Francois Arbour: Bootstrapping to a 32M+ acquisition, and the importance of mental health for tech founders (S2.E1.)

Welcome to Season 2 of Backstage Pass! On this episode, we're super happy to have Francois Arbour! Francois is an active entrepreneur, mentor, and angel Investor with over 20 years of experience in technology and marketing. He founded and bootstrapped PremiumBeat to an eventual 32M+ sale to Shutterstock. Since the acquisition, he has led over 50+ investments in early-stage start-ups in Canada and globally. He's back in the game as a founder through Designstripe, a new tech startup.

In this episode, we go way beyond the professional, and into the less-talked-about subjects in tech. We'll hear from Francois about mental health, and why it's such an important issue.

Front Row Ventures is excited to take you backstage into Canada’s tech ecosystem and its success stories. We asked Canada’s leading investors, founders, and tech minds to share their experiences. From successful Canadians doing business in Canada to expats working abroad, we deep dive into their journey to success and the stories behind it. Come in close. Brace yourselves for the real stories; because we had the same questions. So we asked them.