Hey Montréal!

Had to take 3 naps on Saturday, after this hectic week, but can’t be happier to have been part of Startup Fest!
Locked in my steps, and my legs feel more toned than ever after those 3 days of walking up and down the stairs and chasing people around for interviews! 😆
Stay hydrated! 🌊☀️

Little 🏄🏼‍♀️ emoji next to the events I’ll be going to, so come say hi!!

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These events are curated from multiple sources, so you don’t have to go searching.

11 events, sorted by date

Events Coming Up 🎉

July 14th - MIF Summer Networking Session 2025 🏄🏼‍♀️

Location: 900 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest bureau 2300 (EY)
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
What: Networking event featuring Milad Dagher for Montreal’s innovation community. It is a wonderful opportunity to bring the community together before the summer holidays begin. Hosted by EY.
Sign up Link: Here

July 15th - Beyond the Bubble: A Potluck Picnic to Welcome Newcomers

Location: Parc La Fontaine, Montreal
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
What: Community picnic for immigrants, newcomers, diaspora, and curious minds to connect in Montreal’s tech scene. Bring a dish representing your culture.
Sign up Link: Here

July 17th - Table Ronde with Nectarios Economakis 🏄🏼‍♀️

Location: 900 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest bureau 2300 (EY)
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
What: A platform to shine a light on our local success stories: people who chose Montreal, decided to stay here, build here and made it, featuring Nectarios Economakis (Google, Amiral Ventures) on founder traits, investment, and live pitches.
Sign up Link: Here

July 17th - ETHGlobal Happy Hour Montreal

Location: Montréal, QC
Time: 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
What: We're gathering all the crypto folks in Montreal for an evening filled with great conversations, new connections, and plenty of crypto chatter.
Sign up Link: Here

July 18th - Vibing w/ Supabase 5 à 7 🏄🏼‍♀️

Location: Station FinTech Montréal
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
What: Special guest Victor Saisse (Easyframe.app) will share his journey as a software engineer and his experience with Supabase (an open source backend that helps developers build faster, scale easier, and stay in control of their data.)
Sign up Link: Here

July 18th - Montreal VibeStation

Location: Montréal, QC
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
What: Participate in workshops, panels, and networking events focused on Solana, DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs, connect with fellow builders, receive expert support, and showcase your work at open mics and demo days.
Happening every Friday.
Sign up Link: Here

July 20th - AI Build Day: AI with Purpose by ElanTech

Location: Montréal, QC
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
What: Inclusive, relaxed, and focused on long-term innovation space made for builders and creatives. A low-pressure space to tinker with ideas, work on MVPs, and connect with like-minded people, without sacrificing sleep or authenticity.
Sign up Link: Here

July 24th - AI for Sales Development: Going Beyond the Hype

Location: Coveo HQ, 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal #401
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
What: This panel is about cutting through the fluff and getting tactical. We’re bringing together operators and GTM leaders actually using AI in their day-to-day — from outbound strategy to pipeline acceleration — and they’re showing their cards.
Sign up Link: Here

July 24th - MTL Tech Friends x Fireworks

Location: Village au Pied-du-Courant
Time: 6:30 p.m.
What: Come hang with Montreal’s tech and startup crowd for a chill evening of BBQ, beers, and fireworks.
Sign up Link: Here

July 25th - Synbiosis: Synthetic Biology x Art Exhibition

Location: Gallery Mai/son
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
What: Explore stunning works that blend the wonders of synthetic biology with the creativity of contemporary art—think vivid microscope photography, unique sculptures, and beautiful paintings that will spark your curiosity and inspire your senses.
Sign up Link: Here

July 25th - Montreal VibeStation

Location: Montréal, QC
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
What: Participate in workshops, panels, and networking events focused on Solana, DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs, connect with fellow builders, receive expert support, and showcase your work at open mics and demo days.
Happening every Friday.
Sign up Link: Here

July 25th - FlipFlop Demo Day - Montréal Edition 🏄🏼‍♀️

Location: District 3 Innovation Hub, Concordia University, 1250 Guy St., Montréal
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
What: FlipFlop’s Proof-of-Mint protocol eliminates bots, seeds real liquidity, and lets founders refund early supporters if goals aren’t met. Come see it in action, meet investors, and discover the next wave of AI, DePIN and RWA projects.
Sign up Link: Here

Simon’s Elisabeth’s Corner!

I had so much fun this past week! We interviewed so many cool people throughout Startup Fest, it was so rewarding to see everyone work so hard for this media partnership, and see everyone’s interviews!!
Had so much fun running around with a 360° camera as well!

I also learnt a few things this past week!
- People are not that scary! You learn a lot just by approaching a person and saying hi! (worst case they ignore you..).
- Value your time and be direct with your intentions towards people (don’t waste your time on fluff).
- You need to rely on yourself a bit more and be prepared for anything without expecting something from anyone else.
- You learn a lot from the most unexpected people!
- Wear running shoes at Startup Fest (my legs are still killing me…) and be prepared to walk around 10 km a day…

Love,
Elisabeth.