Scott Stirrett

Author & entrepreneur

EdTechTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2019

Scott Stirrett founded Venture for Canada in 2013 at 22 and led it for over a decade, raising more than $80 million and reaching 10,000+ young Canadians before stepping down as CEO in autumn 2025. He is the author of The Uncertainty Advantage and received the Meritorious Service Medal in March 2026.

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Being Authentic & Finding Your Tribe | Scott Stirrett, CEO of Venture for Canada

TechTO · June 2019

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what you can do together is so much greater than what you can do alone

TechTO, Jun 2019 · watch at 06:18 ↗

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Quick answers

What is Scott Stirrett known for?

Founding Venture for Canada in 2013 and running it for more than a decade, and writing The Uncertainty Advantage, a book on launching a career amid rapid change.

What was his TechTO talk about?

Two lessons drawn from RuPaul's Drag Race — the cost of pretending to be someone else, and why values fit beats culture fit when building a team. Presented in June 2019.

Is he still running Venture for Canada?

No. He stepped down as CEO in autumn 2025 after more than ten years, and now writes and builds new ventures.

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