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The NACO Podcast by the National Angel Capital Organization leverages the collective wisdom of 4,000 angel investors that have invested $1.8 billion into 2,000 companies. Join us on a journey into the depths of the innovation economy and bring you the knowledge you need to build, grow and scale at the intersection of innovation, capital and entrepreneurship. Learn more about the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) at www.nacocanada.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe NACO Podcast by the National Angel Capital Organization leverages the collective wisdom of 4,000 angel investors that have invested $1.8 billion into 2,000 companies. Join us on a journey into the depths of the innovation economy and bring you the knowledge you need to build, grow and scale at the intersection of innovation, capital and entrepreneurship.
NACO Podcast is hosted by National Angel Capital Organization. The show has published 44 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Canada's Early-Stage Capital Architecture: Senate Banking Committee Testimony with Claudio Rojas, CEO of NACO" (20 May 2026, 22 minutes), "Canada's $750M Early-Stage Envelope, What It Means and What Comes Next" (9 April 2026, 49 minutes), and "Reinforcing Canada’s Early-Stage Capital Infrastructure: A National Roundtable" (20 February 2026, 44 minutes).
NACO Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 44 episodes.
Booking probability for NACO Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. NACO Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. NACO Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
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National Angel Capital Organization hosts NACO Podcast, a business podcast with 44 episodes published.
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Episode #3
On April 30, 2026, Claudio Rojas, CEO of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), testified before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy as part of its study on access to credit and...
Episode #2
This national roundtable presents the findings of Seeding Growth , NACO's landmark white paper on Canada's early-stage capital gaps and the federal government's $750 million early-stage envelope within the $1.75 billion...
Episode #1
Canada’s innovation economy is at an inflection point. In this National Roundtable hosted by Claudio Rojas, CEO of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), leaders from across the capital pipeline examine the...
Episode #41
“To get to the punchline, the government should set up a co-investment fund that matches angel investments dollar for dollar. It should adopt a national tax incentive scheme that already exists in British Columbia...
Episode #40
The combined impact of the health pandemic and economic crisis hit hard and fast. This resulted in initial government relief taking what was described as a “people first” approach, with an emphasis on employees at risk...
Episode #39
“Over the past few months, we’ve been working hand in hand with companies as they retool and rapidly scale up to produce critical equipment such as masks, face shields, ventilators, medical gowns and test kits. This is...
Episode #38
“History is unfolding right before our eyes. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that this pandemic is maybe one of the most important and significant events in human history. We’ve never had a moment where the entire...
Episode #36
Innovating at the speed of the crisis is a concept that speaks to the importance of angel investing in early-stage start-ups and scale-ups, as well as the government’s decisive response to supporting the ecosystem...
Episode #37
“I use the analogy that you can’t grow a tree without planting a seed. And similarly, there’s no way you can build massive tech companies in Canada without supporting a robust pipeline of young, promising start-ups...
Episode #35
“About 51 percent of our population are women, and we get four percent of venture-capital funding. Quite frankly, that’s an awful lot of capital to leave, and a lot of people out of the competitive ecosystem...
Episode #34
Sandi Gilbert , CEO at InterGen and Board Chair at NACO moderated a discussion with Abdullah Snobar , Executive Director at The DMZ and Nicole Verkindt , Founder at The OMX on their leadership journeys and insights on...
Episode #32
Rachel Bendayan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, in a conversation with leading entrepreneurs, Bobbie Racette, Founder & CEO at Virtual Gurus; Dr...
Episode #30
This untapped segment of the population signifies incredible opportunity for investors and innovators. Increasing access to capital remains a persistent impediment to growing world-class companies. “This generation of...
Episode #33
I would argue that over the past couple of decades, there has been an overemphasis in the startup world on growth for the sake of growth. Employees hired, companies acquired. There have been startups that I’ve...
Episode #31
NACO’s fifth weekly collaborative roundtable on Thursday April 30th focused on activating capital for the next wave of great founders. In partnership with The51 and Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund, NACO welcomed an...
Episode #29
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, we had the opportunity to speak with three founders of the Atlantic Women's Venture Fund at the NACO Summit in Halifax. Their words still ring true in the current environment. More so...
Episode #28
“A lot of people understand diversity is important, but they actually don’t know how to translate that into action and really don’t understand how to bring more diverse perspectives, whether it’s female board members or...
Episode #27
“Everyone knows that post-COVID-19 — the next two years — are not going to look like a month ago. It’s not a switch you can just turn back on. We have glimmers of what that’s going to look like for anyone who’s been to...
Episode #21
“Cultivating that strong grassroots ecosystem from the ground up is so important right now… there are a lot of opportunities here to make a stronger ecosystem and it will take us all working together.” — Victoria...
Episode #20
“The main takeaways… are the difficulties people are having in projecting a way out of this and building a plan, and the difficulties in taking care of teams right now, as we are locked in self-isolation in trying...
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Lecturer in Sports Science at the University of Glasgow and Physical Performance Coach at the Scottish FA, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
Associate Professor of Language, Social Justice and Education, Edward-Elmhurst Health
Founder and CEO, Virtual Gurus
CEO and Founder, Tealbook
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