Boutique Strategic Consultancy

Strategic Programs, Partnerships & Market Expansion

Canvus helps startups, investors, and organisations design and launch high-impact initiatives — from founder programmes to international expansion strategies.

Led by Josie Hall, former Program Manager at Google and Head of Partnerships & Programs (Asia) at Founders Forum.

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Josie Hall

Founder, Canvus

Google Founders Forum Dataform

Program Design· Strategic Partnerships· Market Expansion· Founder Ecosystems· Events & Community· International Growth· Accelerator Design· Investor Networks· Program Design· Strategic Partnerships· Market Expansion· Founder Ecosystems· Events & Community· International Growth· Accelerator Design· Investor Networks·

About

Built on experience.
Focused on impact.

Canvus is a boutique consultancy founded by Josie Hall, specialising in building programmes and partnerships that connect startups, investors, corporates, and government.

Josie has over nine years of experience leading complex initiatives across Europe and Asia, including product launches at Google and international expansion for Founders Forum.

Her work focuses on helping organisations design initiatives that bring the right people together and create meaningful impact across startup ecosystems.

Years of experience

Continents

150+

Customers scaled

Services

What Canvus does

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Program Design

Designing accelerators, founder programmes, ecosystem initiatives, and innovation programmes.

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Strategic Partnerships

Building partnerships between startups, corporates, governments, and investors.

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Market Expansion

Supporting companies entering new markets and building local networks.

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Events & Community

Designing founder gatherings, ecosystem events, and strategic convenings.

Experience

Selected Experience

Founders Forum

Head of Partnerships & Programs, Asia

Led the expansion of Founders Forum's programmes and partnerships across Asia, working with governments, investors, and global technology leaders.

Google

Program Manager

Managed the relaunch of Dataform following Google's $30M acquisition, coordinating engineering, product, and go-to-market teams globally.

Dataform

Growth Manager

Early team member helping scale the company from 2 to 150+ customers prior to acquisition by Google.

What people say

"Josie helped us shape and execute several key growth initiatives — from refining our positioning and thought leadership to developing customer stories and building partnerships within our ecosystem. She brings a rare mix of strategic thinking and hands-on execution and is an absolute joy to work with. She is one of those rare people who combines real talent with genuine warmth — she cares deeply, works tirelessly, and makes every team better for having her in it."

Dan Lee

Founder, Outlier & CTO, Fit Collective

"Josie has been instrumental in delivering Tech Nation's UK Expansion Programme in Singapore. She brings deep understanding of both the UK and Southeast Asian startup ecosystems and has played a key role in connecting high-growth Singapore companies with mentors, partners and opportunities in the UK. Her strategic approach and attention to detail ensure the programme consistently delivers meaningful outcomes for founders."

Ellie Steele

GM, Tech Nation

Contact

Let's build something meaningful.

Reach out to discuss a programme, partnership, or expansion initiative. Always happy to talk.

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Email josie@canvus.co

LinkedIn Josie Hall

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