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New tech roles just landed. Apply before the crowd does πŸ‘‡πŸΌ β†’ Account Executive, Silent Witness πŸ“ Remote, US & Canada, $70,000 – $100,000 CAD β†’ Senior Finance Manager, ResQ πŸ“ On-site, Toronto β†’ Senior Product Manager, AI SaaS, Visualping πŸ“ Remote, Canada, $120,000 – $200,000 CAD β†’ Founding Engineer (Full Stack), Field24 πŸ“ On-site, Toronto β†’ Full Commission - Talent Strategist, GuruLink πŸ“ Remote, Toronto β†’ Delivery Operations Analyst, Cohere πŸ“ 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 SoirΓ©e, bringing together founders and investors to celebrate the companies taking off in Montreal tech. Here’s who made the list πŸ‘‡πŸΌ πŸš€ @Maketplans, nominated by Amiral Ventures & Front Row Ventures πŸš€ @Gridbankio, nominated by StandUp Ventures πŸš€ @BilldrHQ, nominated by White Star Capital πŸš€ @deck_agent, nominated by Luge Capital πŸš€ @nestomortgages πŸš€ Planned nominated by N49P πŸš€ @HaplyRobotics πŸš€ @getStay22, nominated by Real Ventures πŸš€ @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 πŸ†
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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 πŸ‘‡πŸΌ
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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: β†’ No ready-made agents β†’ No browser automation β†’ 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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In 2015 @tksimpson was running Wave from a broom closet, on the phone with Silicon Valley Bank, asking them not to pull the debt keeping the company alive. Wave later sold for $537M. Here's what he told the room at TiEQuest 2026.
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He could have stayed on a beach after the exit. He started Courtyard instead. "Once you kind of have that entrepreneurial itch, it really doesn't go away."
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