Grab Coffee with Northside Ventures and Fika Ventures in E7!
About Event
Calling all engineers ⚡ Looking for a mid-day caffeine break?
Northside Ventures and Fika Ventures are teaming up to bring you a selection of specialty hot drinks in the first floor atrium of the E7 building from 11am-1pm on Thursday, September 17th. Expect espresso drinks, matcha, chai lattes and more. Swing by in between classes, grab a drink on us, and meet members from both firms. We'd love to hear what you're working on, your spikiest idea, or the space you're curious about.
Sign up early, as space is limited. See you there!
About Northside Ventures
Northside Ventures is a pre-seed/seed stage fund backing exceptional Canadian founders at their earliest stages, including some of Waterloo's most ambitious founders (with ventures like Datacurve, Solcoa, Boardy, and GRAM). Northside invests across software, AI infrastructure, and frontier technology. We work closely with founders from day one, helping them find early customers, navigate fundraising, and build the networks needed to scale.
About Fika Ventures
Fika Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B startups, with an emphasis on pre-Series A companies. Our expertise spans vertical AI, fintech, developer tools, manufacturing, supply chain, AI services, energy, and healthcare. Of course, AI touches all of these categories. We pride ourselves on a hands-on, collaborative approach, viewing ourselves as true partners in building your business—not the other way around. Fika has raised four funds and invested in more than 100 B2B companies. Notable investments include BuildOps, FieldAI, Atticus, Payabli, SGNL, OpenPath, Edge Impulse, Sift, Ivo, and Siro.
Things to know
Location
Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building (PSE)
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON, Canada
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