Building a $150M Corporate Venture Fund | Talia Abramowitz & Deloitte Ventures

Should you leave your steady corporate job to start a business?

In this episode of The Profit or Pivot Podcast I speak with Talia Abramowitz, a partner at Deloitte, the largest professional services firm in the world ($70B in revenues) and the founder of Deloitte Ventures, a $150 million corporate venture capital fund.

Talia shares how she carved out entrepreneurial opportunities within the corporate giant, built a 500-person AI practice from scratch, and what it really takes to launch a corporate venture fund. Whether you're a founder raising capital, an investor seeking insight into CVC strategy, or a corporate leader itching to innovate from within, this episode is for you.

🔍 Topics We Cover:

• Why she chose to stay in corporate despite wanting to be an entrepreneur


• How Deloitte Ventures was created and what it looks for in startups


• Why Canada’s venture ecosystem lags behind (and how to fix it)


• Evaluating founders and spotting red flags during diligence


• When to quit your job to build a business


• Is a modern university degree useless

💬 Question for You: Are you debating whether to stay in your job or start your own thing? Drop a comment, let's talk about it.

📢 Subscribe for more conversations with leaders who built, pivoted, and profited.

Want to watch the video version? Check it out on YouTube.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

About Talia

Talia is the Managing Partner of Deloitte Ventures, a $150M corporate venture fund focused on emerging tech companies. She helped launch the fund in 2022. A 20-year Deloitte veteran, Talia previously served as the COO for Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice and for Omnia AI, the firm’s artificial intelligence practice which she helped build into a ~$100M business. Talia has more than a decade of experience providing valuation and M&A advisory services.

Connect with Talia here