Toronto
The Silicon Valley Playbook for Canadian Founders
Join us to hear how Canadian founders can start playing by Silicon Valley's rules, and win.
- Hear firsthand from founders who've been inside Silicon Valley's ecosystem
- Get unfiltered VC perspectives on what it really takes to break through
- Built for early-stage Canadian founders who are scaling and want to compete at the Silicon Valley level
- It's not about speed - it's about which steps you're willing to drop
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Register To See Address
Invite Only
Speakers

Alex Norman
Partner at N49P, and Co-founder at
TechTO

TX Zhuo
General Partner
at Fika Ventures

Jason Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
at Pioneer Fund

Andre Charoo
General Partner
at Maple VC
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Chris Neumann
4x Founder, Former GP at Panache Ventures
and VP at 500 Startups
Schedule
9:00am
Registration & Networking
9:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Keynote by Chris Neumann
10:30 AM
Founders Panel: Matthew McConnell at Spicenet, Nima Jalalvandi at Ready Plan Go, Pascal Dessureault at Tablevoice
11:15 AM
VCs Panel: TX Zhuo at Fika Ventures, Jason Gray at Pioneer Fund, Andre Charoo at Maple VC, Alex Norman at N49P
11:50 AM
More Networking!
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In the Audience
Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs
VCs and Angel Investors
High-Profile Speakers
Aspiring Professionals
Engineers, Product Managers and Designers






























Our Network




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Attend
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Register To See Address
Invite Only
Join us to hear how Canadian founders can start playing by Silicon Valley's rules, and win.
* Tickets include food and drink