{"id":28397,"date":"2026-06-16T10:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/permission-to-prompt-ai-path-from-experimentation-to-scale\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:58:31","slug":"canadas-tech-growth-challenge","status":"publish","type":"rbc_tl","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/canadas-tech-growth-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Tech Growth Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian tech companies need global investors, global customers and global ambition. Canada needs a stronger scale-up system at home so more of the capital, customers, talent and long-term value creation stay connected to this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Stackhouse sits down with Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures and Sid Paquette of RBCx to discuss Canada&#8217;s growth capital gap, the role of domestic capital, why customers and procurement matter, and where Canada can still build globally competitive technology companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s some of what you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-list is-style-blue-disc\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where Canada&#8217;s tech capital gap shows up as companies move from startup to scale-up<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why global capital is necessary, but domestic capital still matters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Canadian companies need more customers and procurement pathways, not just more funding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where Boris and Sid see Canada\u2019s strengths: energy, quantum, AI, physical AI and biotechnology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/68dbb58e-20fe-4270-86ca-5f63852aa333?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h4 id=\"h-faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d57d1e068f2bcd43b4ddd55866125416\">FAQs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-collapsible-accordion accordion\" id=\"&quot;accordionSet1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-collapsible-panel\"><div class=\"accordion-panel\"><button id=\"accordion-title528edcfe\" class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#accordion528edcfe\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionSet1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-28397-528edcfe\" aria-controls=\"accordion528edcfe\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"collapsible closed\" data-dig-label=\"What is this episode of Disruptors about?\" action-closed=\"collapsible closed\" action-opened=\"collapsible open\"><div>What is this episode of Disruptors about?<\/div><\/button><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"accordion528edcfe\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title528edcfe\"><div class=\"collapse-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode is about Canada&#8217;s tech growth capital gap and what Canadian companies need to compete globally from Canada. John Stackhouse speaks with Boris Wertz and Sid Paquette about domestic capital, global investors, procurement, AI, physical AI, bio and the long-term work of building more Canadian technology champions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-collapsible-panel\"><div class=\"accordion-panel\"><button id=\"accordion-title4ea0d1e4\" class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#accordion4ea0d1e4\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionSet1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-28397-4ea0d1e4\" aria-controls=\"accordion4ea0d1e4\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"collapsible closed\" data-dig-label=\"Who are the guests?\" action-closed=\"collapsible closed\" action-opened=\"collapsible open\"><div>Who are the guests?<\/div><\/button><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"accordion4ea0d1e4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title4ea0d1e4\"><div class=\"collapse-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guests are Boris Wertz, founder and general partner of Version One Ventures, and Sid Paquette, head of RBCx. The conversation is hosted by John Stackhouse on Disruptors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-collapsible-panel\"><div class=\"accordion-panel\"><button id=\"accordion-title1e6d704b\" class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#accordion1e6d704b\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionSet1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-28397-1e6d704b\" aria-controls=\"accordion1e6d704b\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"collapsible closed\" data-dig-label=\"What is the growth capital gap?\" action-closed=\"collapsible closed\" action-opened=\"collapsible open\"><div>What is the growth capital gap?<\/div><\/button><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"accordion1e6d704b\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title1e6d704b\"><div class=\"collapse-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the episode, Sid Paquette frames the issue as less about whether strong Canadian companies can raise capital globally and more about whether enough domestic capital is present when those companies reach the growth stage. The conversation also connects capital to customers, procurement, venture networks and long-term value creation in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-collapsible-panel\"><div class=\"accordion-panel\"><button id=\"accordion-title1d17cde3\" class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#accordion1d17cde3\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionSet1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-28397-1d17cde3\" aria-controls=\"accordion1d17cde3\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"collapsible closed\" data-dig-label=\"What does the episode say about AI?\" action-closed=\"collapsible closed\" action-opened=\"collapsible open\"><div>What does the episode say about AI?<\/div><\/button><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"accordion1d17cde3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title1d17cde3\"><div class=\"collapse-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boris Wertz argues that AI is creating faster cycles, more exponential outcomes and more concentration in fewer companies, founders and venture funds. 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