Alison Kaizer says founders must build hiring muscles in the AI era

Alison Kaizer, a partner in talent at Golden Ventures, took to the main stage at Uniting the Prairies 2026 on April 30 in Saskatoon to break down how one of Canada’s top seed-stage funds builds what she calls a “talent engine” for early-stage founders. “It’s really on the company to build the muscle of attracting and closing the best talent.” In conversation with her partner, the founder and creator of Boardy AI, Andrew D’Souza, Kaizer framed hiring as one of the most misunderstood parts of comp