Your Strategic Edge in Innovation & Growth

Launching and growing a business in today’s fast-paced world is complex - but with the right guidance, it’s where the bold thrive. At Tech First Advisory, we partner with visionary founders and innovation leaders to identify opportunities, solve hard problems, and build ventures that deliver real-world impact.

Whether you’re validating a new opportunity, preparing to raise capital, or scaling operations, our team becomes your fractional C-suite, unlocking the next chapter of growth.

We Build, Scale, and Fund the Future

    • Lead opportunity discovery and customer validation

    • Build compelling business models and value propositions

    • Run lean experiments, pilots, and go-to-market trials

    • Develop build/buy/partner strategies for speed and scalability

    • Share insights across ventures to continually refine studio playbooks

    • Shape venture strategy and align executive direction

    • Develop investment theses and secure internal buy-in

    • Recruit, onboard, and coach founding or operational leadership

    • Align diverse stakeholders, from investors to partners

    • Establish governance structures, OKRs, and operating models

    • Foster inclusive, accountable, and adaptive team cultures

    • Build investor-ready pitch materials, datarooms, and forecasts

    • Support pre-seed to Series A fundraising with strategy and execution

    • Create robust investor pipelines and conduct outreach

    • Lead negotiations, term sheet reviews, and closing support

    • Coach founders through capital raises, financial diligence, and board engagement

    • Align business development goals with funding milestones and investor expectations

    • Market & Commercial Strategy

    • Financial Modeling & Operations

    • Sales Pipeline & Partnership Development

    • Market Research & Opportunity Analysis

    • Hiring, Onboarding, and Team Structuring

    • Brand Strategy and Digital Positioning

Meet the Team

  • Parmjot Gill

    FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

    Executive Management | Strategy | Finance

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  • Hannah Borland

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

    Marketing | Brand | Project Management

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  • Samuel Garcia

    CONSULTANT

    Digital Marketing | Strategy

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Our Approach

At Tech First, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. We build custom, hands-on partnerships rooted in your venture’s unique needs and stage. Whether embedded with your team or acting as external strategists, our focus is on tangible results - delivered with transparency, urgency, and insight.

What sets us apart:

  • High-agency leadership with 40+ years across startups, venture studios, funds, and early growth

  • Proven success in capital raising, scaling, and exits

  • Expertise across climate tech, clean manufacturing, biotech, software, and more

  • Inclusive, equitable, and psychologically safe team dynamics

  • Commitment to excellence, curiosity, and measurable progress

We are specialists in early to mid stage companies with outsized potential—offering operational expertise, strategic clarity, and hands-on execution that turns vision into velocity.

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Let’s Build What’s Next

Whether you’re building a company from scratch or preparing for a major funding round, we’re here to help you go further, faster.

info@techfirstadvisory.com
(604) 849-0090

Vancouver, BC