On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Peggy ↗
In their words
talking about pivot it still gives me a lot of trauma just thinking about it
leverage what you've done also do it as soon as you can so you know you don't waste your time and and listen to your clients
manage your cash flow not sexy but make sure you do that
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What were her three lessons?
Given at TechTO in January 2019. Pivot: she once ran money for a Finnish tech entrepreneur while starting companies for him, and every TechCrunch story about a unicorn triggered another pivot — so when you do change direction, salvage the work rather than scrapping it. Sell: she put engineering first because the team was already there, before proving anyone would buy. Cash flow: a company she had invested in called two weeks out with two months of runway left.
What was Roar Ventures?
A Toronto early-stage fund she set up in July 2018 for data and AI companies selling into financial services, aimed at a $35-million target raised largely from strategic corporate investors — banks and insurers. She moved from Lille, France to Toronto for the financial services sector.
What is Peggy Van de Plassche doing now?
Not established from a current dated source. Roar's domains no longer resolve, and her public profile lists PVDP Advisory Services; no source read for this page confirms the fund is still investing. This page does not publish from LinkedIn or contact-data aggregators.