Table Ronde with Magaly Charbonneau
Join us for an intimate and insightful conversation with Magaly Charbonneau, Partner at Inovia Capital, one of Canada’s top venture capital firms with over $2.5B in assets under management.
With over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, and investor, Magaly has helped scale and exit multiple companies — including PasswordBox (acquired by Intel), Hostopia (acquired by Deluxe), and Anomalous Networks (acquired by Tangoe) — before making the leap to VC.
Today, at Inovia, she backs some of the most promising startups in Canada, including AlayaCare, Rewind, Novisto, Busbud, and Botpress.
Together, we’ll explore 4 key themes:
💡 Investing with Intent – What drives her investing philosophy, and how Inovia supports high-potential companies with a long-term vision.
📉 Valuations & Market Headwinds – How macro trends like high interest rates, inflation, and tariffs are reshaping VC strategy and startup valuations.
🤝 Boards, Trust & Transparency – What a board member really does, how to choose the right ones, and how to get value without draining them.
🚀 Advice for Founders – What separates great founders from good ones, how to pitch a VC, and how to choose the right investors for your journey.
✨✨✨ Bonus: We’re bringing back our Live Elevator Pitches — a few audience members will get the chance to pitch to Magaly live and receive real-time feedback.
📍 Location: EY Montreal (900 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest bureau 2300, Montreal)
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Talk begins around 5:45 PM)
🍕🍟🥤 Food and drinks will be served 🍕🍟🥤
This event is sponsored by EY Canada.
What is Table Ronde?
Table Ronde is a platform to shine a light on our local success stories: people who chose Montreal, decided to stay here, build here and made it.
Our goal is to create more success stories and show the world that Montreal can be the place where dreams don’t leave…
At Table Ronde, we organize monthly events that bring together Montreal’s brightest minds to share their stories, insights, and inspire our next generation of leaders.
Designed for entrepreneurs at every stage - from pre-seed to growth - looking to learn, network, and grow.
Together we’re driving impactful business growth and elevating Montreal one success story at a time...
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