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In their words
Companies at the earliest stage get willed into existence by the people that start them. There are a hundred reasons for your company to not go somewhere.
Creating a company — not just the name and not just the legal entity, but a vision, a product, getting people to join it, getting customers most importantly to use it and like it — requires the full soul investment of the people. You can't cheat that.
Everyone building a company is faking it and they're making it up as they go along. The world around you is not created by anyone smarter than anyone in this room. They're just passionate, committed, and willing to do the work.
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Quick answers
What is Float?
A Canadian business finance platform — corporate cards, bank accounts, FX, bill pay and reimbursements — aimed at automating a company's financial stack.
How did Float start?
Khazzam met his co-founders in 2021. They had been Shopify and Uber interns asked to pay for a company event on their own cards and expense it back, and were building a product called Journal to fix that. Khazzam had filed a €150,000 expense report at Uber in 2015 and recognised the problem.
How much has Float raised?
A $70-million CAD Series B led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives closed in January 2025, with OMERS Ventures, FJ Labs, Teralys and Garage Capital participating.