Montreal Start Up

On our CONTACT page we invite entrepreneurs to drop us an e-mail if they have any questions or an investment opportunity for us. We get a lot of e-mails and they range from the short and sharp;

"I have a startup with a completed Beta, let’s talk."

to the long winded;

"The idea my father and I have is to locate a financial partner to help us finish building the (xxx) design and put it into production, to sell it to those who enjoy a premium life. As a first impression, it might sound like …………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… a beautiful piece of music from Beethoven or a fine Picasso painting."

We try and reply to all the e-mail we receive but given the volume we do tend to prioritize our replies. We make often snap judgements based on your initial approach - with limited time and lots of ideas, we have too - so when you first contact us make the effort to send through something that might capture our attention. So if you want to get a quicker reply I’d suggest that you include as much of the following as possible:

• A little bit about yourself.
• What your trying to build and who might want it (if you are concerned about NDA’s - relax, we are too busy to steal your idea and we wouldn’t be as good as you at executing it anyway !)
• What stage your business is at; concept, beta, live, pre-revenue etc.
• What you want from us; just meet to talk through an idea, pitch us for an investment etc.
• Confirm that you are based in Montreal or are seriously interested in growing your business from here.
• Confirm that you have read our ABOUT page and understand the types of investment we are interested in.

When it comes to raising money for your start-up, from MSU or anyone else, its important to remember that you’re not just up against  your market competitors, but also other un-related start-up’s vying for the same investment dollars.