Episode Overview

Raising capital is an age-old problem for founders – but what if there was a free matchmaking service that connected startups and funders? Enter Raymond Luk, Founder and CEO of Hockeystick!

Raymond Luk is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Hockeystick (a matchmaking system for startups and funders), Flow Ventures (a financial consultancy for startups), Year One Labs (an early-stage micro-VC fund), and others. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and removing barriers to raising capital through technology. 

He currently lives in Toronto with his wife who is the founder of Zvelle, a fashion company.

“It’s easy to get caught in the weeds when building something new. The “easy button” model forces you to strip away all of the features, buttons, and crazy business models – because none of it matters if your customer can’t hit that big red button.” 

In this week’s episode of the #StartupCanadaPodcast, sponsored by Mastercard, Raymond discusses the founder mindset, the “easy button” model, and his mission to solve the global problem of private-market funding.

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