Founder Finance: Financial Planning & Non-Dilutive Funding for Growth Stage Founders
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Key topics discussed: Investor Readiness, Capital Planning, and the Strategic Use of Non Dilutive Funding for Founders and CEOs of growing businesses
Intended audience: Startups and scaleups that are revenue generating
This session is a casual conversation with Colin Knoll (The Build Better Business Company) and Mark Derksen (Spritz Capital) and is designed for growth stage founders and CEOs who want to strengthen financial discipline, position towards investor readiness, and use capital, both dilutive and non dilutive capital, intentionally.
Key Takeaways from this Session:
1. How to position towards investor readiness while continuing to grow
2. How can founders be more strategic and intentional about how they invest
3. How SR&ED and other non-dilutive funding programs can be used as planned financing tools
4. Eligibility, timing and financial planning considerations with non-dilutive funding
This is a high signal conversation for founders and CEOs who are growing and scaling, preparing for a raise, or professionalizing their financial decision making.
Contact Information
Colin Knoll
Email: [email protected]