Table Ronde with Étienne Mérineau (Heyday ai x Telegraph VC)
From building one of Canada’s most successful AI startups, Heyday AI, to selling it to Hootsuite — and now backing the next generation of AI founders as a General Partner at Telegraph Ventures — Étienne Mérineau has seen the game from every side.
Join us for an unfiltered conversation about what it really takes to build, scale, and exit a tech company — and how the new era of AI is rewriting the rules for founders, investors, and creators.
We’ll talk about:
🔥 From Startup to Exit: The behind-the-scenes story of Heyday and the lessons learned selling to Hootsuite.
💸 From Founder to Investor: How Étienne now spots and funds “useful AI” startups with real defensibility.
🤖 The Future of AI & Entrepreneurship: What comes next — and how to stay relevant in a world changing faster than ever.
+ get a chance to pitch to Étienne and receive live feedback.
📍 Location: EY Montreal (900 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest bureau 2300, Montreal)
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Talk begins around 5:45 PM)
🍕🍟🥤 Food and drinks will be served 🍕🍟🥤
This event is sponsored by EY Canada.
What is Table Ronde?
Table Ronde is a platform to shine a light on our local success stories: people who chose Montreal, decided to stay here, build here and made it.
Our goal is to create more success stories and show the world that Montreal can be the place where dreams don’t leave…
At Table Ronde, we organize monthly events that bring together Montreal’s brightest minds to share their stories, insights, and inspire our next generation of leaders.
Designed for entrepreneurs at every stage - from pre-seed to growth - looking to learn, network, and grow.
Together we’re driving impactful business growth and elevating Montreal one success story at a time...
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