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From Toronto's Startup Open House to Montreal's Tech Scene
What's up next? Glad you asked.
Alex at TechTO
October 14, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes
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📷 RECAP
What a week. A lot has happened, so here’s a quick rundown of the highlights.
We helped to bring Startup Open House to Toronto, and brought together more than 100 startups and 2500+ people to discover the startups and businesses building right here in the city.
Here’s some great recaps that capture the day:
We also closed out the night with the most epic After Party.
More updates from all things SOH coming soon, stay tuned…
✨ WE’RE COMING TO MONTREAL
Join us for a week of innovation and connection ✨
Get ready! We're coming back to Montreal from October 20-24 for an electrifying event series.
This isn't your average collection of meetups; it's a strategically designed week to ignite, instruct, and inspire the city's current and future innovators.
Here’s what’s on the calendar for the week and everything we’ve recently announced:
DAY ONE: Monday, October 20
Success Stories and Lessons for Founders
The centerpiece event, Made In Montreal: From Bagels to Billion-Dollar Ideas hosted at HEC Montréal, aims to explore the unique journey of building a global enterprise from the city. This session will provide founders with invaluable lessons drawn from icons Harley Finkelstein (Shopify) and David Segal (David’s Tea), showcasing success stories that validate Montreal's potential as a global tech hub. It’s a deep dive into the practical realities of building in Montreal, leveraging its distinct cultural and academic strengths.
DAY TWO: Tuesday, October 21
Fundraising, Pitching, and Investing
For founders seeking capital, the series provides direct routes to investors. The Boast Funding Stage and the Venture Showcase are critical events focusing on pitching and fundraising today. These stages allow emerging companies to present their vision directly to venture capitalists and strategic partners, driving crucial connections for securing seed, growth, or Series A funding.
Only 3 spots left for the Venture Showcase! Make sure you register!
DAY THREE: Wednesday, October 22
Market Overviews and Tech Trends
To ensure founders are building for the future, TechTO is offering specialized Market Overview sessions that dissect high-growth verticals. Sessions like the Market Overview — Gaming Tech and Market Overview — Travel provide in-depth analyses of specific tech trends, helping leaders understand sector-specific challenges, opportunities, and competitive landscapes.
Max Tremaine (our host of the Travel Market Overview) shared more about why this is an opportunity for any future builder:
The travel market is exciting because it is very large, very competitive, and very far behind. Travel is a $1T market, where companies struggle to find differentiation, and much of the infrastructure was built in the 1950s. With a new technological paradigm leaders in the industry are looking for new ways to leapfrog the competition, and there are many opportunities to grow quickly from 0.
TRAVEL SPEAKERS: Get excited to hear from, Marc-Antoine Bonin (Planned), Jo Lai (Hopper), Andrew Lockhead (Stay22), Mia Morisset (Inovia), and Chris Hakim (Wingbuddy).
GAMING SPEAKERS: Get excited to hear from, Andy Mauro (Storycraft), Francois Pelland (LocusX), David Chartrand (Squido Studio), and Brandon Weinman-Tyre (Rivr).
DAY FOUR: Thursday, October 23
Diversity and Community Building
Crucially, the series places a significant emphasis on supporting diverse founders. The TechTO x StandUp Ventures: Together With Women and The Founder's Collective: A Curated Dinner Series for Women Shaping the Future (presented by BDC Thrive Venture Fund) are dedicated to elevating and connecting women in tech, offering bespoke networking and mentorship to address the unique challenges they face in securing funding and leadership roles.
💼 NEXT BIG GIGS
Check out the next big gigs in tech we think you’ll love:
Baseline, offering a market-leading SaaS Product in the private-lending sector is hiring for 5 roles in Toronto
Join the forefront of AI-driven organizational transformation by coaching clients, generating insights, and helping teams achieve their performance goals as Impro.AI’s next Performance Strategist
Join the SalesJack team as a Hybrid, Data Engineer, and take full ownership of leading their data pipelines development.
Looking to hire or get hired? Check out the TechTO Job Board to see 1,000+ opportunities and learn how to get your companies jobs featured.
📆 MARK YOUR CALENDARS
MONTREAL EVENTS: We’re back in Montreal from October 20-24, and hosting 7 events over 3 days — SAVE YOUR SPOT
Together Toronto: Monday, November 3 @ 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE
TechTO Roadtrip to SAAS North: Tuesday, November 4 @ 10:00am — REGISTER HERE
Sales Toronto: Wednesday, November 12 @ 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE
Health Toronto: Wednesday, November 19 @ 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE
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