Meryeme Lahmami (she/her)
Principal, Pender Ventures
Meryeme in currently principal at Pender Ventures, focusing on investments in health IT and B2B software. Previously, she worked at BDC Capital’s Women in Tech Venture Fund, where she led investments in early-stage and growth companies across biotech, enterprise software and digital health. Prior to BDC, Meryeme was an investor at Medteq, where she focused on early-stage investments in digital health, diagnostics and medical device companies. Meryeme started her career as a consultant in bioproducts and wearables before co-founding a venture-backed health tech startup. Meryeme is active in the startup community, including mentorship roles with a number of Montreal-based incubators and accelerators.
Sessions
Investor AMA: Investing in today's climate
July 11, 2024 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
It's hard to read the current economic climate. Sustained inflation chased money from stocks into savings, while spooked investors fled a crypto collapse. Almost overnight, the launch of ChatGPT changed every startup product. Soon, it will change the makeup of founding teams. It's a time of high uncertainty and high opportunity—which means that for many investors, it's back to basics. And for many founders, it's self-funded growth and strategic partners. This panel is a chance ask leading investors your questions about where their heads are at, what they're looking for, and how the companies they back are weathering the storm. See more.