Startup Canada Tour 2025

In 2025, the Startup Canada Tour brought over 2,700 entrepreneurs together across Calgary and Mississauga for honest conversations about what it takes to build and scale a business in Canada. With 1,500 in-person attendees, 724 virtual participants, 47 speakers (78% from equity-deserving groups), 77 expert mentors, and $70,000 awarded through our Startup Global Pitch Competition, we proved once again that entrepreneurs thrive in community.

From Michele Romanow sharing her caviar farm failure to Jenn Harper closing with her powerful story on Indigenous representation, 2025 delivered the real talk founders need.

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2025 Tour Report

Discover key insights from Startup Canada's 2025 Tour in our report, The 2025 Startup Canada Tour: Year in Review Fueling Canada’s Founders, featuring highlights from both stops and a details breakdown of the themes that emerged, the feedback we received and what Canadian entrepreneurs loved. Download the report now and explore how we're building Canada's entrepreneurial ecosystem together!

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Recaps

2025 Startup Canada Tour Photos

From keynote moments to Ask the Expert sessions to Women's Breakfast Networking, we captured the energy and connection that made 2025 unforgettable.

April 29, 2025

Calgary, AB

740+ entrepreneurs. Brett Colvin's "burn the boats" challenge. Mental health real talk. Pop-up Pitch Competition winner Braden Haley of Summit Dogwear.

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October 21, 2025

Mississauga, ON

760+ in person, 724+ virtual. Michele Romanow on failure as fuel. Wes Hall on starting with nothing. Grand Finale winner Ranah Chavoshi of PhyCo Technologies ($30K prize!).

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Watch the Mississauga Event Recording

Missed it? Watch the full mainstage livestream featuring Michele Romanow, Wes Hall, Jenn Harper, and panels on emerging tech, mental health, and scaling your business.

COMING SOON: Startup Canada Tour 2026

We're expanding to three Canadian cities in 2026. Expect expanded mentorship, more networking, the return of our Pitch Competition, and programming built on what you told us you need.

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2025 Tour Partners

Thank you to UPS Canada, Pizza Hut Equal Slice, Scotiabank, BDC, Mastercard Canada, RBC, WEOC, Futurpreneur, and the 100+ organizations who powered the 2025 Tour.