We support founders who are building the future.
Through our myriad of events, we connect our founders and their executives to industry leaders, change makers, and other talented founding teams.
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Plated by Golden Ventures

The premier dinner series for founders, CEOs and industry leaders in the tech ecosystem.

Plated by Golden Ventures is a highly exclusive and private dinner series that is designed to bring together the most accomplished and visionary individuals in a given field to connect and foster meaningful relationships. Plated offers a unique opportunity for founders, CEOs, and Director-level+ individuals to engage in intimate and thought-provoking conversations with their peers.

Cadence

Bi-monthly

Upcoming Events
Dinner & Fireside Chat
Toronto

Brandon Chu & Marcelo Cortes

ex-VP of Product at Shopify and Co-Founder & CTO at Faire
For Founders, CEOs, and Product Leaders
Past Speakers
Farhan Thawar
Farhan Thawar
VP of Engineering at Shopify
Jason Warner
Jason Warner
Former CTO of Github
April Dunford
April Dunford
Global Positioning Expert & Best-selling Author
Hana Abaza
Hana Abaza
Former Head of Global Revenue at Shopify
Josh Gwyther
Josh Gwyther
Generative AI Global Lead at Google Cloud
Shelby Austin
Shelby Austin
Co-founder & CEO of Arteria AI
Darrell Etherington
Darrell Etherington
Managing Editor at TechCrunch
Christine Song
Christine Song
Chief People Officer at Knix
Lindsey Jackson
Lindsey Jackson
Head of Talent at Faire
Peter Walker
Peter Walker
Head of Data Insights at Carta
Meltem Kurkan Berkowitz
Meltem Kurkan Berkowitz
Head of Growth at Deel
Praveen Arichandran
Praveen Arichandran
Former Growth Leader at Tesla/Facebook
Jack Chen
Jack Chen
Co-Founder & CEO at SWIDIA
Brandon Chu
Brandon Chu
Former VP of Product at Shopify
Marcelo Cortes
Marcelo Cortes
Co-Founder & CTO at Faire
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The Summer Social

Hosted in June during the week of the Collision Conference, the Golden Ventures Founder & VC Summer Social brings together a highly-curated guest list of top VCs, founders, and operators for a valuable evening of networking, drinks, and light bites.

350+

Tech leaders in one room, one night only

40%

Founder representation

20%

Operator representation

40%

VC representation

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The Underground Female Founders Collective

The Underground Collective is a private brunch series created by founders for founders – who just happen to be female. You can think about it like the anti-social social club for leading founders. No performative actions, no checking boxes, just f*cking good founders and operators coming together to connect, share best practices, and deepen relationships.

With the help of a few of our incredible portfolio founders – Nuha, Co-founder & CEO of Erthos, Emily, Founder & CEO of Rebelstork, and Shelby, Founder & CEO of Arteria AI – We’re building THE event series that female founders and operators actually want.

Upcoming Events
Breakfast with
Toronto

Katherine Homuth & Stephanie Lapierre

CEO of SRTX and Founder & CEO of Tealbook
For Founders & CEOs who are actively looking to fundraise
Program Committee
Nuha Siddiqui
Nuha Siddiqui
Co-founder & CEO of Erthos
Emily Hosie
Emily Hosie
Co-founder & CEO of Rebelstork
Shelby Austin
Founder & CEO of Arteria AI
Julia Baird
Julia Baird
Operations & Platform at Golden Ventures
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Golden Founders Social

Where connections thrive

Exclusive for Golden Ventures Portfolio Companies, our semi-annual founder socials provide our founding teams an opportunity  to forge meaningful bonds and amplify their collective potential.

"Thanks, Golden Ventures team. The best party of the year."
Josh Sookman
CEO of MasterHealth
"Thanks so much for such an engaging event!"
Christy Prada
CEO of Future Fertility
"Killer event! Thanks to the entire Golden Ventures team, all the sponsors and partners, and especially all the amazing tech leaders in attendance. I can't wait for the next one!"
Sid Paquette
Head of RBCx
"Very informative - I learned tangible insights I took away to my team."
Dasha Sivkov
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"Thank you for the invite!! What an awesome room of fantastic people. Nicely done."
Matt McGowan
Country Director at Snapchat

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