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On Monday, we brought Montreal founders together for a private dinner. They talked about raising in this market, why build vs. buy conversations with customers have gotten more nuanced, and got into the kind of topics that are hard to bring up with friends, family, or even their own team. These curated dinners are where those conversations happen. Founders bring the questions they’ve been sitting on and get answers from people who’ve been in their shoes or are working through the same thing right now.
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New tech roles just landed. Apply before the crowd does 👇🏼 → Account Executive, Silent Witness 📍 Remote, US & Canada, $70,000 – $100,000 CAD → Senior Finance Manager, ResQ 📍 On-site, Toronto → Senior Product Manager, AI SaaS, Visualping 📍 Remote, Canada, $120,000 – $200,000 CAD → Founding Engineer (Full Stack), Field24 📍 On-site, Toronto → Full Commission - Talent Strategist, GuruLink 📍 Remote, Toronto → Delivery Operations Analyst, Cohere 📍 Remote, Toronto, $115,000 – $155,000 CAD Your next role could be one of the other 400+ on TechTO's job board. Apply at jobs.techto.org or subscribe to our newsletter at blog.techto.org to receive them in your inbox every week. #CanadianTech #TechJobs #TorontoTech #TechTO
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Last night, we hosted the Montreal Rocketships Soirée, bringing together founders and investors to celebrate the companies taking off in Montreal tech. Here’s who made the list 👇🏼 🚀 @Maketplans, nominated by Amiral Ventures & Front Row Ventures 🚀 @Gridbankio, nominated by StandUp Ventures 🚀 @BilldrHQ, nominated by White Star Capital 🚀 @deck_agent, nominated by Luge Capital 🚀 @nestomortgages 🚀 Planned nominated by N49P 🚀 @HaplyRobotics 🚀 @getStay22, nominated by Real Ventures 🚀 @Zeffyplatform, nominated by Real Ventures Congratulations to every founder and team on this list, and thank you to the investors who put them forward.
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12 hours to build the fastest, cheapest AI agent that can book a hotel 🏨 One agent called a front desk, haggled on the price, and booked a room in Calgary. Team 18 won $1,000 🏆
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Thanks to Mave for letting us take over for the day, and to @ElevenLabs and @BackboardIO for the support.
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3 mistakes founders make when pitching VCs, and how to fix them, from Mike Masterson, Managing Partner at @SupermoonCap 👇🏼
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3. Not knowing who else is chasing the same problem Thematic investors see every company in their category. Mike knows of around 20 new clinical diagnostics startups going after the same opportunity. Know your competition better than the person you’re pitching.
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Before your next pitch, check yourself against these three. Hear the full talk here: youtu.be/4LybT0Hwm28?si=vYi6… and subscribe to our newsletter to receive these insights in your inbox every week: blog.techto.org/
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Your AI agent has 12 hours to book a hotel room. On October 17, every team's agent gets the same task at the same time: find the best hotel deal, make the phone call, and get the receipt by email. The fastest and cheapest booking wins. The rules: → No ready-made agents → No browser automation → Your agent has to make a phone call Coffee, lunch, pizza, and drinks are on us. Spots are limited. Book yours today: lnkd.in/ghkFQTrA Co-hosted with @ElevenLabs and @BackboardIO at Mave HQ!
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Booths are open for F&B and CPG brands at Commerce Toronto on Oct 13. Sample your product, sell on the spot, and get live feedback from 200+ founders, operators, and investors. Email [email protected] or DM us.
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Boardy. AngelList. Quo. The people behind them are on one panel tonight in SF: @andrewdsouza, @avlok, and @darynakulya, with @alexandernorman If you're a Canadian building in the Bay, be in the room tonight. Request your spot: luma.com/canadian-founders-i… Co-hosted with @N49Pvc and @AngelList #sftechweek
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"AI has not eliminated the old playbook, but it has changed what is scarce. Speed and scale are abundant; judgment, trust, customer proximity, and uncomfortable work are not." - @matthimel at #TogetherToronto
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"If you're building in insurtech and it's not AI, don't bother raising. Not this year. Probably not next year either." - Christian Lassonde, Founding Managing Partner at Impression Ventures - $150M+ AUM, early backer of Wealthsimple.
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