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@Maketplans @GridBankio Know a company that should be on our radar? Nominate them here: https://t.co/bZRUwXCPLa

Thank you, @float_financial and @Sage_canada, for the support.

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Last night, we hosted the Montreal Rocketships Soirée, bringing together founders and investors to celebrate the companies taking off in Montreal tech.

Here’s who made the list 👇🏼

🚀 @Maketplans, nominated by Amiral Ventures & Front Row Ventures
🚀 @Gridbankio, nominated by StandUp Ventures
🚀 @BilldrHQ, nominated by White Star Capital
🚀 @deck_agent, nominated by Luge Capital
🚀 @nestomortgages
🚀 Planned nominated by N49P
🚀 @HaplyRobotics
🚀 @getStay22, nominated by Real Ventures
🚀 @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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@getStay22 On Nov 2, co-founder & CEO @Andrewlockhead joins @alexandernorman for a fireside chat at Together Toronto.

Ask him when he let go of the first idea and how a team keeps up as the company changes shape.

Get your tickets: https://t.co/xr7B8oOGOG

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@getStay22 turns 10 tonight, the same night it’s named a Montreal Rocketship for the third time.

It started in 2016 as a hotel map for esports fans. In 2020, COVID wiped out 90% of its revenue in four months.

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@getStay22 The team rebuilt it to help travel creators earn when their readers book. In 2025, it moved into retail, and that side did US$80M in sales in its first year.

Last year, Stay22 processed US$1B+ in transactions on US$1.5M of outside money.

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@ElevenLabs @BackboardIO Want to meet hundreds of founders, investors, and operators and see 35+ Canadian startups in action? Register for Together Toronto happening on Nov 2: https://t.co/xr7B8oOGOG

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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 🏆

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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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@SupermoonCap Before your next pitch, check yourself against these three.

Hear the full talk here: https://t.co/bXNhWwCXfK and subscribe to our newsletter to receive these insights in your inbox every week: https://t.co/geiz9ec83k

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3 mistakes founders make when pitching VCs, and how to fix them, from Mike Masterson, Managing Partner at @SupermoonCap 👇🏼

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@SupermoonCap 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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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:
→ No ready-made agents
→ No browser automation
→ Your agent has to make a phone call

Coffee, lunch, pizza, and drinks are on us.

Spots are limited. Book yours today: https://t.co/VoySdRHRD9

Co-hosted with @ElevenLabs and @BackboardIO at Mave HQ!

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@collabfund @BenjaminEhrlich Super excited for this one. See you there @BenjaminEhrlich 🙌

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Can't make Oct 13? We're booking brand partners for upcoming events, too: https://t.co/oMvoA8XyrO

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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: https://t.co/DQvsQ7Yym5

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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@1Password was built here in Toronto. Tomorrow the person who scaled it is on our stage.

@jeffreyshiner sits down with @alexandernorman on going from 20 people to 1,400, at a $6.8 billion valuation.

Join us live: https://t.co/OcIJp4kTDn