Revenue before Raise
Be Pacific™ is proud to present the best talk-show in town for early stage founders
📢 learn about Raising Revenue before Raising Capital
🪄 don't miss the magic dust from our inspirational speakers
🎯 don't miss this once in a very long time goldmine of tips, tricks and tools
📺 you want to listen and learn from successful founders who have lived & walked your journeys
Bonus: Win $500 in value here
Speakers:
Hilary Kilgour is a founder, investor, and strategic advisor dedicated to advancing founders with the most promising solutions. As Co-founder and Managing Partner of Audaxa, a seed stage fund, and principal of On the Hill, she has built relationships across Canada’s leading investor community and has supported 50+ ventures in raising more than $25M in capital. Through national capital programs including ventureLAB, MaRS Discovery District, Spring, Future Capital, and Spring’s National Investor Challenge, and roles with Hardware Investor Network, and FemTech Canada’s Investor Advisory, she works closely with founders and investors across various sectors critical to advancing Canada’s economy.
Olivia Hornby is a founding Managing Partner at Spring Impact Capital, a venture capital fund focused on early stage Canadian companies. The fund’s strategy emphasizes diverse teams, investing in high growth businesses making a deep impact on human and planetary health. Olivia has nearly 20 years experience in finance working with multiple asset classes and $billions of capital from a variety of investors, from angels to large institutions.
Meena Sandhu Meena Sandhu is an entrepreneurial and results-driven revenue leader with over 20 years of experience driving growth in tech startups and SaaS organizations, with a significant portion of that being in Vertical SaaS. Currently, she is the VP of Marketing and Revenue Operations at Maximizer CRM. Known for her strategic vision and executional excellence, Meena has a proven track record of scaling revenue from early-stage growth to multimillion-dollar milestones, including successful exits.
Diraj Goel is a serial entrepreneur, operator, and growth advisor with over two decades of experience helping startups scale from first traction to successful exits. He has led growth strategies at some of the most recognized technology companies in Canada. Diraj is passionate about helping founders avoid the pitfalls of traditional startup thinking — focusing instead on building real businesses with real traction, profitable unit economics, and sustainable enterprise value. His audience is over 50% founders, CEOs, and investors, making him a strategic voice for B2B brands, investors, and tech ecosystems focused on meaningful growth. Recognized with the Rising Star Award from the Canadian Management Consultants Association (CMC), Diraj brings tactical experience, hard-earned insights, and a builder's mindset to every founder and organization he works with. Today, he champions founders who aren't just chasing valuations — they're building generational wealth, high-value companies, and market-leading outcomes.
Rob Goehring is a serial entrepreneur and technology leader with over 25 years of experience building and scaling companies across SaaS, fintech, and artificial intelligence. He is the founder and CEO of Wisr AI, an Agentic AI company predicting cybersecurity threats across enterprise and supply-chain networks. Rob also advises and invests in emerging AI ventures, sits on several technology boards, and serves as founding director of the BC Tech Association’s Chief Executive Council on AI. He is also the Executive Director of the AI Network of British Columbia, advancing the province’s AI ecosystem and global competitiveness.
Moderator:
Prashant Agrawal aka Mr.P. is a founder, investor, integrator, venture developer, and banker, with 25+ years of diverse experience in international investment banking, global financial services, venture development, and capital advisory. Prashant is the Co-Founder and CEO at Be Pacific™, building a bold future by creating access to capital for post-revenue founders & businesses. Known for his unfiltered, simple talk, he proudly promotes his original quote, “Money is not the problem, you are"
*This event is open to ALL ACCESS passholders of Vacouver Startup Week 2026
**This event is not catered, there won't be any water, tea or coffee provisions.
***PLEASE carry your own water bottles and/or tea/coffee mugs. Thank you for your understanding.