On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2026. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Samuel ↗
In their words
I wanted to continue to do the work of building zero to one meaningful startups but was kind of done doing it on my own.
We're a mission driven nonprofit venture studio with a single LP, right? It makes our goals fundamentally different.
we're not going to build the next biggest company in Canada, but we'll build several really impactful companies in Canada.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What does Samuel Daviau do now?
He is a director at GreenShield Ventures. TechTO's event page for Health Toronto, 28 September 2026 (luma.com/health-toronto-september-28-2026), checked 2026-10-13, lists him as "Samuel Daviau (Sam), Director at GreenShield Ventures". On stage he said he joined when Luke Vigeant started the team (TechTO Health Toronto stage, 28 September 2026, at 14:15).
What company did he found?
UpBeing. Entrevestor reported on 2024-05-15 that he was chief executive of UpBeing, which it described as a Halifax startup, and that he and chief technology officer Sean Kortschot co-founded it in 2021. TechTO's event page calls UpBeing a behavioral health technology company.
What happened to his startup?
He closed it. He told the Health Toronto audience he had shut down his startup after three years, having raised venture capital and built and then let go a team, and that he joined GreenShield Ventures afterwards (TechTO Health Toronto stage, 28 September 2026, at 15:17).
How does he describe building inside GreenShield?
As a trade. He said builders there do not earn equity in what they create, but get GreenShield's distribution network and do not have to raise capital the same way. He called the studio a mission-driven non-profit with a single LP (TechTO Health Toronto stage, 28 September 2026).