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Nicole Verkindt

Tech Entrepreneur | Angel Investor | CEO, Buggy

Nicole Verkindt Headshot Apr 2023
Legacy Businesses Can't Ignore Startups
Showcase 2018: The Last Rows of the Chessboard
Bridging the Gap Women Face in the Workplace
Converting Rejection into Success
Nicole
Nicole Verkindt Headshot Apr 2023
Legacy Businesses Can't Ignore Startups
Showcase 2018: The Last Rows of the Chessboard
Bridging the Gap Women Face in the Workplace
Converting Rejection into Success

Named “Canada’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” by Startup Canada in 2017, Nicole Verkindt is a serial entrepreneur. She has a knack for finding industry gaps and building innovative platforms and technology to fill them. Speaking to the importance of entrepreneurial and disruptive thinking, diversity in leadership, technology, and innovation, Verkindt empowers audiences to turn their ideas into success.

Verkindt is the founder of OMX, an online supply chain data analytics business. This platform manages supplier data with a focus on ESG (environmental, social, governance) metrics, and is now a part of Morningstar. Today, Verkindt is the CEO of Buggy.ca, Canada’s rapid grocery delivery business, and an active angel investor involved in dozens of Canada’s early-stage tech businesses.

Verkindt is a frequent technology commentator and columnist. She was also an investor on Gimlet Media’s The Pitch and a “Dragon” on CBC’s Next Gen Den, which focused on early-stage technology. Verkindt has board experience on the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Business Council of Canada (BCC), and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. In 2019, she was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 under 40”.

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  • Nicole was simply excellent.  She gave an amazing presentation and we had great positive feedback from both students and teachers, as well as the entrepreneur mentors who made up our audience.  She is a real gem!

  • Thank you so much for suggesting Nicole for our Keynote Speaker. She was phenomenal! Very personable, great personality and a pleasure all around. We are very happy with the outcome.

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