On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2020. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Marc ↗
In their words
Year one we were really just looking for a better way to get people connected to value-added meat products.
We're really focused now on investing in Canada's regional supply chains.
When things no longer become a branding or a business issue, they become human rights issues. If you've got a platform and a business that has access to millions of people, it's your responsibility to use that platform.
Around the web ×2
Quick answers
Who is Marc Lafleur?
The co-founder and former CEO of truLOCAL, the Canadian meat-subscription marketplace he started in 2015 and sold in 2021. He now runs DB8 Labs, an AI venture studio that builds and operates niche consumer products.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
He joined the July 2020 TechTO People panel on being an equitable manager, alongside Shopify's Djoume Salvetti and Janey Buzugbe of the Black Professionals in Tech Network, arguing that founders with a platform have a responsibility to use it on human-rights questions.
What happened to truLOCAL?
It grew past 60 staff and $20 million in annual revenue, was featured on CBC's Dragons' Den in 2018 with Michele Romanow, and was acquired in 2021 for $16.8 million. The brand still sells at trulocal.ca.