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Bobbie Racette | Queer Founder in Tech

I’m Bobbie Racette. I built a tech platform from a $300 idea into a multi-million-dollar company - and ultimately led through a successful acquisition. As a Cree-Métis, queer woman, I became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to close a Series A and the first to build, scale, and sell a tech startup. This isn’t another leadership newsletter written from a pedestal. It’s the real, raw stories — the lessons, the losses, and the legacy I’m still building.

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The Fire Report | Issue 011 | Build It Anyway

The Fire ReportIssue 011 Hello, January loves to shout, “New Year, new you!” But in many Indigenous teachings, winter isn’t a time of endings or fast starts. It’s a time of breath. Of listening. Of moving slow and steady. The earth is still quiet. The animals are still curled in. And we’re allowed to be, too. If you’re not ready to overhaul your habits, sprint toward new goals, or radically reinvent yourself just because the calendar flipped, that’s okay. There’s no deadline on clarity. This...

The Fire ReportIssue 010 Hello, Winter is not a season of stopping, it’s a season of becoming. In Cree teachings, the land doesn’t sleep through winter. It rests. It restores. It gathers strength for what’s next. And we move within that same cycle. When we’ve been shaped by hustle or survival, rest can feel undeserved. But rest is not absence, it’s preparation. It’s where clarity emerges and resilience is rebuilt, quietly and intentionally. In this issue, I’m sharing how I slow down at year’s...

The Fire ReportIssue 006 Hello, This week, I closed a chapter that began at my kitchen table. In 2022, I became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to raise a Series A, and this week I became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to successfully exit a tech company. And I did it by building something that was never supposed to exist: a business powered by underestimated talent. That milestone means a lot. Not just for me, but for the founders watching from the margins, wondering if there’s...

The Fire ReportIssue 003 Hello, I’m writing this note from a tiny corner of the world where the sun feels like ceremony and the ocean reminds me of what rhythm really means. There’s something deeply human about water, isn’t there? Something that speaks to all of us, no matter how digital our lives become. As I take this short pause for my second honeymoon in the Dominican Republic, a joyful breath in the midst of a big life, I’m reminded that leadership isn’t just about output. It’s about how...