On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Marc ↗
In their words
There's a lot of things that you can't control when building a startup — most things you can't control while building a startup, so you need to make sure that you focus on the things that you can and execute against those things really well.
If you need help and assistance it's kind of like on you to leverage them.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is Halp?
A Toronto company Marc Fielding co-founded in 2019 with Matthew McLellan and Justin Mills. It began as a study-abroad coaching platform for international students and raised a $5.5M CAD seed in October 2022 led by Lerer Hippeau and Serena Ventures. As of August 2026 halp.co sells an AI report-drafting assistant for building engineers instead.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
Three lessons from Halp's previous twelve months, given at TechTO Together in 2023: controlling what you can — the federal strike had just shut down Canada's immigration system and with it his students' study visas; surfacing and serving the right users, which meant building verification for passports, proof of funds and transcripts; and getting real work out of your investors rather than waiting for it.
What did he do before Halp?
Management consulting, after a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences and business from Western University's Ivey Business School in 2013. He described himself on the TechTO stage as a first-time founder.
What is Marc Fielding doing now?
Still co-founder and COO of Halp, checked 2026-08-29 against his LinkedIn and The Org's Halp org chart, both of which place him there. The company he is running is no longer the one he presented at TechTO: halp.co now markets an AI report-drafting assistant for building engineers, and the same team ships an AEC report-writing tool as Applied Reports.