Canadian entrepreneur & angel investor. Lover of dogs, owls and the outdoors. founder of @hootsuite @loiaccelerator and @loiventure.
Joined March 2007
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
26 Jun 2024
In less than 60mins, our 4 founders raised $8.5m in investor interest and drummed up 200 intros. Talk about a successful @kernal_ideas pitch off šø
- @haleymbryant brought that big MC energy
- @vsodera had the curve ball q's
- @briannekimmel kept the good vibes rollin'
- @invoker had that a fashion game
Annddd all of the 4 founders kicked ass at their pitches
Missed the big pitch-off? Head to kern.al/post-event/pitch-day for the recording and deal pages š„
See you July 18th for our next one š
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
21 Jun 2024
T-5 days until the best F***ing pitch event on the internet takes place. Haven't RSVP'd yet? Here's a 30-sec hype video to spread some FOMO.
We've got some big names on stage: @vsodera @briannekimmel @invoker @haleymbryant @mantisVC @_parrotfinance @JellypodAI @trybeemapp
Everyone watching will have the chance to invest in their fundraising round.
Save your seat and join to watch with 500 investors: kern.al/event/pitch-day
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
19 Jun 2024
Are you looking for your next early-stage startup investment? Join us in the Kernal Dealroom on June 26th at 12 pm PST, where four dynamic founders will pitch to a panel of four seasoned VCs. Donāt miss out, RSVP here: kern.al/event/pitch-day?utm_ā¦
š Preview the Startups:
- @trybeemapp presented by Akshay K
- @_parrotfinance presented by @NikkiVaranasi
- myAesthetic.ai presented by LJ Northington
- @JellypodAI presented by @piersonmarks
šø Meet our VC panel:
- @vsodera founder of @Superhuman
- @briannekimmel founder of @WorklifeVC
- Stephen OāBrien, investor @mantisVC
- @invoker Founder of @loiventure
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4 Jun 2024
For anyone who is GPT coding, what are you working on?
I found the copy code annoying so I made this chrome plug-in to copy code easier. Enjoy... github.com/therealinvoker/GPā¦
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10 Apr 2024
Ever wanted to attend a live Shark Tank event? April 24th's your lucky day
Iām teaming up with @MicheleRomanow @awilkinson and @peterpham to hear 4 founders pitch their startups. Each of them has ~$500K of their round to raise
See you there: kern.al/event/demo-day-battlā¦
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
21 Mar 2024
record kernal fundraise interest š¤Æ
the @thesamparr @invoker star power really is a thing.
huge hats off to the 7 founders that pitched themš°
whoās in for our next one with @awilkinson and @MicheleRomanow?
Save your spot: kern.al/event/demo-day-battlā¦
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
12 Mar 2024
Wanna pitch @thesamparr and @invoker your startup idea March 19th? š„
RSVP and hit the button that says āapply to pitchā ā kern.al/event/sam-parr-ryan-ā¦
Pitch applications close in 48 hrs ā°
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14 Jan 2024
š§ Iām looking for a saas platform that would let customers access data based on subscription. Most platforms are focused on atomic elements vs all you can eat (like paid courses where you pay for each course), or around digital content vs data. What should I be looking at?
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Ryan Holmes retweeted
3 Jan 2024
Before you start dry Jan, meet the startup we *just invested* in shaking up the $280B alcohol nicheš·
šŗšø USA ordersĀ 2B deliveriesĀ / year
š¦ 95% of USAĀ have accessĀ to alcohol delivery
š² But only 10% of themĀ order drinksĀ online...
Enter Caty Verity, the founders of @sipplyco
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10 Nov 2023
Impressive but it still feels like the pennyfarthing of the next gen.
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17 Oct 2023
Toronto friends: The @LOIAccelerator team's hosting a Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards Ceremony on Nov 1st at @UofT
And they've just confirmed @Mejuri's Cofounder to speak š
Tickets are already 70% sold out; RSVP before they're gone: lnkd.in/g2F8xPt2
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18 Jul 2023
Results will be binding.
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7 Jul 2023
Wild to see 70 million sign-ups on Threads in ~48 hours.
Whether you're on it or not, a movement is happening and it's fascinating to follow.
I'm at @invoker on threads if you wanna say hi.
What are you liking about Threads so far?
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4 Jul 2023
the best type of marketing is the type that makes you laugh
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30 Jun 2023
Wild graph showing the causes of death in the U.S. by fact vs what's portrayed in the media:
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29 Jun 2023
What's the #1 thing that makes a kick-ass offsite?
One of the teams I work with is organizing one in August and I'm hunting for some out-of-the-box ideas we can try.
I know some of you are pros. So drop your idea below and we'll pick a couple to test out
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6 Jun 2023
Apple should have focused on Siri vs Vision Pro. Convince me Iām wrongā¦
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6 Jun 2023
I think the majority of consumers will get more value out of AI than they will out of putting goggles on. theyāre gonna be great for gamers and some specific business use cases, but at this price point I donāt think itās going to fly for mass audience for a long time.
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