Table Ronde with Fred Lavoie (DECK)
Fred Lavoie helped write one of Montreal’s best-known fintech stories. In 2016, he co-founded Flinks, which connected financial apps to people’s bank accounts. In 2021, National Bank acquired it.
Now he’s back at it. Deck, which he co-founded in 2024, builds AI agents that log into any website on a user’s behalf, even ones with no API. It has raised $26M from backers ranging from Infinity Ventures to NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, and counts Brex, MoneyLion and Capgemini as customers.
If you’re building in fintech, AI or developer tools, don’t miss this one.
We’ll discuss:
Flinks: from day one to National Bank
Starting over as a second-time founder
From open banking to AI agents
Building for a world where agents do the clicking
Raising $26M the second time around
What is Table Ronde?
Table Ronde is Montreal's monthly fireside chat for builders. Each month, we sit down with one founder, CEO or investor who's been through it, and get the real story: the hard calls, the near-misses, and what they'd do differently.
One guest, one honest conversation, open Q&A, and a room full of people building something.
Past guests include the founders of Dialogue, Stay22, nesto, Goodfood and Novisto.
35+ talks · 3,500+ community · 120+ builders in the room every month