Brady Fletcher is the managing director of TSX Venture Exchange, the world’s preeminent global platform for facilitating venture stage capital formation. In 2018, early- and growth-stage companies raised over $6.79 billion in equity capital on the TSX Venture Exchange. With a background in computer engineering, Brady spent almost a decade in investment banking, primarily focused on financing and advising technology and diversified issuers through strategic transactions. The views, opinions, and advice provided in this article reflect those of the individual authors and do not reflect the opinions or views of, nor are they endorsed by, TMX Group Limited or its affiliated companies.