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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2022. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Valerie ↗
In their words
We actually talk about the mentorship of the corporate side as the secret sauce in this type of an accelerator, because it's that invaluable expertise that gives insight and new traction for these startups very quickly.
Mentorship doesn't just happen. You can't just go, we're going to launch this and it's going to be great and we're going to help you. You've got to make it happen.
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Quick answers
Who is Valerie Swatkow?
Chief marketing officer at VeriFast, the renter and borrower verification platform. Before that she was chief development officer at Highline Beta, the Toronto venture studio, and she co-founded the Elevate tech festival.
What was the Safe & Connected accelerator?
A two-cohort accelerator Aviva Canada ran with Highline Beta on urban safety and mobility. Swatkow hosted its April 2022 demo day with TechTO, in conversation with Aviva's Paul Fletcher and Nicole LeBlanc of the urban tech fund 2150.
Why is she listed here as Valerie Swacko?
She isn't — the TechTO archive's automatic transcript spells her surname Swacko. Highline Beta's own announcement of her hire spells it Swatkow, which is what this page uses.