Expect everything from investor-focused deep tech conversations and funding breakdowns to hands-on AI build sessions and Silicon Valley-style masterclasses. We’re bringing together VCs, breakout founders, and international partners for real talk, live feedback, and meaningful connections, not just panels. Whether you’re raising, building, or scaling, this is your front-row seat to how innovation moves in Toronto right now.
Program Lineup
TiEQuest Summit
May 25th | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Join founders, operators, investors, and builders for a lively morning of big ideas, honest conversations, and fresh momentum around building in Canada for the world.
Backing Breakthroughs: Building and Investing in Deep Tech Companies
May 25th | 12:30 – 3:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Join us for this candid conversation on how investors assess risk, timing, and potential in early-stage deep tech.
Coming Soon: Startup Funding Stages
May 26th | 8:30 – 11:00 AM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Accessing funding as you grow, from non-dilutive all the way to series A and beyond.
More information to come. Check back soon.
Start Up Here Innovation Showcase 2026: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
May 26th | 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Together with the City of Toronto, we offer you a guided tour of the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, where you’ll discover how founders, researchers, and ideas come together to create real-world impact.
Interactive Viewing Party: Desjardins Speaker Series: How to Build a $100B Company, Brick by Brick
May 26th | 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Join your fellow innovators, founders, and curious minds for our interactive viewing party of the Desjardins Speaker Series: How to Build a $100B Company, Brick by Brick, featuring Databricks Co-founder Reynold Xin.
Coming Soon: Silicon Valley Master Class
May 27th | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
More information to come. Check back soon.
May 27th | 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Learn how to spot consumer behaviour shifts before they become obvious — in a candid fireside between Maveron CIO Jason Stoffer and Alex Norman, plus spotlights from Canadian consumer founders on what they’re building and who they’re betting on.
Beyond the Bubble: An Intimate Chat with Will Hsu and Alex Norman
May 27th | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Find out what Will Hsu — the investor behind Honey, ServiceTitan, and AuditBoard — looks for in founders, why geography is a feature not a limitation, and where he thinks the next breakout companies are coming from, in this conversation with Alex Norman.
Screen Life: Finding Balance in a World Full of Screens
May 28th | 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Build a more balanced relationship with technology for well-being at work, in life, and in relationships through this practical session.
How To Use AI To Build Your Prototype
May 28th | 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Turn your idea into a prototype faster with AI through this practical, hands-on workshop with AI tools.
AI in Retail Meetup @ Toronto Tech Week
May 28th | 4:00 – 8:00 PM | Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Hear from retail leaders, AI innovators, founders, and investors to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of commerce.
Spots are limited. Register now to secure your spots.
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com
