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Check out what the biggest tech week has in store for you, we release another Elevator Pitch, plus more opportunities for you

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Alex at TechTO
March 20, 2025

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ELEVATOR PITCH 🎤

It’s time for another episode of the TechTO ‘Elevator Pitch Series’. We get pitched by up-and-coming startups as we ride the elevator 18 floors. A literal Elevator Pitch.

In today's episode of the Elevator Pitch Series, we hear a pitch from Juliana Casale, Founder and CEO at Balloon Water.

Focusing on CPG today for our pitch, we meet the brand new, and very refreshing Balloon Water that is taking the space by storm, offering a new way to enjoy your sparkling drinks, with less sugar and calories.

Listen to the full pitch now!  

Want to learn more? Connect with them at balloonwater.com/pages/contact 

Stay tuned for new episodes of our Elevator pitch series all year long. We will be dropping them across social and in every Thursday newsletter!

STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES TO SHINE ✨

  • The #CIXSummit by Elevate Tech, is Canada’s largest startup awards and investment summit, uniting tech founders, investors, and industry advisors to power new deals. Join in real life on March 26 at Design Exchange in Toronto Get your tickets here: https://cixsummit.com/ — Use code TECHTOFRIENDSCIX2025 for a 20% discount. Also, TechTO has partnered with BetaKit, National Bank of Canada, Fasken Emerging Tech and GuruLink to host the Official CIX After Party. Grab your After Party ticket here

  • Know a Jewish founder ready to take their startup to the next level? Applications are now open for the ChaiTech Accelerator – Spring Cohort! This six-month program is designed to help founders scale with expert guidance, top-tier mentorship, and a thriving community. Learn more about the Accelerator at chaitech.ca and apply for the cohort here

  • Montreal Women Builders: Connect, learn, and grow with top women founders and operators in tech! Join TechTO and #RealFellows by Real Ventures on March 31 in Montreal for a Women Builders Dinner. It’s an evening to celebrate women builders in tech who are sharing what it takes to get your ideas off the ground. Apply here to attend

  • BetaKit is releasing its first annual edition called BetaKit’s Most Ambitious, and they need your help to share who should be on it. Share yours on this intake form by March 24. As long as they’re using tech as part of their work, they’re eligible. We’ll narrow it down from there. Most Ambitious will be released as our first ever print issue, as well as a digital magazine. Both will be dropped on the first day of Toronto Tech Week. These are the stories that can inspire, excite, and unite Canadian tech.

COMMUNITY

Toronto Tech Week is quickly approaching, and TechTO is finalizing an exciting lineup of events. From June 23-27, Toronto’s tech scene will be thriving with events and activations taking place all week long across the city, including our own.

As a valued member of our community, we want you to be the first to know. Here’s a preview of what’s in store!

A Place to Call Home for the Week: TechTO HQ

At TechTO, we are so excited to say that we have partnered with StartWell to create the TechTO HQ, a place you can call home all week long. With space to work, network and hear curated content for a full five days, it’s going to be jam packed and the place to be all week long.

We’re taking over half of StartWell as our HQ for the week

TechTO Stage

All week long on the TechTO Stage, we will be running programmed talks including the Peerscale Off the Record sessions with top Founders sharing their unfiltered journey, a Funding Stage giving a deep dive on the various ways to fund your business, and various Market Overview Sessions hosted by renowned research partners on verticals including InsurTech, AgeTech, FinTech and more!

If you want to be part of the programmed content and help us fill our stages, reach out to us at [email protected]. More programming announcements to come.

The TechTO stage will bring the best in tech to you, in real life

TechTO Members Lounge

TechTO members will have special access to our TechTO Member Lounge, flowing with coffee and snacks to help fuel you for the day ahead.

The space will be reserved with desks and meeting space so you can enjoy a comfortable work station while also mingling with others.

The TechTO Member’s Lounge is equipped with work stations and comfortable areas to relax and mingle

The TechTO Member’s Lounge is equipped with work stations and comfortable areas to relax and mingle

Workshop Rooms

You’ll also want to check out our Workshop Rooms, where we will conduct open office hours with VCs and top experts in tech. Come and ask questions, pitch your ideas and get valuable real-time feedback for your startup, career or business idea.

The perfect space to pitch to the experts

We’re just getting started! We have more to be announced in the coming weeks! There will be other activations across the city that we are excited to be a part of. Stay tuned for more updates next week!

If you’re a business looking to activate during Toronto Tech Week now is the time to get in touch. TechTO is the most connected tech community & the most active tech event production company in Canada. We’d love to help support making your activation come alive either at the TechTO HQ or across our other activations throughout the city.

NEXT BIG GIGS 💼 

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