Platform Calgary x GTMfund: Investor Office Hours
Platform Calgary is excited to host Investor Office Hours with Casey Van Maanen (Associate), GTMfund on March 26 (2:00–5:00 PM) at the National Bank Investor Hub!
This is a networking event with for founders to connect with an early-stage VC in a closed-room networking format—ideal for real conversations, investor fit checks, and GTM-level feedback.
Josh Jagota from Alpaca VC, and Melaniia Volkodav from Panache Ventures will be in the same room. Sign up below.
Event Format (Networking-Style)
2:00 – 2:20 PM: Sign-in
2:20 – 2:50 PM: Investor introduction
2:40 – 5:00 PM: Free networking time
🚀 About GTMfund
GTMfund is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in software, powered by a network of 350+ go-to-market operators actively supporting founders across the portfolio.
What they invest in
Stage: Geo-agnostic Pre-Seed to Seed
Cheque size: $1–3M (often leading rounds)
Sector: Software (B2B Software + AI/ML)
Geography: US + Canada
Why founders like GTMfund
Post-investment, GTMfund’s value is hands-on go-to-market support—pairing founders with expert operators across sales, marketing, growth, RevOps, and customer success to help accelerate distribution.
Portfolio highlight: Direct involvement in LuminX, Oureon, Telemetron, and Eightball AI.
👉 Check out GTMfund’s portfolio companies here:
https://www.gtmfund.com/portfolio#Table
👤 About Casey Van Maanen (Associate, GTMfund)
Casey is an Associate at GTMfund, where he sources, reviews, and invests in new startups, leads talent search and placement, runs founder + operator support, and supports investor relations.
Previously, he was a Senior Analyst at LOI Venture.
Casey’s founder lens: “I’m looking for venture-scale ambitions that know distribution is as critical to success as the product.”
✅ Who Should Join
Platform Calgary members prioritized
Founders building software (B2B / AI-enabled) at Pre-Seed to Seed
Teams who value distribution + GTM strategy and want operator-level insight/support
How It Works
The event is open to both Platform Calgary members and non-members. If registration exceeds 30 attendees, priority will be given to Platform Calgary members.
📩 If selected, you’ll receive a confirmation email before the event.
📍 National Bank Investor Hub | Platform Calgary
❗ If you need to cancel, please reject the calendar invite at least 48 hours in advance.
🥗 Food: Platform Calgary Café operates from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM — feel free to purchase food onsite or bring your own.
Sign up Now
Complete the sign-up form — all sign-ups will be shared with Casey & GTMfund.
Questions? Contact [email protected]