# Tank Talks

> Tank Talks follows the journeys of founders, investors, and operators, while The Rundown examines the current events shaping technology, venture, and Canadian business.

Canonical URL: https://tanktalks.fm/

Tank Talks is a podcast from Ripple Ventures hosted by Matt Cohen. The main Tank Talks interview series follows founders, investors, and operators through the decisions, setbacks, financing choices, and operating lessons behind the companies they build. The Rundown is a recurring companion series in which Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo examine current events shaping technology, venture capital, startups, and Canadian business. Listeners can browse the episode archive, choose a cassette on the homepage, and open a dedicated episode page for guest background, an episode overview, key topics, timestamps when available, and links to the original release. Tank Talks is also available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Substack. Use the interview series when you want first-person company-building and investing experience. Use The Rundown when you want commentary on recent technology, capital, policy, and market developments.

## Series

- [Tank Talks interviews](https://tanktalks.fm/series/tank-talks): Long-form conversations with founders, investors, and operators.
- [The Rundown](https://tanktalks.fm/series/the-rundown): Current-events conversations with Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo.

## Recent episodes

- [The Rundown 8/24/26: Canada’s Hidden Leverage in America’s AI Race](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-82426-canadas-hidden) — 2026-08-24
- [What 30 years inside critical infrastructure teaches you about security | Karl Holmqvist, CEO of Lastwall](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/most-hacks-start-with-a-stolen-password) — 2026-08-21
- [The Rundown 8/13/26: AI’s Infrastructure Problem Is Bigger Than We Think](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-81326-ais-infrastructure) — 2026-08-13
- [CRO of Affirm on How “Buy now, pay later” Makes Money](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/how-buy-now-pay-later-really-works) — 2026-08-07
- [The Money Behind Money in VC | Julia Maltby](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/how-lps-pick-vcs-with-julia-maltby) — 2026-07-30
- [Why Software Lost Its Moat and Deep Tech Is Winning with Jacob Jackson of Julian Capital](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/why-software-lost-its-moat-and-deep) — 2026-07-23
- [The Rundown 7/20/26: TouchBistro’s Collapse, Meta’s $13B AI Bet, and Canada’s Defence Boom](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-72026-touchbistros-collapse) — 2026-07-20
- [Paul Ziadé: Why Canada’s Defence Complacency Ends with North Vector Dynamics](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/paul-ziade-why-canadas-defence-complacency) — 2026-07-16
- [The 4.3 Trillion Dollar Problem: Why Venture’s Liquidity Crisis Is Here to Stay with John Rikhtegar and Peter Walker](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-43-trillion-dollar-problem-why) — 2026-07-13
- [Arctic Edge Panel: Defence Tech, Dual-Use, and the Future of Canadian Innovation](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/arctic-edge-panel-defence-tech-dual) — 2026-07-02
- [Toronto Tech Week and the New Era of Canadian Startup Ambition](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/toronto-tech-week-and-the-new-era) — 2026-06-26
- [The Rundown 6/23/26: The AI Hype Machine, Canada’s Capital Gap, and the Return of Hard Tech](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-62326-the-ai-hype-machine) — 2026-06-23
- [Why Canada’s Trading Market is Ready for Disruption with Michael Arbus of moomoo Canada](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/why-canadas-trading-market-is-ready) — 2026-06-17
- [The Brutal Truth About Hardware Startups and Physical AI with Aidan Madigan-Curtis of Eclipse Capital](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-brutal-truth-about-hardware-startups) — 2026-06-08
- [The Rundown 6/4/22: Alphabet’s $80B AI Bet, Anthropic’s IPO Push, and the New AI Capital War](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-6422-alphabets-80b-ai) — 2026-06-04
- [The Rundown 5/25/26: SPACs Are Back: Xanadu, UniUni, and Canada’s Capital Gap](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-52526-spacs-are-back) — 2026-05-25
- [The Case for Concentrated Seed with Jason Shuman of Primary Ventures](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-case-for-concentrated-seed-with) — 2026-05-21
- [Inside Canada’s Most Ambitious Space Infrastructure Company with Mina Mitry of Kepler Communications](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/inside-canadas-most-ambitious-space) — 2026-05-13
- [Bring it Home: Canada's Regulatory Gridlock & Real Estate Recovery with Jon Love of KingSett Capital](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/bring-it-home-canadas-regulatory) — 2026-05-07
- [The Rundown 4/28/26: Canada’s $25B Sovereign Wealth Fund: Genius Move or Political Slush Fund?](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-42826-canadas-25b-sovereign) — 2026-04-28
- [How to Get VC Funding in 2026 with Matt Cohen](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/how-to-get-vc-funding-in-2026-with) — 2026-04-23
- [The Rundown 4/15/26: Canada’s AI Crackdown, the Exit Tax Backlash, Cohere’s Germany Deal, and Hootsuite’s Reset](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-41526-canadas-ai-crackdown) — 2026-04-15
- [Demystifying Venture Debt: Funding Growth with Less Dilution with Marshall Hawks](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/demystifying-venture-debt-funding) — 2026-04-09
- [What Makes a Startup “Click”, Before it Even Exists? with Matt Cohen](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/what-makes-a-startup-click-before) — 2026-04-02
- [The Rundown 3/30/26: Ontario’s $4B AI Fund, SpaceX’s IPO, and Why Claude Is Winning Enterprise](https://tanktalks.fm/episodes/the-rundown-33026-ontarios-4b-ai) — 2026-03-30

## Listen and follow

- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tank-talks-by-ripple-ventures/id1515756053)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7v68cF3dwFtaV349QksaYL)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@thetanktalkspodcast)
- [Substack](https://tanktalks.substack.com/)