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Join the University of Toronto at Entrepreneurship Week March 2-6
Meet innovative founders, catch the live pitch competition for big prizes and more
Alex at TechTO
February 18, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes
And we’re opening it up to the TechTO community too.
U of T Entrepreneurship is one of our closest partners in this ecosystem. And for good reason.
U of T isn’t just advancing research. They're producing founders. Companies. Real traction.
$14B+ raised. 20,000+ jobs created since 2020. Ranked #1 in Canada for entrepreneurship (PitchBook, 2025).
During the week of March 2–6, their doors are open. And you're invited.
15+ events across the week – pitch competitions, panels, fireside chats, and more. But if you only block one day in your calendar, make it Thursday, March 5.
True Blue Impact Day @ Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Here's what's happening:
50+ startups showcasing their work across three floors. Not pitch decks. Not prototypes. Real products you can see and touch.
The Desjardins Startup Prize puts 10 companies on stage. They're competing for $100K+ in funding.
Judges? Eva Lau from Two Small Fish Ventures, Mina Mitry from Kepler, and Nishant Raizada from Desjardins.
These are companies with customers. With revenue. With momentum.
Watch the competition live.
Canada's Next AI Moment – Ambition the World Can Trust.
The day also features a keynote worth blocking your calendar for.
Featuring three U of T builders at the front of what's next:
Alán Aspuru-Guzik is leading the Acceleration Consortium. He's using AI to accelerate materials science and drug discovery.
Christine Allen built Intrepid Labs to turn lab breakthroughs into market-ready solutions faster.
Milica Radisic is pioneering organ-on-a-chip technology. It's changing how we test drugs and understand human disease.
They're not theorizing about the future. They're building it. Right here in Canada.
This is part of the same day. Same energy. Same room where the ecosystem comes together.
Featured Startups Driving Canada's Economy Forward
Meet six U of T-founded companies pushing Canada forward across sectors from AI to clean energy:
Research that became a product. A product that found customers. Customers that created traction.
This week is for you if:
You're an investor looking for companies built on real science solving real problems.
You're a founder who wants to see what breakthrough tech looks like when it's commercialized.
You're an operator ready to meet technical talent before everyone else finds them.
You're curious about what's being built in Canada that will matter globally.
Rooms fill fast. Conversations go deep. The community shows up.
Will you?
Space is limited.
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