Althra x Ripple Ventures Masterclass - From Inception to Execution
Building is hard. Althra wants to support.
We're bringing in our partners to run tactical sessions on the "unscalable" parts of scaling. These aren't high-level panels or networking chats. They are deep dives into the plumbing of a venture-backed company: GTM, SR&ED, equity, and fundraising mechanics.
The goal is simple: Give you the tools to stop guessing and start executing.
Come ready to work. These are small, intentional sessions held at the Althra space.
Session 04: From Inception to Execution with Ripple Ventures
Most founders wait until they have a product, traction, or revenue before they start thinking about raising. Ripple Ventures has spent years proving that approach wrong.
Ripple Ventures is a pre-seed fund backing the best founders in Canada and the United States who are transforming legacy industries. They invest before the product exists, before revenue comes in, and before most investors would even take a meeting. Their bet is always on the founder first.
Dominic Lau, a General Partner at Ripple Ventures and Founder of RippleX, is coming to Althra to walk through what it actually takes to go from an idea to your first customer:
What Pre-Seed Investors Look For: How investors build conviction when there is no product or revenue to evaluate.
Founder Positioning: How to tell your story in a way that makes the right investors take notice early.
Building the Right Network Before You Raise: The relationships and signals that open doors at the earliest stage.
Dominic has worked directly with founders from their very first idea through to their first raise and beyond. Through RippleX, he has built one of Canada's most active founder communities, giving him a ground-level view of what separates founders who get funded from those who don't.