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- How Neil Cawse Bootstrapped Geotab to $1B in Revenue Without Outside Funding · 51 min. · Episode 352Neil Cawse spent years selling vehicle tracking to executives who told him they would never spy on their employees. Today, Geotab connects roughly six million vehicles and…
- The Rundown 11/07/26: Budget 2026 Delivers for Tech, the $25B Canada Strong Fund & the BDC-EDC Merger · 19 min. · Episode 351Welcome back to another news roundup on Tank Talks: The Rundown. The federal budget just dropped, and in this emergency episode, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo cut through the noise…
- Claude, GPT or DeepSeek? The Data Behind the Race | Peter Walker · 51 min. · Episode 350In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen welcomes back Peter Walker, Head of Insights at OpenRouter and formerly of Carta, where his charts on cap tables and fundraising…
- The Rundown 10/30/26: Anthropic’s IPO Debate, Canada’s Venture Funding Push & Rising Cyber Risks · 25 min. · Episode 349Welcome back to another news roundup on Tank Talks: The Rundown! Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo dig into a question connecting Canadian venture capital, AI infrastructure, and…
- How Amazon’s “Best Vendor” Grew 8x | Mike Mahannah · 45 min. · Episode 348In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Mike Mahannah, partner and advisor at Resonance Consulting, to unpack nearly 40 years of building businesses in…
- The Rundown 10/23/26: CoreWeave’s Debt Warning, Anthropic’s $2T IPO Bet & Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pledge · 21 min. · Episode 347AI demand is booming. So why is John Ruffolo watching the bond market? Welcome back to another news roundup on Tank Talks! Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo dig into the money behind…
- The "Prepared Mind" Investing Strategy Behind Sierra Ventures' Biggest Bets | Shomik Ghosh · 56 min. · Episode 346In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Shomik Ghosh, Partner at Sierra Ventures, to explore his unique path from the fixed income trading floor to the…
- Why Investors are Betting on Canadian Startups | NRTH Conference · 22 min. · Episode 345In this special episode of Tank Talks, recorded at NRTH Festival (formerly Elevate) in downtown Toronto, host Matt Cohen chats with three prominent investors and operators to…
- The Billable Hour is Broken: How Blackletter is Redesigning Law for Startups | Jonathan Rosenbluth (CEO and Co-Founder) · 37 min. · Episode 344In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Jonathan Rosenbluth, co-founder of Blackletter, to trace his path from a Harvard JD and McKinsey consultant to…
- The Rundown 9/29/26: Quantum Reality Check, AI Risks, and Why Canada Is Missing Its Tech Opportunity · 19 min. · Episode 343Welcome back to another thought-provoking episode of Tank Talks! Matt Cohen is joined once again by John Ruffolo to break down the biggest stories shaping the future of…
- The Holy Grail of Energy: Why Fusion is Finally Having Its Wright Brothers Moment | Henry Gould (Daedal Systems) · 33 min. · Episode 342In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Henry Gould, founder of Daedal Systems, to explore his journey from a childhood fascination with physics to building…
- Selling Without a Sales Team: How Railway Scaled GTM to $100M+ with Under 10 Reps | Rahul Parmar · 48 min. · Episode 341In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Rahul Parmar, Head of Go-to-Market at Railway and Venture Partner at Ripple Ventures, to unpack the real truths of…
- How Biossil is Rescuing Billion-Dollar Drugs Big Pharma Abandoned | Anthony Mouchantaf · 59 min. · Episode 340In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Anthony Mouchantaf, co-founder and CEO of Biossil, a biotech company on a mission to resurrect orphaned drugs using…
- The Rundown 9/14/26: Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse, Anthropic’s AI War, and Miro’s $16B Fall · 24 min. · Episode 339Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break down the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, the unanswered questions surrounding the failed deal, and whether Canada is protecting…
- How Rock Bottom Turned Chris Pronger Into an NHL Legend · 59 min. · Episode 338In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Chris Pronger, Hockey Hall of Famer, Norris and Hart Trophy winner, Stanley Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold…
- The infrastructure behind the next wave of interactive AI | Keegan McCallum (uRun, ex-Luma AI) · 52 min. · Episode 337In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Keegan McCallum, co-founder and CEO of uRUN, an inference provider built for persistent, steerable, interactive AI…
- The Rundown 8/24/26: Canada’s Hidden Leverage in America’s AI Race · 24 min. · Episode 336Canada is back at the negotiating table with the U.S., looking for relief from tariffs on autos, steel, aluminum, forestry, and other goods. Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break…
- What 30 years inside critical infrastructure teaches you about security | Karl Holmqvist, CEO of Lastwall · 52 min. · Episode 335In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Karl Holmqvist, co-founder and CEO of Lastwall, a FedRAMP-certified identity security platform built for the…
- The Rundown 8/13/26: AI’s Infrastructure Problem Is Bigger Than We Think · 23 min. · Episode 334Canada’s venture capital market is showing signs of life, but the recovery comes with a catch: more money is flowing into fewer companies. Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo unpack what…
- CRO of Affirm on How “Buy now, pay later” Makes Money · 53 min. · Episode 333In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Wayne Pommen, Chief Revenue Officer at Affirm and founder of PayBright, Canada’s first e-commerce buy now, pay later…
- The Money Behind Money in VC | Julia Maltby · 46 min. · Episode 332In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Julia Maltby, a Principal at Fengate Asset Management who has lived the full venture capital lifecycle. Julia…
- Why Software Lost Its Moat and Deep Tech Is Winning with Jacob Jackson of Julian Capital · 45 min. · Episode 331Everyone Has the Same AI Tools Now. So where’s the Moat? In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Jacob Jackson, partner at Julian Capital and founder of…
- The Rundown 7/20/26: TouchBistro’s Collapse, Meta’s $13B AI Bet, and Canada’s Defence Boom · 27 min. · Episode 330Matt Cohen is joined by John Ruffolo for another hard-hitting Tank Talks: The Rundown, covering the biggest stories shaping Canadian technology, venture capital, defence, and…
- Paul Ziadé: Why Canada’s Defence Complacency Ends with North Vector Dynamics · 38 min. · Episode 329In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Paul Ziadé, CEO and co-founder of North Vector Dynamics, a Calgary-based company building full-spectrum precision…
- The 4.3 Trillion Dollar Problem: Why Venture’s Liquidity Crisis Is Here to Stay with John Rikhtegar and Peter Walker · 45 min. · Episode 328In this special episode of Tank Talks, recorded live during Toronto Tech Week at Moomoo Canada’s flagship store in Yorkville, Matt Cohen sits down with two of venture’s sharpest…
- Arctic Edge Panel: Defence Tech, Dual-Use, and the Future of Canadian Innovation · 46 min. · Episode 327Canada is entering one of the most important moments in its innovation history. As global tensions rise and national security becomes a growing priority, founders, investors, and…
- Toronto Tech Week and the New Era of Canadian Startup Ambition · 1 t. 18 min. · Episode 326In this special episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen brings listeners inside Toronto Tech Week with a live podcast studio recorded at the Toronto Homecoming event. This episode…
- The Rundown 6/23/26: The AI Hype Machine, Canada’s Capital Gap, and the Return of Hard Tech · 53 min. · Episode 325In this episode of Tank Talks, recorded live at the Global Startups Conference, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo take the stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of…
- Why Canada’s Trading Market is Ready for Disruption with Michael Arbus of moomoo Canada · 53 min. · Episode 324In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Michael Arbus, CEO of moomoo Canada, for a wide-ranging conversation on Wall Street trading floors, Canadian fintech…
- The Brutal Truth About Hardware Startups and Physical AI with Aidan Madigan-Curtis of Eclipse Capital · 53 min. · Episode 323In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Partner at Eclipse, for a sharp conversation on physical AI, frontier tech, robotics…
- The Rundown 6/4/22: Alphabet’s $80B AI Bet, Anthropic’s IPO Push, and the New AI Capital War · 20 min. · Episode 322In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo unpack the latest leaked details around Canada’s national AI strategy, including a proposed Canadian Tech Growth Fund…
- The Rundown 5/25/26: SPACs Are Back: Xanadu, UniUni, and Canada’s Capital Gap · 27 min. · Episode 321In this episode of Tank Talks: The Rundown, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break down a huge week across Canadian tech, quantum computing, SPACs, AI infrastructure, vertical SaaS…
- The Case for Concentrated Seed with Jason Shuman of Primary Ventures · 53 min. · Episode 320In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Jason Shuman, General Partner at Primary Ventures, New York’s largest dedicated seed fund. With a journey that spans…
- Inside Canada’s Most Ambitious Space Infrastructure Company with Mina Mitry of Kepler Communications · 37 min. · Episode 319In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Mina Mitry, CEO and Co-Founder of Kepler Communications, one of the world’s most ambitious space infrastructure…
- Bring it Home: Canada's Regulatory Gridlock & Real Estate Recovery with Jon Love of KingSett Capital · 44 min. · Episode 318In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Jon Love, founder and executive chair of KingSett Capital, one of Canada’s largest and most experienced private…
- The Rundown 4/28/26: Canada’s $25B Sovereign Wealth Fund: Genius Move or Political Slush Fund? · 33 min. · Episode 317In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break down one of the biggest economic policy announcements in Canada’s innovation economy: Mark Carney’s proposed $25…
- How to Get VC Funding in 2026 with Matt Cohen · 51 min. · Episode 316Originally recorded as Matt Cohen’s guest appearance on Mantle Mondays hosted by Amar Varma. In this special episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen joins Amar Varma on Mantle Mondays…
- The Rundown 4/15/26: Canada’s AI Crackdown, the Exit Tax Backlash, Cohere’s Germany Deal, and Hootsuite’s Reset · 26 min. · Episode 315In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break down the latest developments shaping Canada’s tech landscape, from AI policy and government regulation to talent…
- Demystifying Venture Debt: Funding Growth with Less Dilution with Marshall Hawks · 60 min. · Episode 314Venture debt might be the most misunderstood tool in startup finance. Ask ten founders to explain it, and you will get ten different answers, most of them wrong. In this episode…
- What Makes a Startup “Click”, Before it Even Exists? with Matt Cohen · 59 min. · Episode 313Originally recorded as Matt Cohen’s guest appearance on the Make It Click podcast hosted by Willson Cross. Matt Cohen joins Willson Cross on the Make It Click podcast for a…
- The Rundown 3/30/26: Ontario’s $4B AI Fund, SpaceX’s IPO, and Why Claude Is Winning Enterprise · 20 min. · Episode 312In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo unpack a major week across Canadian venture capital, deep tech liquidity, sovereign investment strategy, and the…
- Canada’s $35 Billion Arctic Push, the New Cost of War, and Building Sovereign Capability with Glenn Cowan of ONE9 · 54 min. · Episode 311In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Glenn Cowan, a former Canadian Special Forces squadron commander, world-record skydiver, and founder of ONE9…
- Why Building AI Matters More Than Using It with Ali Asaria of Transformer Lab · 47 min. · Episode 310In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Ali Asaria, Co-Founder of Transformer Lab, to unpack the less visible side of the AI boom, from broken machine learning…
- The Rundown 3/13/26: Canada’s Defence Tech Push, Constellation’s AI Test, and the Private Credit Mess · 25 min. · Episode 309In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo unpack a volatile moment across software, capital markets, AI, and Canadian industrial policy. The conversation opens…
- The Future of Money in Canada: Stablecoins, Custody, and Crypto Rails with Didier Lavallée of Tetra Digital Group · 44 min. · Episode 308In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Didier Lavallée, Founder and CEO of Tetra Digital Group, to explore one of the most important frontiers in Canadian…
- The Rundown 3/3/26: Upfront Summit Recap, AI Layoffs, Private Credit, and the AI Safety Debate · 23 min. · Episode 307In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo unpack the most pressing trends shaking up the innovation economy, from AI-driven layoffs to the ongoing turbulence in…
- Xanadu's Historic SPAC Merger: What it Means for the Future of Quantum Computing with Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu and Bill Fradin of Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp · 29 min. · Episode 306In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Christian Weedbrook, founder and CEO of Xanadu, and Bill Fradin, CEO of Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., to explore the…
- The Rundown 2/23/26: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, LLMs in SaaS, and the Shift in Tech Investments · 28 min. · Episode 305In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo dive into Canada’s bold new defence industrial strategy, backed by $6.6 billion to reduce U.S. dependency and…
- How Tokenized Gold is Revolutionizing Wealth Preservation with Peter Grosskopf of Argo Digital Gold · 43 min. · Episode 304Why is gold suddenly back in the spotlight? In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Peter Grosskopf, a seasoned veteran in the precious metals and investment…
- Fragmented Portals to Single Source: AI for LP Operations with Amar Varma of Mantle · 51 min. · Episode 303In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Amar Varma, CEO and Co-Founder of Mantle, a revolutionary platform designed to transform the private investing landscape…
