Isabelle Kirkwood

Turning ideas and information into compelling stories.

As a nationally-published journalist, I’ve covered game-changing venture deals and exits, delved into key issues impacting specific sectors, and profiled some of the country’s foremost startups, investors, and thought leaders.

Two years ago, I decided to go indie, and since then have helped tech companies and investors build an audience and share valuable insights with the world.

From my home base in the mountains of Squamish, British Columbia, I offer a variety of writing and editing services, all focused on amplifying the voices of individuals, businesses, and publications online.

My services

  • Ghostwriting

    I take original insights and combine them with your unique brand and voice to create engaging thought leadership content.

  • Journalism

    From profiling founders to digging deep into specific sectors, my goal as a journalist is to engage readers with meaningful and thought-provoking stories.

  • Reports & White Papers

    Data is worth nothing if you don’t know how to use it. My specialty is turning research and raw information into an intriguing narrative.

  • Copyediting

    I focus on accuracy, clarity, style, and timely delivery to get your next big project over the finish line.

  • Press Materials

    My experience in the newsroom has taught me exactly what media look for in a great pitch or press release.

  • "Isabelle is one of the most talented young journalists in Canada today. Her dogged reporting and attention to detail have resulted in several features BetaKit has been most proud to publish."

    Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit

  • "Isabelle’s work with us has spanned from ideation to writing extensive content pieces. Driven by her interests in technology, business and investing, Isabelle has the unique ability to combine important details of a story together with critical insights, bringing the key elements to the forefront thus capturing the attention of the reader. We enjoy working with Isabelle, and strongly recommend her."

    Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures

  • “Isabelle has done an amazing job of taking complex business processes and concepts and distilling them down to simple, easy to understand articles that our clients and team can consume and action upon.”

    David Strebinger, CEO of Paywith

Who I’ve worked with

From fast-moving startups to leading venture capital firms and national publications, my work spans all facets of the tech sector.

My bylines

  • "There's a storm coming, but we're on a good boat." Koho says it's ready to navigate downturn

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  • Tech leaders like Shopify are TV-ifying the traditional company meeting

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  • Turning personal tragedy into a life optimization platform

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  • How a shift in strategy took once-struggling Looka back to profitability

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  • Plooto wants to solve the problem keeping entrepreneurs up at night

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  • Toronto venture funding plunged to a two-year low in third quarter of 2022.

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  • Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: FinTechs “need to be ready” for upcoming retail payments regulations

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  • How Launchpad Technologies’ Bruce Qi bootstrapped $500 into $10 million

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  • Larger rounds, US dollars fuelled Canadian tech’s record-shattering 2021

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