Delilah Panio

Delilah Panio is Vice President of U.S. Capital Formation for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) based in Southern California. In this role, Delilah advises U.S. companies on the opportunity to list and raise capital on Canada’s premier equity markets.

Previously, Delilah spent 10 years at TSX and TSXV in business development and strategy in Toronto. She has advised many companies on the going public process and provides an understanding of private and public financing options in Canada and the U.S.

Delilah is also the founder of Fortuna Funding which provides practical and intentional guidance on accessing aligned capital, particularly for female founders. She is a frequent speaker and pitch competition judge and coach, and a partner with UBS and Coralus on Project Female Founder (a global investor-readiness program).

Delilah sits on the Funding Committee for Women Leaders of Octane, the advisory board of WE Global (an innovation studio for women entrepreneurs), and the advisory board of The Allyship (driving change for women in venture capital). She is an Activator for Coralus (formerly SheEO) and led the 2016 US launch for this financing vehicle for female and non-binary founders.

Delilah is also the former Co-Founder of We Are Enough, a non-profit that educates women on why and how to invest in women-owned businesses and/or with a gender lens, which will be launching a global campaign in 2025.

Delilah holds an MBA in Enterprise Development and a BA in English and has completed a certification as a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner.