The story of Techaide

in brief

Mission

Techaide unites people from diverse backgrounds and life stories, while having a common goal to raise funds, mobilize resources and encourage innovative approaches to help eradicate social inequalities. We believe everyone living in Greater Montreal should have the opportunity to thrive.

All funds raised by Techaide are invested across Centraide’s extensive network of agencies that are on the frontlines of combating social issues.

Origin

Alan MacIntosh and Alain Auclair, both involved in different charity boards, saw first hand the missing connection between the tech and social worlds. Their wish? Seeing thriving tech entrepreneurs work side by side with community agency leaders to make sure every Montrealer gets their chance to prosper.

Launched with the support and values of OSMO, Techaide is a grassroots collective to inspire the Montreal tech ecosystem to get together to give back to our local community.

Techaide seeks to empower Montreal’s tech community to become a force for good, to give back to those in need, to combat social exclusion & poverty, and to foster a generous culture spanning generations.

The people behind the curtains making change happen.

Techaide Collective Trustees

Techaide Trustees lead our organization with the future in mind, steering our growth in becoming a major force of social good for our communities.

Alan MacIntosh

AgeTech Capital, OSMO

” It feels good to work with like-minded people who care about making a difference for our community.

Diana Rebmann

Google

” It feels good to do good.

Laurent Maisonnave

Visualping

“Let’s Have a Positive Impact on Our Beloved Montreal.

Marie-Eve Bernard

Nesto

“We get to give back, make a real impact in people’s lives and have fun while we’re doing it.

Nectarios Economakis

Amiral Ventures

Techaide Ambassadors

Building bridges and spreading the word, Techaide Ambassadors communicate our core values of generosity, social equity, and mutual aid in their respective domains and communities.

” Alone we go faster, together we go further.

Annie Devriese

Garage&co

Alberto Nerio

Lophira

Carolina Gallo

GE

Diana Soler

Assent

Farnel Fleurant

Workind

” Happy to leverage my tech skills for a good cause.

François De Kerret

Zeffy

” I want to invest myself with passion in doing good for our great city.

François Pelland

Tencent

Gabriel Sundaram

Mission

Gregory Whiteside

HumanFirst

We can all do our part to make Montreal a better place to live for everyone; if you’d like to help.

Hugo Larochelle

Google Brain

Jean-Luc Sanscartier

Google

Jérémie Gaudreault

Pinch Talent

Jérôme Paradis

Jet Rebellion

I love Techaide’s mission and am thrilled to participate in rallying the tech and startup community for the greater good.

Katy Yam

Real Ventures

Techaide allows me to help and be aligned with my values and those of my company.

Louis Chaussé

Auxilio

Helping each other to succeed, succeeding to give back.

Marc-Antoine Ross

StreamingFast

Giving back to Montreal.

Marie-Claude Elie

Google

Nabil Beitinjaneh

McGill University

Nicholas Morel

Google

Investing in our community is everyone’s responsibility!

Pascale Audette

AgeTech Capital

I enjoy engaging with the tech community to make a difference in the greater community.

Phil G. Joseph

Rep Matters

Montreal’s community spirit is what makes it great. Giving back helps us keep that spirit strong.

Philippe Beaudoin

Waverly

Giving to others is one of the most rewarding feelings a person can have. I’m proud to be part of Techaide MTL.

Richard Cohene

Lightspeed

Roxanne Lessard

Panorama

Technology can do a lot of good for society.

Sasha Luccioni

Mila

Montreal is a wonderful city that has given me a lot since I arrived here. Techaide has allowed me to give something back.

Shibl Mourad

DeepMind

Yann Dauphin

Google

JL Maréchaux

Google

Techaide Partners

Through its support, our partners contributes to the sustainability of Techaide by providing resources that support the ambassadors and their initiatives throughout the year

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