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Zain Manji

Co-founder, Fiix

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Zain Manji co-founded Fiix, a Toronto on-demand car-repair service that sent mechanics to customers' driveways, and served as its chief operating officer. Fiix went through Y Combinator's winter 2017 program and was acquired by US-based Wrench in 2019. Manji and the Fiix team also pitched the business on CBC's Dragons' Den in 2017.

Zain hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Zain co-founded Fiix, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

Quick answers

Who founded Fiix?

BetaKit reported on 2019-09-30 that Zain Manji was co-founder and chief operating officer of Fiix, the Toronto on-demand car maintenance startup, alongside co-founder and CTO Khallil Mangalji.

Why did Fiix sell to Wrench?

BetaKit reported on 2019-09-30 that Manji wrote Fiix would have needed a large amount of capital to open in new cities and improve consumer retention, and that the company spent months meeting potential acquirers before US-based Wrench bought it.

Did Fiix appear on Dragons' Den?

Yes. CBC's Dragons' Den pitch page for Fiix lists Zain Manji among the Toronto team that pitched in episode 5 of season 12.

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