GetFresh Ventures

GetFresh Ventures (GFV) is a venture catalyst and growth advisory firm founded in 2016, based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The firm was founded by Diraj Perkash Goel, a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience who previously led growth strategies at WebCT (exited to Blackboard for $180 million), Vision Critical (scaling revenue from $5 million to $120 million), and Hootsuite. The executive team also includes Hussein Kurji and Brendan Smith. GFV's stated mission is to help 10,000 founders cross $1 million in revenue, built by operators rather than spectators. The firm uses a proprietary Growth by Design (GxD) methodology, offering personalized strategies for revenue growth, operational optimization, and market value maximization while preserving founder equity and control. GFV operates across 26 portfolio companies in SaaS, healthtech, fintech, and software, and is also a Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) partner. Notable portfolio companies include Faber Technologies (a construction talent marketplace), PanGenomic (listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange), Social Nature (a product sampling platform), and FintechWerx (age-compliant payments and KYC, listed on the CSE in December 2023). Under Goel's leadership, GFV has guided over 60 companies, closed more than $50 million in funding, and driven six successful exits. The firm specializes in empowering early-stage startup founders, scaling service-to-software transitions for non-technical founders, and preparing established businesses for high-value exits. Goel has been recognized by VanTech Journal as 'the downturn whisperer' for his approach to building durable companies through adverse conditions.