Toronto Mixer & Fireside Chat on The Blind Side of Building: The Risks Founders Overlook as They Scale

​Viaka is back in Toronto! 🇨🇦

​Join us for an evening of high-impact insights and networking hosted at the DMZ in Toronto.

We’re gathering for a deep dive into the grit and strategy required to build lasting companies, focusing on a topic that often separates the survivors from the rest: Risk Management. 

​Building a company means taking risks. Some are easy to see, others are not — until they surface as real problems.

​Founders are wired to track the visible ones: market timing, product-market fit, competitive threats.  But another layer builds more quietly across people, operations, compliance, and internal systems as the business scales.

​Join us for The Blind Side of Building, a panel discussion on the blind spots founders and executives often miss as they build and grow. We'll unpack which risks are part of the journey, which are preventable, and how to build the right safeguards without losing momentum. The goal is not to eliminate risk; it's to get smarter about where it belongs, before it compounds.

​You’ll hear directly from leaders who have seen these issues unfold up close, including Yafa Sakkejha, CEO of Beneplan.

​Stick around after the chat for the Viaka Mixer to connect with fellow founders, investors, and the ecosystem over drinks and snacks.

Our Partners & Sponsors

​A massive thank you to the DMZ for hosting us and to our sponsors, Navacord.

​Note: Capacity is limited. Please RSVP to secure your spot.

​​Viaka is a global platform that scouts, invests in, and supports the growth of exceptional MENA-connected and diaspora founders, while convening a trusted community of founders, investors, and operators across North America, Europe, and the MENA region.

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