Platform Calgary x Alpaca VC: Investor Office Hours
Platform Calgary is excited to host Investor Office Hours with Josh Jagota (Principal), Alpaca VC on March 26 (2:00–5:00 PM) at the National Bank Investor Hub!
Meet the capital behind Ultimarii, Brilliant Harvest and over 100+ portfolio companies.
This is a closed-room networking event for founders to connect with Josh in a high-signal setting—ideal for real conversations, investor fit checks, and tactical feedback.
🎤 Special share from Josh: He’ll walk founders through an internal strategy on building AI companies in collaboration with AI PhD students—how Alpaca thinks about forming strong technical wedges and accelerating product development through research talent.
Casey Van Maanen (Associate) from GTMfund, and Melaniia Volkodav from Panache Ventures will be in the same room networking with founders as well.
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 Alpaca VC
Alpaca VC focuses on Seed / first-check investing, typically backing teams with clear product-market fit signals (no revenue requirement). They invest in both software and hardware, and often like to lead.
Focus areas
Foundational Industry
Commerce Tech (Agentic AI)
Supply Chain
Industrial
Robotics (deploying AI into the physical world)
Food & Agriculture
Applied Intelligence
AI applications that create real-world leverage (especially those that touch the physical world)
Cheque size (Seed): $1–2M USD
Not a fit: Sport tech, consumer, proptech; fintech unless it’s vertical AI or directly tied to the physical world.
Learn more: https://alpaca.vc/
👤 About Josh Jagota (Principal, Alpaca VC)
Josh brings a rare mix of operating + investing experience. He previously worked at Betterment, Amplify Capital, and helped manage the Wharton MBA Fund. He later joined Alpaca VC.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-jagota-38744194/
✅ Who Should Join
Platform Calgary members prioritized
Seed-stage founders (or close to Seed) with a real product and early PMF signals (revenue not required)
Startups in agentic AI / commerce tech, supply chain, industrial, robotics, food & ag, or applied intelligence
PhD students in AI/ML, data science.
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 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 Josh.
Questions? Contact [email protected]