivietz, co-founder of #paid, using #paid as a case study of how EDC supports a Canadian company selling abroad — including the fact that EDC was already an indirect equity investor through the funds it backs.
What does EDC do for startups?
It is Canada's export credit agency. As he put it on stage, its job is to reduce the risk carried by fast-growing companies expanding outside Canada — and it also deploys capital into venture funds, which means it can be an investor in a company before it is a lender to one.