Canada is building companies worth buying from, backing, and joining. On November 2, they open the floor.

Most people see Canadian innovation as a headline. A raise. An exit. A list.

Co-hosted with the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus Ecosystem team, more than 35 startups on one floor, with accelerators, founder programs and investors that back them. Startups from U of T, AI ventures from the Vector Institute, and from the TechTO community, all in one room. Come to buy. Come to back. Come to join.

🤝 B2B buyers: find the tools built here before your competitors do

💰 Investors: meet founders who are raising now, booth by booth

At 7 pm, Together Toronto takes the stage with the people who built some of Canada's biggest company stories.

Startup Showcase & Ecosystem Tours

Ecosystem tours start every 45 minutes from 4:15PM. See where Toronto's next startups start:

  • UTE: U of T's entrepreneurship network across all three campuses

  • ONRamp: UTE's co-working space for founders

  • Centre for Entrepreneurship: funding and mentorship for students, faculty and alumni

  • UTEST: U of T's incubator for deep tech and research startups

  • Black Founders Network: access, funding and community for Black founders at every stage

  • Vector Institute: one of Canada's top AI research institutes

  • Innovations & Partnerships Office: formalizing partnerships with U of T researchers and technologies

Speakers

Sam Pillar, Co-founder & CEO, JobberStarted Jobber in Edmonton in 2011 and grew it past 100,000 home and commercial service businesses. If you sell software to small businesses, this is the playbook.

Andrew Lockhead, Co-founder & CEO, Stay22Built Stay22 in Montreal into a platform that moved over $1B in travel bookings in 2025, then raised $122M from Summit Partners. A Canadian company winning the creator economy.

Noah Buchman, Co-founder, President & CRO, Propel HoldingsTook Propel from a 2011 startup to the TSX, with lending brands across Canada, the US and the UK. A rare inside look at building and listing a Canadian fintech.

Vanessa Galarneau, Co-founder, PluvoOttawa AI startup for finance teams. Raised a $5M seed and was picked for a16z speedrun from 19,000+ applicants. What it takes to build an AI company from Canada right now.

Agenda

4:00–7:00PM | Startup Showcase & Ecosystem Tours: on the 7th floor Winter Garden

6:30–7:00PM | Together Toronto networking

7:00–8:30PM | Together Toronto: community open mic, speakers and fireside chats

8:30–9:00PM | Resume networking

9:00 PM onwards | Afterparty (Offsite)

**Startup Showcase & Ecosystem Tours is free to attend. To stay for Together Toronto, pick the ticket that includes it. Only Together Toronto ticket holders get into the 6:30 pm networking and Together program.

Co-organized with the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus Ecosystem team, connecting innovators and leaders shaping the future of tech.