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Events

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October 2026 1 gathering
  1. Proposed eChai Toronto Startup Mixer
    6 pm - 8 pm
    1 of 10 interested
1 DEC 2025 · Toronto eChai's Toronto Startup Mixer
28 AUG 2025 · Toronto Toronto Startup Social
24 JUL 2025 · Toronto Toronto Startup Social
1 MAR 2024 · Toronto New Brunswick Startup Meetup
22 JUN 2023 · Toronto Toronto Startup Meetup

Meanwhile, across eChai

Ahmedabad · Thu 24 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad · Thu 24 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad : SBR Edition Bengaluru · Fri 25 Sep The Great Product Festival 2026 Ahmedabad · Fri 25 Sep AI Cafe : Ahmedabad edition Hyderabad · Fri 25 Sep AI Builders Meetup : Hyderabad edition Delhi-NCR · Sat 26 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Delhi-NCR

Diaspora

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Ideogram Generative AI

Mohammad Norouzi, Chitwan Saharia, William Chan, Jonathan Ho

Founded 2022 by ex-Google Brain researchers; text-to-image generative model known for accurate in-image typography (a Midjourney/DALL-E rival). Raised US$16.5M seed (2023) then US$80M Series A (Feb 2024, a16...

Beacon Fintech

Stuart Szabo, Aditya Mhatre

Founded 2023 in Toronto. Fintech simplifying financial transitions for newcomers/immigrants to Canada. Raised CA$5.25M seed in 2024 and partnered with Deloitte and BMO. Co-founder Aditya Mhatre is of Indian ...

Endy Consumer brands

Mike Gettis & Rajen Ruparell

Founded 2015; Canada's leading bed-in-a-box D2C mattress brand. Acquired by Sleep Country Canada in a landmark ~$89M deal (announced Nov 2018) — $63.7M cash at close plus up to $25M in earn-outs. Founders st...

Loopio SaaS

Zak Hemraj, Matt York, Jafar Owainati

Founded 2014 in Toronto (bootstrapped for years); AI-powered RFP/RFI/DDQ and security-questionnaire response software serving 1,700+ global companies. Raised ~US$200M+. Note: co-founders Zak Hemraj and Jafar...

NuPort Robotics Logistics

Raghavender Sahdev & Bao Xin Chen

Founded 2019, Toronto. Autonomous middle-mile trucking: a retrofit system (controls, sensors, compute, NVIDIA DRIVE) that converts existing Class 8 trucks to drive autonomously on fixed short-haul routes bet...

Properly proptech

Proptech company modernizing home buying/selling with an iBuyer-style model; raised a $22M Series A. A recognizable Toronto proptech name in the 2023–2025 window.

Ritual Foodtech

Ray Reddy, Larry Stinson & Robert Kim

Founded 2014; social food-ordering / pickup app for restaurants. Raised US$120M+ from Greylock, Insight, Georgian Partners and others; a Georgian-led round valued it above US$300M. CEO Ray Reddy (Indian-orig...

Uplinq Fintech

Ron Benegbi, Patrick Reily

Founded 2021 in Toronto. AI-driven credit-scoring and risk-assessment infrastructure that helps small-business lenders extend fairer credit, using alternative data. Founder is an immigrant entrepreneur (not ...

Vena Solutions SaaS

Don Mal, George Papayiannis, Rishi Grover

Founded 2011 in Toronto (built out of a co-founder's parents' basement); FP&A / financial planning platform native to Excel and Microsoft 365. Crossed US$100M revenue in 2024; raised ~US$476M total, includin...

People

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Aditya Sain
Founder · Adonhead

On the map

Financial District 79

  • Alexi Alexi is an AI platform purpose-built for law firms.
  • Anthem Sports & Entertainment Anthem Sports & Entertainment is a global media platform whose mission is to build destination channels for passionate communities.
  • Ascendant FX Capital Simplify global payments with one connected platform for payables, receivables, and FX operations.
  • Avesdo The best real estate software for new home sales. Built by real estate professionals.
  • Banro Fintech in Financial District
  • Black Creek Investment Management Fintech in Financial District
  • Blanc Labs Accelerate your digital transformation with expert technology consulting. Blanc Labs drives innovation and maximizes outcomes.
  • Borrowell 1 in 10 Canadians use Borrowell to monitor their credit. No credit card or SIN needed. We're the only free credit score app made in Canada.
  • BrightHR CA Discover an all-in-one HR system that can do it all.
  • Bullfrog Power Climate / clean energy in Financial District
  • CanDeal.ca Fintech in Financial District
  • Clarity Recruitment Hire top financial and accounting talent with the help of Toronto recruitment agency, Clarity Recruitment.
  • Clearco (formerly Clearbanc) Get flexible ecommerce funding for your DTC brand.
  • Codebrew Games Independent game developer from Canada. Creator of Pocket City.
  • Cority Software Cority’s EHS software solutions unify compliance, safety, and ESG performance. Applied AI enables faster, smarter EHS management decisions.
  • Corpshore Solutions Multilingual BPO & IT outsourcing from Corpshore Solutions—customer support, back office, AI and software development for global brands.
  • Cryptostar Cryptocurrency Data Centers with Operations in USA & Canada. Built with the most sophisticated hardware on Earth.
  • Devbridge Build next-gen AI-native and cloud-native digital products with Cognizant’s digital engineering services.
  • DLT Labs Automate and validate every step of supply chain transactions with 100% data accuracy…
  • Docebo Discover how Docebo grew from an idea in Italy to a global industry leader that is shaping the future of learning.
  • Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust Proptech / real estate in Financial District
  • Dye & Durham We ensure the efficient, frictionless and secure functioning of some of the world's largest real estate markets.
  • Finance Professionals We are specialists fintech and financial services recruitment consultancy.
  • Flinks Flinks is an embedded finance platform unifying data connectivity, intelligence…
  • Forge Recruitment Forge Recruitment is your finance and legal recruitment firm. Canadian owned and operated with offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.
  • Foxquilt Insurtech in Financial District
  • Frontera Energy Logistics / supply chain in Financial District
  • Fusion Computing SaaS in Financial District
  • FutureVault AI-Powered Digital Vaults and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) for Financial Services and Wealth Management Enterprises, Advisors…
  • Game Hive Game Hive is a Toronto game studio making mobile games played by millions, including Tap Titans 2, Beat the Boss 4, and more.
  • HudBay Minerals B2B / enterprise in Financial District
  • Hydrostor Hydrostor’s long duration energy storage technology is accelerating the integration of renewable power for a cleaner…
  • Ideogram AI/ML in Financial District
  • illumin (AcuityAds) Marketing agency in Financial District
  • INSURE CANADA Compare affordable Super Visa Insurance, Visitor Insurance & International Student Insurance in Canada.
  • INTECH Risk Management INTECH Risk Management is the leading provider of independent insurance and risk management consulting services.
  • integrate.ai Agentic AI for the Enterprise
  • IQ PARTNERS Recruitment HR tech / future of work in Financial District
  • Jatheon Technologies Jatheon's AI data archiving solutions capture, analyze and retrieve communications from 30+ data sources for compliance…
  • KeyData Associates Your Key to Secure, Scalable & Streamlined Identity & Access Management
  • Kritik Education Kritik is a critical thinking tool that uses peer review and authorship transparency to enhance student engagement in the age of AI.
  • Ledn Access USD liquidity with Ledn’s secure bitcoin-backed loans - keep your BTC, get cash in hours, no selling required.
  • Leopard AI Leopard AI is your startup's most trusted fundraising partner.
  • Loans Canada Find the best personal loan. Apply & get multiple loan options. All credit scores welcome. Helping Canadians save for 13+ years 🇨🇦
  • Maropost SaaS in Financial District
  • Metaii SaaS in Financial District
  • Mountain Province Diamonds D2C / consumer in Financial District
  • MSH International Toronto Office Your trusted partner for international health and travel insurance. Backed by global expertise and end-to-end support.
  • Newton Fintech in Financial District
  • NFP HQ
  • Nobul AI/ML in Financial District
  • Northbridge Financial Fintech in Financial District
  • ODAIA Intelligence AI/ML in Financial District
  • Paays Leading Canadian auto finance fraud detection platform. Reduce fraud by 99% with ID verification, income verification, and AML solutions.
  • PartnerStack It takes pancakes to connect partnerships across the B2B network.
  • Peace Collective Giving back looks good on you.
  • Perch Buy the right property sooner, find your best mortgage and build wealth.
  • PolicyMe Quick insurance quotes with easy online applications for life insurance, home and auto insurance, health insurance…
  • Prodigy Education Make math fun and engaging with Prodigy! Curriculum-aligned, game-based learning helps students enjoy math
  • Prompt Payments Prompt Payments is a North American company known for high level of service for our client
  • Ratehub We are champions of choice. Compare Canada's best mortgage rates, credit cards, insurance quotes, and banking & investment products.
  • Recruitable ATS Our AI recruitment solutions built for agencies replace nine separate tools and cut recruiter admin work by 80%.
  • Rosenzweig & Company Big Firm Expertise Boutique Firm Service
  • Salt Edge With connections to 5000+ banks worldwide, we enable data aggregation, power secure and fast open banking payments…
  • SkyPower Climate / clean energy in Financial District
  • StackAdapt StackAdapt is the AI advertising platform that helps marketers orchestrate audiences, creative, channels…
  • Street Contxt (Canada) Street Context is email intelligence for the capital markets.
  • Swift Medical Get advanced wound care powered by AI with Swift.
  • Sysomos Turn media monitoring, social listening and AI signals into actionable intelligence with Meltwater.
  • Tailscale The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams.
  • Tekion (Canada) D2C / consumer in Financial District
  • The Murray Wealth Group World Class Investing. Helping Canadians grow, protect and understand their wealth through disciplined investment management.
  • Think Research Think Research has partnered with health systems facing long waits, staffing shortages, and rising complexity.
  • Versapay Accounts receivable should fuel momentum. Inefficient processes slow cash flow and hold you back.
  • Walnut Insurance One partner integration. Any insurance product. Launch in days, not years.
  • Winfotech Software development, FINTECH, EDTECH, IT Consulting, Software Design, Application Solutions, Educational Software Creator
  • XMG Studio Gaming in Financial District
  • Xref Canada Xref is the easiest way to make data driven HR decisions - hire with confidence, build culture with clarity…
  • Zafin Labs Americas Zafin helps regulated institutions orchestrate AI-driven change across agentic work, banking execution and enterprise integration.

Entertainment District 44

  • 500px Media / creator in Entertainment District
  • Ada (Ada Support) SaaS in Entertainment District
  • Atlas Paws Toronto's trusted destination for premium dog daycare, safe overnight boarding & pampering spa services.
  • Auralytix Canada Navigate the world of crypto and forex investing with confidence.
  • BioRender.com Create publication-ready scientific figures in minutes. Trusted by 4M+ researchers, 500K+ journal citations. Start free.
  • Blue J (Blue J Legal) Blue J is on a mission to bring absolute clarity to tax, everywhere and on-demand.
  • Canopy Labs SaaS in Entertainment District
  • Capstone Infrastructure Fintech in Entertainment District
  • Chefs Plate Foodtech / F&B in Entertainment District
  • Clipwire Games Clipwire is a mobile gaming studio in Toronto and creator of fan favorite Bingo Story.
  • Cohere Labs (Cohere For AI) Cohere Labs is Cohere's research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems.
  • Collage HR Collage HR | The Best HR Software for Canadian businesses. Manage all of your Core HR work in one place.
  • Common Wealth Retirement Fintech in Entertainment District
  • CompuStaff HR tech / future of work in Entertainment District
  • Cortex Design For entrepreneurs & corporations advancing humanity through product innovation: we provide turnkey solutions from design…
  • Difuze Ontario difuze offre des services clés en main en production et distribution de contenu, y compris en postproduction, doublage…
  • DotDaEngineer Juno-winning, Platinum-certified audio engineer with over 1B streams. DotDaEngineer helps artists craft unforgettable sound.
  • Felix Health Get care today with Felix.
  • Figure 1 Healthtech in Entertainment District
  • Float Financial Float helps close your books 8x faster. Expense management, corporate cards, bill pay, and business accounts in one platform.
  • FreshBooks SaaS in Entertainment District
  • Freshii Freshii restaurants offer a healthy and nutritious food menu.
  • GoBolt (formerly Second Closet / Bolt Logistics) Elevate your logistics game while reducing your carbon footprint with GoBolt, your trusted 3PL provider focused on sustainability.
  • Influitive Our Customer Advocacy Saas product and professional services allow your company to strategically discover…
  • JL Recording Studios Affordable professional sound recording, editing and audio mixing studio.
  • Kira Systems Due diligence is where deals slow down and margins disappear.
  • Kobo Media / creator in Entertainment District
  • Lake Find lake house rentals for your next family vacation. Browse homes, cabins and cottages at over 10,000 destinations.
  • League SaaS in Entertainment District
  • Maple Healthtech in Entertainment District
  • Mitch Insurance Brokers Fintech in Entertainment District
  • Nest Wealth Asset Management Reach your personal financial goals with a sophisticated wealth management solution…
  • Octup Octup is the 3PL analytics and billing platform that unifies data, automates invoicing, and builds client trust.
  • Peak Power Battery Energy Storage System development & energy optimization solutions for large energy users to cut costs and pursue net zero.
  • QuickPlay Media Quickplay is the Content to Value Operating System for media operators.
  • Ritual Delivery & takeout from the best local restaurants.
  • SpaceiShare Want to earn extra money from home? List a space in your home that you can offer to a friendly neighbour. It
  • Teambuy D2C / consumer in Entertainment District
  • Three Ships Three Ships Beauty offers natural, vegan & cruelty-free skincare products, proudly made in Canada.
  • Uberflip Uberflip offers a solution to help GTM teams plan, curate, design, build and measure personalized engagements at scale.
  • Voiceflow Voiceflow is the AI agent platform for customer experience automation.
  • Wealthsimple Being better than a bank means more of everything. Spend, trade and invest with Wealthsimple.
  • WGAMES WGAMES Inc. is a leading social and casual games company.
  • Zensurance At Zensurance we simplify the process of getting commercial insurance for your business. Get a free online quote!

North York 34

  • 1Password (AgileBits) Explore the 1Password history and the mission that guides our work. Learn about the core 1Password values that make us a leader in security.
  • Advantage Forensics (Canada) Advantage Forensics provides accident investigation and other professional forensic engineering services in Toronto and across Canada.
  • Aviron Interactive End boring workouts. Aviron's game-inspired rowers, bikes and treadmills make full-body cardio fun with games, classes, and streaming.
  • Canadian Software Agency SaaS in North York
  • CanadianSIM CanadianSIM helps students, tourists, and newcomers stay connected in Canada with affordable SIM and eSIM plans, fast activation…
  • Comet Entertainmet Gaming in North York
  • ConnectEV EV charger installation specialists for Toronto homeowners.
  • ContactPoint 360 Scale your business with global call center outsourcing. Reliable, cost-effective solutions for fast-growing companies.
  • Crypto Lounge Explore Crypto Lounge, the leading Toronto crypto exchange for buying and selling Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
  • Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) Dayforce is a global human capital management technology company with culture-driven innovation serving more than 50 countries.
  • Doking Canada B2B bubble tea & dessert ingredient supplier with Toronto & Montréal warehouses.
  • Entogo Canadian clean-energy and electrical-power equipment for utilities, industrial clients, EV charging networks and renewable-energy projects.
  • Fresh City Farms Foodtech / F&B in North York
  • GFL Environmental Climate / clean energy in North York
  • Inmotive Inmotive is the Canadian inventor of the Ingear two-speed transmission technology for electric vehicles.
  • Invixium Invixium delivers biometric access control, workforce and visitor management, and worker safety tracking solutions that improve security…
  • Laserglow Technologies Laserglow Technologies builds trusted hazard management and proximity detection systems that make workplaces safer.
  • Manifold Data Mining Manifold is a leading data, analytics and marketing services company specializing in consumer segmentation, mapping, trade area analysis…
  • Mevotech Mobility / EV in North York
  • Nelson Education Edtech in North York
  • Paradise Comics E-commerce / retail in North York
  • PEERAGE CAPITAL Fintech in North York
  • Rangle.io Agentic Product Engineering, on infrastructure you actually own. Small expert teams shipping production software in weeks.
  • RapidCents Fintech in North York
  • Right At Home Realty Right at Home Realty - the largest independent real estate brokerage in Canada.
  • Securian Canada We help make insurance easier to understand.
  • SHIPHYPE Logistics / supply chain in North York
  • ShipShop Looking for the best Shipshop Shipping Services rate and solution for your eCommerce business?
  • Sphere 3D DarkHorse Technologies Inc., formerly Sphere 3D Corp., develops distributed AI infrastructure with local power and community partnerships.
  • Tenstorrent Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI.
  • Tridel Built For Life. Tridel is deeply committed to building the highest quality condos in Toronto, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
  • Whitecap Canada Whitecap Canada delivers secure, custom software development from a 100% Canadian team.
  • XBASE Technologies Cybersecurity in North York
  • York Entrepreneurship Development Institute York Entrepreneurship Development Institute HQ

Mississauga 24

  • Aeromao Aeromao is a UAV drone manufacturer in Canada specializing in fixed-wing & VTOL drones, BVLOS operations…
  • Aptose Biosciences (Canada) Biotech in Mississauga
  • Baylis Medical Technologies Healthtech in Mississauga
  • BiblioCommons Subscribe to BiblioCommons to transform your public library’s online catalog, mobile app, website, events manager…
  • CodeTeck Explore comprehensive IT services in Canada with Code Teck.
  • DemandHub Text your customers. Get more reviews. Grow your business.
  • e-Zinc Climate / clean energy in Mississauga
  • ERP Buddies Authorized NetSuite Partner
  • Flash Forest Flash Forest is Canada's leading automated reforestation company.
  • GrayCyan SaaS in Mississauga
  • harpLabs SaaS in Mississauga
  • Mama Earth Organics Foodtech / F&B in Mississauga
  • Mill Street Brewery Foodtech / F&B in Mississauga
  • OTI Lumionics OTI develops mass-production ready advanced materials for next-generation electronics using quantum simulations, AI, and pilot testing.
  • Profound Medical (Canada) This is a Page excerpt. It will be displayed for search results
  • Soft Tech Cube We believe that a website makes a solid online presence for any business.
  • SoftwareWOW The Canadian tech company that make small businesses go big on the Internet and make more dollars! 💵
  • Supertech Software SaaS in Mississauga
  • Survalent Survalent is the most trusted provider of fully integrated ADMS systems for electric, water/wastewater, oil & gas, renewable energy…
  • Synaptive (Canada) Robotics in Mississauga
  • Uptake Canada Understand the benefits of fleet maintenance for timely repairs and reduced vehicle downtime using Uptake’s innovative solutions.
  • Vive Crop Protection Agritech in Mississauga
  • Westmont Hospitality Group Healthtech in Mississauga
  • Xenara Technology Xenara is a Canadian software and AI company building field service platforms, AI receptionists, hospital management systems…

Downtown Toronto 16

  • Aislelabs Aislelabs WiFi Marketing Solutions.
  • BitXCanada (Bitcoin Exchange Canada) Buy, Sell, Trade Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency with Ease. Canada’s trusted platform for seamless currency and crypto. Get Started!
  • Call Force Global A nearshore BPO with delivery teams in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Guyana and Colombia.
  • ChargeLab Mobility / EV in Downtown Toronto
  • Chatr D2C / consumer in Downtown Toronto
  • DivNotes We build the solutions of tomorrow for today
  • Engineering Link (Canada) Since 2009, Engineering Link is your trusted engineering consulting firm for buildings and structures across Canada.
  • Flybits SaaS in Downtown Toronto
  • Greenhouse Juice Foodtech / F&B in Downtown Toronto
  • HSB Canada Fintech in Downtown Toronto
  • Hyre SaaS in Downtown Toronto
  • ICICI Bank Canada ICICI Canada offers international money transfer services like personal banking, mortgages, GICs, term deposits, and business banking.
  • Knit People Knit is Canada's leading payroll software for Canadian small businesses.
  • Motion Recruitment HR tech / future of work in Downtown Toronto
  • Points (Points.com) SaaS in Downtown Toronto
  • Requity Homes Rent-to-own your dream home with Requity Homes. Start with 2% down, build savings and credit, and own in 3 years.

Liberty Village 14

  • Achievers Achievers is an employee recognition and rewards software that increases engagement and performance in leading organizations.
  • Armilla AI Protect your business from AI-related risks with Armilla’s insurance coverage.
  • Blue Ant Media Media / creator in Liberty Village
  • Canterbury Music Company Media / creator in Liberty Village
  • Dream Payments Fintech in Liberty Village
  • HEALWELL AI AI/ML in Liberty Village
  • Invictus Solar Climate / clean energy in Liberty Village
  • Overactive Media Overactive Media is a global esports and entertainment organization focused on creating immersive experiences for players and fans.
  • Solar Provider Group Climate / clean energy in Liberty Village
  • Tilt Payments Fintech in Liberty Village
  • Toronto Sound Media / creator in Liberty Village
  • TransPod B2B / enterprise in Liberty Village
  • Vena Solutions Connect financial and operational planning, decisioning and close with Vena’s platform, powered by cumulative business context…
  • Web4Realty Web4Realty is an all-in-one marketing platform for real estate professionals. Includes IDX websites, built-in CRM, AI-powered marketing.

King West 12

  • A-Zone Gaming A gaming lounge
  • Big Smoke Burger Find your favourite100% CANADIAN BEEF BURGERS!Our burgers are made with 100% Canadian beef—fresh, locally sourced…
  • Faire Faire is the platform connecting thousands of brands and retailers worldwide.
  • Medchart Medchart is an online medical record sharing platform that connects law firms, insurance, hospitals, clinics and health providers.
  • Method CRM Method is the customizable CRM for QuickBooks and Xero users.
  • Rocket Lab Space Systems Deeptech in King West
  • TealBook We believe empowering businesses with supplier intelligence enhances resilience & mitigates risks to help create new opportunities.
  • Thoughtworks Canada We’re a global technology consultancy delivering extraordinary impact through industry-leading practices, blending design…
  • tinyAlbert tinyAlbert: Your AI-powered email marketing manager for creating, sending & managing emails in minutes.
  • Vast Studios Vast Studio crafts handmade bathtubs and sinks in the USA, featuring custom textures and Pantone color matching with various concrete…
  • Wahi Wahi, Canada's innovative platform for buying and selling homes. Make your next real estate move on your own terms.
  • WISK Simplify your hotel, bar or restaurant operations with WISK’s inventory management software.

Markham 12

  • Allergan (Canada) Allergan Aesthetics develops, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of leading brands and products including facial injectables…
  • Bittele Electronics Turn-key Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly is our specialty.
  • EmersonGrow Technology EmersonGrow | Top 5 LED Grow Lights of Ontario, Canada | From Home Grow to Commercial Grade Grow Lights.
  • Ethnic Channels Group Ethnic Channels Group (ECG), is the world
  • Liv Metta Liv Metta offers a sustainable, vegan, halal, and cruelty-free skincare and wellness line crafted with eco-friendly…
  • meels Chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals delivered to your door. Fresh, never frozen. Organic, non-GMO ingredients.
  • Nesto Home Fintech in Markham
  • NordSpace For all Canadians. Responsive and sustainable space missions, from anywhere on Earth to anywhere in space.
  • PakFactory Your top choice for custom printed packaging in US & Canada. PakFactory tailors packaging solutions for you from consultation to delivery.
  • Premier Construction Software Premier's cloud construction ERP speeds up billing, streamlines workflows, and eliminates manual tasks. Built for GCs and home builders.
  • siberX Cybersecurity in Markham
  • Stokast (Canada) Bringing your designs to life with precision and expertise.

St. Lawrence Market 12

  • Ben McNally Books E-commerce / retail in St. Lawrence Market
  • CampBrain Camp Brain's camp management & registration software comes with boys & girls summer camp registration, camp reports & staff management.
  • Drop Technologies D2C / consumer in St. Lawrence Market
  • Fio Corporation (Canada) Cutting the performance gap between where healthcare happens best and where it happens most.
  • Nanoleaf Shop Nanoleaf® LED lighting, light panels, gaming and entertainment lights, and red light therapy devices.
  • PharmAla Biotech Healthtech in St. Lawrence Market
  • Rose Rocket Logistics / supply chain in St. Lawrence Market
  • Solar Ship Space in St. Lawrence Market
  • SPG Media Media / creator in St. Lawrence Market
  • Toronto Scalp Micropigmentation Studio Healthtech in St. Lawrence Market
  • Wattpad Learn about Wattpad, the global storytelling platform where millions of readers and writers connect through original stories, fandom…
  • Zoocasa Proptech / real estate in St. Lawrence Market

Etobicoke 11

  • Clutch Buy & Sell Used Cars
  • Cybeats Technologies CyBeats gives product security teams SBOM management, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and compliance with FDA, EU CRA…
  • Designer Depot Discover the latest fashion trends at Designer Depot.
  • Endy Endy mattresses are Canadian made, beautifully crafted & amazingly comfortable.
  • Flipp (formerly Wishabi) Meet Flipp, the digital platform that will supercharge your savings on groceries, electronics and more.
  • Genieall Transform your Toronto business with outcome-driven IT managed services for SMBs. Get tailored IT solutions that meet your specific needs.
  • Inheritus Plan for the future. Navigate loss. Support the people that matter most.
  • Parachute Design Group Marketing agency in Etobicoke
  • Plutosec Cyber Security Company Canadian cybersecurity company providing penetration testing, offensive security, cloud security…
  • Swtch SWTCH offers EV charging solutions for multi-tenant properties both new and old.
  • U-Pak Disposals Climate / clean energy in Etobicoke

Scarborough 10

  • Cinram OSFAL Fulfillment Service
  • eCAMION Jule offers electric vehicle fast charging and backup energy storage solutions.
  • ECI Technology Group Electronics Manufacturer
  • Firan Technology Group Deeptech in Scarborough
  • Genecis Bioindustries Climate / clean energy in Scarborough
  • Genuine Tea Genuine Tea is an award winning Canadian loose leaf tea company that specializes in ethically sourced teas.
  • Java Brew Collection FREE INFORMATION PRESENTATION Java Brew Collection will be conducting FREE INFORMATION Seminars in your area on the following dates.
  • Polaron Energy Canada’s largest solar provider with 14,000+ installs nationwide. Explore renewable energy solutions for homes & businesses.
  • Rare Payments Canada Fintech in Scarborough
  • Waste Reduction Group Waste Reduction Group is your one-stop shop for recycling services and waste management.

Discovery District 9

  • Avicanna Avicanna is an innovative biopharmaceutical company in the medical cannabis space.
  • Deep Genomics Deep Genomics combines AI and biology to discover and design genetic medicines, powered by the BioFM biological foundation model platform.
  • Hero Certified Burgers 100% CANADIAN OWNED & OPERATED We’re 100% Canadian-operated, serving up premium, locally sourced ingredients with a passion for great taste.
  • Interface Biologics The Ripple Therapeutics
  • Nulogy Nulogy is the end-to-end operating system for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and packagers.
  • Rise Asset Development With your help, we can change lives!
  • Solar X Canada Solar panel installation in Ontario by ESA-certified Solar X. 10,000+ installs, save up to $2,400/year, HRSP rebates up to $10,000.
  • Vielight Discover Vielight's photobiomodulation devices technology for brain stimulation and wellness.
  • Xanadu Quantum Technologies Deeptech in Discovery District

Harbourfront 9

  • Canada MedLaser Your top medical spa & skin care clinic for laser hair removal…
  • Crawford Technologies Optimize document workflows and deliver accessible, personalized communications across your entire enterprise.
  • ecobee Smart home devices that improve home comfort and planet sustainability. Smart thermostats, cameras, and sensors that are energy efficient.
  • Employment Hero Save time and cut costs with our all-in-one HR platform. We simplify payroll, benefits and recruitment for SMBs to ensure compliance.
  • Li-Cycle Climate / clean energy in Harbourfront
  • Live 5AM Canadian-made, NPN-licensed supplements built around your daily rhythm. Morning clarity, midday focus, nightly recovery. Build your pace.
  • Precision Nutrition Precision Nutrition is the home of the world's top nutrition coaches.
  • Rubikloud Revolutionize supply chain management with Kinaxis.
  • SearchLabs INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYYOU’RE ONE INTRODUCTION AWAYLEARN MOREDESIGN…

Yorkville 9

  • Antibe Therapeutics Healthtech in Yorkville
  • Armour Cybersecurity Armour Cybersecurity delivers managed cybersecurity, advisory, and incident response for businesses across North America.
  • BrandProject (Consumer VC / venture studio) D2C / consumer in Yorkville
  • dNovo dNOVO Group is Toronto’s top digital agency for legal, medical, home service marketing with AI SEO, PPC, and web design expertise.
  • Soradin B2B / enterprise in Yorkville
  • Syncoria Syncoria implements Odoo for Canadian mid-market businesses — one system for sales, operations and finance.
  • Tali AI Tali AI is Canada's 100% Canadian AI Clinical Workflow Platform: ambient scribing, EMR integration, billing and forms.
  • The PrEP Clinic Get the full-service care you deserve from The PrEP Clinic. Visit us in Toronto, Brampton or Ottawa, or online from anywhere in Ontario.
  • Top Hat Transform your course with Top Hat.

Queen West 8

Corktown 6

MaRS 6

  • Alpha Cancer Technologies Alpha Cancer Technologies Alpha Cancer Technologies Using Nature to Beat Cancer. Learn More Using Nature to Beat Cancer.
  • Borealis Ai We are the driving force behind Royal Bank of Canada’s AI and data innovation.
  • Ecopia AI Ecopia leverages AI to convert high-resolution imagery into high-precision vector map data at scale…
  • Layer 6 AI (TD Bank Group) AI/ML in MaRS
  • ProteinQure ProteinQure is a biotech company focused on the design of novel exotic peptides with broad therapeutic applications.
  • StageKeep AI/ML in MaRS

The Junction 5

  • Green Beauty Curator Maria Velve - Green Beauty Expert is a passionate certified makeup artist & Toronto green beauty expert.
  • Morgan Solar Explore Morgan Solar
  • Rainhard Brewing Rainhard Brewing Co.
  • TUIO Manage school payments easily with TUIO. Streamline tuition, fundraising, and communication for schools and parents.
  • Yowza! Animation Media / creator in The Junction

Bloor-Yonge 4

  • ArcTern Ventures Climate / clean energy in Bloor-Yonge
  • Sealion Cargo Sealion Cargo is your preferred Canadian Freight Forwarder. Offering a full suite of Air, Ocean, Land and Customs Clearance services.
  • Sensei Labs Conductor® is the AI-powered strategy execution platform that connects your strategy to the people, projects, and KPIs that make it real.
  • Setter Capital We are a large team of specialists with one focus: secondary advisory. Since 2006, we

East Bayfront 4

  • Hygge Energy Climate / clean energy in East Bayfront
  • KASE Insurance KASE Insurance is an award-winning commercial brokerage in Toronto.
  • Media One Creative Media / creator in East Bayfront
  • Wave Create beautiful invoices, accept online payments, and make accounting easy—all in one place—with Wave’s suite of money management tools.

Leslieville 4

  • Black Lab Brewing Foodtech / F&B in Leslieville
  • Nud Fud Buy organic, healthy crackers and snacks made in Toronto, Canada! Choose from paleo, keto, organic and gluten free snacks.
  • Rorschach Brewing A craft brewery in Toronto making creative beers such as IPAs, stouts, lagers, sours, smoothie beers, non-alcoholic beer.
  • Toronto Solar Power Toronto Solar Power is a solar installation company serving the GTA area with commercial and residential solar services.

Ossington 4

  • Clocks and Colours Each sterling silver ring, pendant and bracelet is designed in Toronto, Canada and hand-carved in Bali by master silversmiths.
  • Kotn Designed in Canada, ethically and sustainably made in the Nile Delta. Shop quality basics from 100% Egyptian cotton.
  • Mejuri Shop Mejuri’s Spend More, Save More Sale and save up to 25% on your fine jewelry favorites.
  • SportsPay SportsPay - The payment solution for everyone in every sport

Vaughan 4

  • Biosteel Sports Supplements Our mission is to create the healthiest and most trusted sports hydration products on the planet.
  • Game Pill Game Pill is a Toronto-based game development studio specializing in UI/UX design, prototyping, programming, gamification…
  • Last Straw Distillery Award-winning craft distillery. Gin, whisky, rum, vodka & more, all made by hand in Vaughan.
  • Odd Burger vegan fast food plant based restaurant

Distillery District 3

  • Deciem / The Ordinary D2C / consumer in Distillery District
  • Pilot PMR Pilot is an award winning brand consultancy in Toronto. We partner with businesses at points of change to create transformational outcomes.
  • Spirit of York Explore the art of craft distillery at Spirit of York. Discover our premium spirits, expertly crafted using state-of-the-art techniques.

Little Italy 3

Midtown 3

  • B3 Systems Advanced AI-driven manufacturing platform enabling real-time decision-making and operational intelligence for industrial organizations.
  • InteraXon (Canada) Buy Muse: the brain sensing headband in USD and receive free and fast US delivery with a money back guarantee. Worldwide Shipping available.
  • ProMIS Neurosciences Biotech in Midtown

Riverside 3

  • Saulter Street Brewery A cultural exploration of craft beer, focusing on brewing philosophy, social spaces, and the role beer plays in modern everyday life.
  • Smaller Agency A Toronto brand strategy, identity and packaging studio. We find the useful idea, build the system and make the pack hard to ignore.
  • Southpaw Technology Software Consulting & Custom Development

The Annex 3

  • Carbon Building Group Step into the world of Carbon, where every structure is a canvas for excellence in Toronto
  • Dalia Tech D2C / consumer in The Annex
  • Subpac SUBPAC lets you feel the bass by immersing the body in low-frequency, high-fidelity physical sound, silent on the outside.

Chinatown 2

CityPlace 2

  • Financeit From consumer financing to workflow integration, Financeit is the end-to-end solution that helps your business boost its sales.
  • PointClickCare Transform care coordination and outcomes with AI-powered healthcare software that improves collaboration, reimbursement…

Leaside 2

  • Amsterdam Brewery FRESH. LOCAL. ORIGINAL. We opened in 1986 as Toronto's Original Craft Brewpub.
  • JAZ Payments Transparent, cost-plus payment processing for Canadian businesses — direct owner support, month-to-month terms, and no termination fees.

Riverdale 2

  • Archon Systems The mission of our company, Archon Systems, is to build software that helps small businesses.
  • Matte Black Records Matte Black Records is a professional music studio in the heart of Toronto that offers recording, production, mixing, mastering…

Davisville 1

Kensington Market 1

  • Tasty Tours Toronto YUM! Make memories to savour on Toronto’s first and #1-rated food tour + chocolate tour company.

Little Portugal 1

  • Cuchara Jewelry Cuchara Jewelry is a one stop shop for your jewelry needs.

Roncesvalles 1

  • Banger Films Banger Films is a fully-integrated production company creating feature documentaries, TV series, live concerts…

Trinity Bellwoods 1

  • Sage Recruiting Sage is focused on Executive and Technical recruitment for startups and fast-growth software companies across North America.

Yonge-Eglinton 1

Across the city 19

  • Aide Governed agentic AI that resolves customer issues end-to-end inside your helpdesk. Your team stays in control.
  • Canadian Cyber Affordable Cybersecurity, Data protection & Risk Management solutions.
  • Entertainment One Films Media / creator
  • Fresh TV Fresh TV is an independent production company with a track record of creating, producing, and financing multi‑season hits worldwide.
  • Greenhub Environmental Waste Management Simplified.
  • Helika Gaming
  • iTmethods Reign from iTmethods brings together Reign Ops, Reign Factory, Reign Gateway and Reign Assurance to operate, build…
  • Kepler Communications Press/News Read more Kepler keeps missions connected through a resilient optical infrastructure…
  • Made Human Media / creator
  • Porter Airlines Marketplace
  • Premier Spas With three upscale exotic locations in Toronto, East York, North York and Etobicoke…
  • Renowell One of the best kitchen renovation companies in Toronto and GTA. We will make your home look great!
  • Roshel Roshel is one of the largest manufacturers of smart armored vehicles for commercial and government organizations in North America.
  • Silk & Snow D2C / consumer
  • Snowman Gaming
  • StickerYou B2B / enterprise
  • Torn Banner Studios Gaming
  • Vetster Pet health starts with Vetster.
  • Vmedia VMedia offers high-speed internet, TV, home phone & home security services across Canada - no contracts…

Where the city gathers

Cafes 135

Coworking spaces 95

Campuses 48

Investors 47

  • Alate Partners Investor in Midtown
  • Antler Canada Antler founders are turning their visions into reality—tackling pressing problems, creating jobs, and unlocking their personal potential.
  • Asio Ventures Investing at the intersection of digital intelligence and biotechnology.
  • Awz Ventures Investor in Yonge-Eglinton
  • BDC Capital BDC Capital is Canada’s largest and most active early-stage venture capital investor, supporting innovative entrepreneurs with capital…
  • Brightspark Ventures One of Canada’s leading venture capital firms, investing in exceptional entrepreneurs since 1999. Democratizing VC for accredited investors.
  • CPP Investments Investor in Financial District
  • Empire Capital Investor in Markham
  • Esplanade Ventures Investor in Yorkville
  • Export Development Canada Toronto Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada’s export credit agency, offering trade finance, export credit insurance, bonding services…
  • foxfort ventures Foxfort Ventures is a venture capital firm in Toronto, that backs bold crypto & fintech entrepreneurs building the future through tech.
  • Framework Venture Partners FRAMEWORK Venture Partners — Seed and Series-A investors in vertical SaaS and vertical AI across North America.
  • Fusion Ventures Investor in Financial District
  • FutureSight Ventures Discover FutureSight Ventures — a B2B AI venture studio that partners with founders, co‑creates companies, and drives growth from day one.
  • GCI Capital GCI Capital is a Toronto based early stage Private Equity firm.
  • Genesys Capital Management Genesys Capital is one of Canada's leading venture capital firms…
  • Georgian (growth-equity VC) Growth equity for market-leading B2B software companies. Capital, applied AI research and embedded engineers for what comes next.
  • Golden Ventures (Seed VC) Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America.
  • GRASSFED VENTURES Investor in Entertainment District
  • GreenSky Ventures Investor in St. Lawrence Market
  • Ideal Ventures Ideal Ventures is a founder focused seed-stage venture capital fund based out of Toronto.
  • iGan Partners iGan Partners is one of Canada's largest healthcare-focused venture capital firms, investing across North America.
  • Impression Ventures Impression Ventures is a Canadian venture capital firm investing in early-stage fintech startups
  • Information Venture Partners Investor in St. Lawrence Market
  • Inovia Capital Investor in Yorkville
  • Jai Ventures Investor in North York
  • Lumira Ventures Lumira Ventures, Canada's largest life sciences venture capital firm…
  • Mucker Capital Seed & Series A funding for startups beyond Silicon Valley. Mucker backs founders with hands-on guidance to build enduring businesses.
  • OMERS Ventures OMERS Ventures invests in early-stage fintech, vertical software, enterprise app and AI/infra founders.
  • Panache Ventures Panache Ventures is Canada’s pre-seed fund, helping visionary entrepreneurs build high-growth companies from the ground up.
  • Radical Ventures (AI VC) AI/ML in Bloor-Yonge
  • Relay Ventures We view founders as partners. We bring capital, networks, and experience, and our founders bring expertise, teams, and dreams.
  • Resurgent Capital Resurgent Capital Corp. is a Toronto-based merchant bank providing venture capital markets advisory services and proprietary financing.
  • Ripple Ventures Investing the first cheques into exceptional people solving interesting problems at inception.
  • RiverForest Group Investor in Mississauga
  • Round13 Capital Our Vision To be the first choice for Canada’s best.
  • Sculler Group Investor in St. Lawrence Market
  • StartupFuel Create and manage a structured investor-relations page for your company and financing round. Powered by DiligenceGPT.
  • Symetryx Investor in North York
  • Teachers' Venture Growth (Ontario Teachers') We are dynamic and reliable long-term investors, with a large global network of corporates and portfolio companies…
  • ThreeD Capital Investor in Entertainment District
  • TLT CAPITAL profits for purpose + dividends for society
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  • VentureWaves Investor in Financial District
  • Vistara Growth Vistara Growth provides highly flexible growth debt and equity solutions to leading technology companies across North America.
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  • XCCELERATA Investor in Mississauga

Incubators 10

Communities 9

Accelerators 4

Startups

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Borderless AI Generative AI

Willson Cross, Sean Agari

Launched from stealth March 2024 with US$27M seed (Susquehanna, Aglaé Ventures). AI-native Employer-of-Record / global payroll platform; its 'Alberni' AI agent drafts employment contracts, runs payroll and h...

Phenomic AI AI

Sam Cooper, Oren Kraus

AI drug-discovery company using machine-learning image analysis and single-cell/phenotypic data to target the tumor stroma in solid cancers. ~US$8.7M raised (investors incl. TIAP, AV8 Ventures, CTI Life Scie...

Private AI AI

Patricia Thaine, Pieter Luitjens

Founded 2017 by U of T / Vector-affiliated researchers. Privacy infrastructure that detects, redacts and replaces 50+ types of PII across 47+ languages for AI/LLM pipelines. Raised C$10.7M (led by BDC Capita...

Signal 1 AI

Tomi Poutanen, Mara Lederman

Launched 2022 by Layer 6 co-founder Tomi Poutanen and Rotman/CDL's Mara Lederman. Health-AI platform (AIMS) deploying real-time clinical ML in hospitals; first app CHARTWatch predicts patient deterioration. ...

Xaba Deeptech

Massimiliano Moruzzi

AI industrial-robotics deeptech building 'synthetic brains' (xCognition / xaCORE) that let industrial robots and cobots self-program tasks like welding, drilling and assembly with zero code. Raised US$2M see...

Acid League Foodtech

Cole Pearsall, Allan Mai, Scott Friedmann & Rae Drake

Founded 2019; D2C/CPG food-science brand making living vinegars, vinaigrettes, hot sauces and non-alcoholic 'Proxies' wine (since spun out). Raised a $4.75M Series A and later $6M (InvestEco, BrandProject, S...

Active Impact Investments Climate tech

Mike Winterfield (founder)

FLAG — HQ in Vancouver, BC. Canada's largest seed-stage climate-tech VC (Certified B Corp, est. 2018), >$100M AUM across three funds, backing early-stage energy, food, water and materials startups nationwide...

Amplify Capital Climate tech

evolution of the MaRS Catalyst Fund

Founded 2016 and HQ'd in Toronto, Amplify Capital is an early-stage (seed / Series A) impact VC managing ~$100M across climate and health. Portfolio includes Toronto long-duration storage company Hydrostor; ...

Baseline Financial Fintech

Shaye Wali, Jonathan Keebler, Sergio Santinelli

Toronto fintech offering a loan-management system built for the real-estate private-lending sector. Raised CA$2.2M in 2024 led by N49P.

Beacon Fintech

Stuart Szabo, Aditya Mhatre

Founded 2023 in Toronto. Fintech simplifying financial transitions for newcomers/immigrants to Canada. Raised CA$5.25M seed in 2024 and partnered with Deloitte and BMO. Co-founder Aditya Mhatre is of Indian ...

Big Viking Games Gaming

Albert Lai & Greg Thomson

Founded 2011 by serial entrepreneur Albert Lai (ex-Kontagent) and Greg Thomson. Builds free-to-play social/mobile games (YoWorld, Fish World) using HTML5, grown profitably to 100+ staff across Toronto and Lo...

BoomerangFX healthtech

Healthcare SaaS platform for aesthetic/elective medical practices; secured ~$20M in funding. Represents the Mississauga enterprise + healthcare-software cluster.

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VCs

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Framework Venture Partners Toronto, ON

Toronto/Vancouver VC focused on capital-efficient B2B and vertical-software companies, leading Series A rounds across proptech, logistics and enterprise SaaS. Emphasises disciplined growth over blitzscaling.

Relay Ventures Toronto, ON

Thematic early-stage VC with deep sector expertise across autonomy, robotics, mobility, real estate/proptech, fintech and games. Partners bring operator backgrounds in their focus areas. One of Toronto's longer-established venture names.

Graphite Ventures (formerly ScaleUP Ventures) Toronto, ON

Toronto early-stage VC (rebranded from ScaleUP Ventures) focused on enterprise software, healthtech, fintech, e-commerce and AI/ML, typically C$0.5-2M cheques. Portfolio includes Ritual, Flashfood and Fiix. Active seed/Series A lead in t...

StandUp Ventures Toronto, ON

Toronto seed VC (founded 2017) investing in high-growth companies with at least one woman founder in a key leadership role. 70+ investments across health, climate and enterprise, including Hardline AI, Wygo and GridBank. Managed alongsid...

N49P Toronto, ON

Toronto pre-seed/seed fund (founded 2018) hunting 'diamonds in the rough' among Canadian tech startups, typically US$500K-$750K first cheques. Closed a US$25M first close on Fund IV (US$70M target). Frequent co-investor with Garage Capital.

Garage Capital Kitchener-Waterloo / GTA, ON

Waterloo-region-rooted pre-seed/seed fund investing across the Toronto-Waterloo corridor in technical founders. Prolific early-stage co-investor (notably alongside N49P) and one of the corridor's most active micro-VCs.

Portage (Sagard) Toronto, ON (also Montreal & New York)

Global fintech and financial-services venture platform within Sagard (Power Corp.), with a core Toronto team. Backs early-to-growth fintech; parent Sagard launched a C$150M AI fund and hired Georgian's Parinaz Sobhani as head of AI. Deep...

Real Ventures Montreal, QC (national reach)

Long-running Canadian early-stage VC, ~C$325M across five funds and a 100+ company portfolio valued near C$10B, making pre-seed/seed cheques of C$0.5-3M with strong AI/ML and marketplace focus (Sonder, Element AI, Breather). Ecosystem-bu...

Luge Capital Toronto & Montreal, ON/QC

Early-stage fintech and AI-in-finance specialist VC with a Toronto presence, backing seed and Series A companies in financial infrastructure, insurtech and applied AI. Backed by major Canadian financial-institution LPs.

Maple VC Toronto-linked / San Francisco

Seed fund founded 2017 by Andre Charoo (South-Asian-origin Canadian; ex-Uber/Hired, C100 co-chair) backing founders with Canadian roots wherever they live. ~40 companies, US$50M+ deployed; thesis built on Canadians having created US$1T+ ...

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Incubators

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DMZ (Toronto Metropolitan University) 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto

Repeatedly ranked the world's #1 university-based tech incubator (UBI Global). Founded 2010 at what is now Toronto Metropolitan University, it has supported 2,600+ startups that have collectively raised $3.1B+ (700+ graduated companies, ...

UTEST (UofT Early Stage Technology) University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Toronto

Joint accelerator of UofT and the University of Toronto Asset Management Corp (UTAM) for IP-heavy, research-based deep-tech startups from the UofT community. Offers intensive entrepreneurial education, advisory support, dedicated incubat...

Communitech 151 Charles Street West, Kitchener (Toronto-Waterloo Corridor)

Ontario Regional Innovation Centre and the innovation anchor of the Kitchener-Waterloo end of the Toronto-Waterloo corridor. Supports the next generation of Canadian scale-ups with talent, capital and market access; portfolio companies v...

ventureLAB 3600 Steeles Avenue East, Markham (York Region)

Ontario Regional Innovation Centre serving York Region, Canada's densest tech cluster, having supported 2,000+ entrepreneurs. Home to the Hardware Catalyst Initiative (launched 2020), Canada's only lab and incubator for hardware and semi...

Techstars Toronto Downtown Toronto

Toronto chapter of the global Techstars mentorship-driven accelerator, running a ~3-month program with access to 6,000+ mentors and a worldwide investor and alumni network. Relaunching after a hiatus with a new local governance board inc...

Founder Institute Toronto Toronto, Ontario

Toronto chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator (5,000+ companies launched globally). Its FI Core program pushes idea- and pre-seed-stage founders through structured milestones toward investment, with lifetime alumni ...

FoundersBoost Toronto Toronto, Ontario

Free, mentorship-driven pre-accelerator for very early-stage founders preparing to raise their first round or apply to top accelerators. The Toronto program runs short cohorts focused on pitch refinement, business-model validation and in...

Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus (SRIC) 108 College Street, Discovery District, Toronto

UofT dual-tower innovation complex funded by a 2019 $100M gift from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman. The West Tower (250,000 sq ft, opened May 2024) houses the Vector Institute, UofT Entrepreneurship's ONRamp coworking space, and AI/...

Health Innovation Hub (H2i) @ U of T University of Toronto, Toronto

UofT's health-and-life-sciences incubator, translating discoveries into medical products, devices, digital health and services. Part of the UofT Entrepreneurship network, it provides mentorship, clinical/industry connections and programm...

Velocity (University of Waterloo) University of Waterloo, Waterloo (Toronto-Waterloo Corridor)

The University of Waterloo's incubator and widely regarded as Canada's most productive campus incubator by startup volume and funding. Velocity companies have raised over $4.3B USD, with famous alumni including Kik and North (formerly Th...

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Coworking

All 1
DMZ CoWork Toronto Metropolitan University, Yonge-Dundas, Toronto

The DMZ's dedicated 24/7 coworking space in downtown Toronto for founders, freelancers and startups, adjacent to the DMZ incubator. Includes meeting rooms, media studios, breakfast/snacks and direct proximity to DMZ programming and commu...

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B3. Major conferences & festivals

Women founders

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Michele Romanow (Clearco) fintech

Serial entrepreneur, Dragons' Den star, and co-founder + Executive Chairman of Clearco (formerly Clearbanc), the Toronto fintech that pioneered revenue-share funding for e-commerce founders, deploying $5B+ t...

Joanna Griffiths (Knix) consumer

Founder & President of Knix, the Toronto intimates brand credited with inventing the leak-proof underwear category (founded 2013). In 2022 she set the Canadian record for the largest disclosed sale of a priv...

Erin Bury (Willful) legaltech

Co-founder & CEO of Willful, the Toronto online estate-planning platform (founded 2017 with co-founder/husband Kevin Oulds) offering affordable will and power-of-attorney documents. A prominent Canadian tech...

Marie Chevrier Schwartz (Sampler) martech

Founder & CEO of Sampler, a Toronto-based leader in direct-to-consumer product sampling that lets CPG brands distribute samples and capture first-party data. A recognized figure in the Toronto startup commun...

Ria Arora (South Asian Yard / SAY) consumer

South-Asian-origin founder who launched South Asian Yard (SAY) at age 21 while completing a social-work degree at Toronto Metropolitan University, a venture helping second-generation South Asian Canadians ex...

StandUp Ventures VC fund

Toronto seed-stage VC investing only in companies with at least one woman in a C-level leadership role with meaningful ownership. Spun out of IAF by Michelle McBane in 2017 starting at $5M; now manages ~$53M...

Backbone Angels angel collective

Angel-investor collective founded March 2021 by ~10 current and former (mostly women) Shopify employees, focused on funding women and BIPOC women founders who are routinely overlooked. Combines capital with ...

Coralus (formerly SheEO) community fund

Founded in Toronto in 2013 by Vicki Saunders, Coralus (rebranded from SheEO) pools "radically generous" contributions from thousands of women + non-binary "Activators" and lends the pool at zero interest to ...

Female Funders angel education

Canadian platform (part of the Highline Beta / women-in-VC ecosystem) that educates and mobilizes women to become angel investors and close the capital gap for women founders. Frequently cited alongside Stan...

The51 / Movement51 (FLAGGED VC fund

Calgary-HQ, active nationally incl. Toronto)

FLAG: The51 is a Calgary-headquartered financial-feminism platform and fund, NOT Toronto-HQ. Its sister non-profit Movement51 launched the "Founders' Lab" investment-readiness program (2023) for women/gender...

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Neighbourhoods

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Discovery District (MaRS & University Ave)

The intellectual core of the ecosystem: MaRS Discovery District, the Vector Institute at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre, the University of Toronto and the hospital row that feeds Toronto's health, biotech and AI clusters.

8 companies 1 investor 6 coworking

Strong in AI, Deeptech

Financial District (Bay Street)

Canada's finance heart and its largest fintech cluster: Wealthsimple, KOHO and the big-five banks that anchor fintech partnerships and capital.

2 companies 10 coworking

Strong in Fintech, HR-tech

King West & Liberty Village

Toronto's informal startup strip: scale-up offices, product studios and coworking in converted west-end warehouses, popular with product and design talent.

4 companies 1 coworking

Strong in Climate tech, Media & entertainment

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Answers about the Toronto startup scene

What does the startup ecosystem in Toronto look like?

Toronto is the birthplace of deep learning and one of North America's fastest-growing tech hubs. It has three AI unicorns (Cohere, Waabi and Ada), Canada's largest fintech cluster on Bay Street, a mature SaaS and cybersecurity scene led by 1Password, health and biotech along the MaRS hospital row, plus climate, gaming and consumer brands. The vertical pages and Founder Circuit above map who is building what.

Where do founders network in Toronto?

At meetups, socials and demo nights more than at conferences. eChai runs free, open founder meetups in Toronto, with an India to Canada flavour. Beyond eChai there is a thick layer, from TechTO's monthly gathering to TiE Toronto and the MaRS programming, all listed in the communities section below. The simplest first step is to show up to an upcoming event.

Why is Toronto called the birthplace of deep learning?

The University of Toronto is where Geoffrey Hinton did the research that set off the modern AI wave, and the Vector Institute keeps the city at the research frontier. That lineage produced three AI unicorns founded out of the same U of T orbit: Cohere, Waabi and Ada. See the AI and Generative AI vertical pages above for the full, filterable list.

Which are the top AI startups in Toronto?

Cohere (enterprise large language models), Waabi (self-driving trucks) and Ada (AI customer service) are the three unicorns, alongside a deep field of applied-AI, data and analytics companies and the research anchor of the Vector Institute. The AI vertical page above lists them in full.

Who are the Indian and South Asian founders in Toronto?

The South Asian founder belt across Brampton, Mississauga and Markham is the demographic core, and Indian-founded companies span consumer, proptech, robotics and AI. The Diaspora tab above maps that cluster company by company, and lists the India-linked networks, TiE Toronto, IIT Alumni Canada and the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, plus diaspora-led investors Panache Ventures and Good Future, that eChai connects into.

Who are the active VCs and investors in Toronto?

Radical Ventures anchors the AI end (it wrote Cohere's first cheque), alongside Georgian, Round13 and OMERS, a deep seed bench, and a uniquely Canadian layer of pension funds investing in technology. The investors section above lists firms by type, including the India-linked ones.

Which accelerators and incubators are in Toronto?

MaRS Discovery District is the largest urban innovation hub in North America, alongside Creative Destruction Lab, the DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University, the Vector Institute and NEXT Canada. The incubators and coworking section above lists them by type.

How do I find a co-founder in Toronto?

Go where founders already gather. Some accelerators run co-founder matching, but most pairings start informally at meetups, hackathons and socials. Come to a few eChai Toronto events, meet people building adjacent things, and the conversations tend to find their own way to co-founder fit.

How do I join the startup community in Toronto as an Indian founder?

eChai is free and open, and the Toronto chapter is built around the India to Canada bridge. Pick an upcoming event above, RSVP and walk in, no application or fee. It is one of the most natural on-ramps for an Indian founder landing in the GTA to meet both diaspora founders and the wider ecosystem.

What are the best startup events in Toronto?

The upcoming events block above is live: RSVP to the next eChai Toronto meetup. Beyond eChai, the city runs Elevate Festival (October), the citywide Toronto Tech Week, TechTO's monthly nights and DiscoveryX, listed in the communities section.

New to the Toronto startup scene? Start here.

eChai runs free, open founder meetups in Toronto, and connects the India to Canada founder bridge. No membership, no fee, just show up. RSVP to the next one and meet the people building here.

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