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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Katy ↗
In their words
It's not great economically right now, but early stage is still worth investing in — and the best time to found a company is exactly in this kind of moment.
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Quick answers
Who is Katy Yam?
A partner at Real Ventures and the general manager of FounderFuel, the accelerator Real Ventures launched in 2011. She has run it since 2020 and led its 2023 relaunch as a national program with Panache Ventures and Inovia Capital.
What did Katy Yam talk about at TechTO?
At TechTO's Montréal event in April 2023 she hosted a panel of FounderFuel alumni on what an accelerator actually does for a company, and made the case that a weak funding market is a reason to start a company rather than a reason to wait.
What is FounderFuel?
A Montréal accelerator founded by Real Ventures in 2011. It has graduated more than 100 companies across 13 cohorts, including BenchSci, Paper, Sonder and Unsplash, and relaunched in 2023 with three Canadian funds investing $120,000 CAD in each company.