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[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Soooo looking forward to hosting opening night @ElevateTechCA for the 4th year in a row!

Tonight is going to be extra special. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

[Ross O'Leary @Ross_O_Leary]

The Mooch is the best in the biz. Huge thank you @Scaramucci for coming up to Toronto to chat crypto at @ElevateTechCA with @lucmatheson

[Ashley Harnden @AshleyDHarnden]

Final day of @ElevateTechCA in Toronto.
Great to hear from @ArleneDickinson.
Incredible lineup so far — looking forward to the rest of the speakers this afternoon.
#ElevateFest2025

[MaRS @MaRSDD]

Innovation! Tech! Panels! ....Dogs?!

It's the final day of @ElevateTechCA. Make sure to visit the friendly MaRSians staffing our booth just inside the entrance of Meridian Hall.

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

Wrapping up before lunch with a fantastic fireside chat — Althea Wishloff / Raven Capital & Josh Gray @arlohealth - thanks for your insights 👏🙏#elevatefest2025

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

Now on the MainStage at #ElevateFest2025: Ben Waldman / Gander is reimagining what social media can look like when it’s built with Canadian values. Hear the discussion now, with Douglas Soltys of @BetaKit

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

Great talk on Main Stage now here at #ElevateFest2025 with Erika Ayers Badan & Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Erika sits down for an extremely candid conversation about turning around an adverse situation.

[Brandon Gonez @brandongonez]

Excited to be hosting the Main Stage @ElevateTechCA today! 🔥

Proud to be part of a platform that celebrates Canadian innovation, entrepreneurship, and the bold ideas driving our future forward.

[Mellie Chow @mellie_chow]

Thx for joining us @Techstars #Founder Roundtables @ElevateTechCA #ElevateFestival2025 @elevatetechweek ⭐️🚀

Funding the next 100 #CanadianTech #startups with a Global Network🍁🌎

Funding women & under represented #founders to change the complexion of #VC and #Tech👩🏾‍💻🏳️‍🌈

[Ali Amiri, MD @aliamiri_mdhc]

Going to @ElevateTechCA was the best decision I made this week

No, I didn’t raise $1M for my startup
Instead, I got my sanity back

I was going through a lot this week:
→ Client calls
→ Personal stuff
→ Family stuff

I was shrinking in my isolated world

But something just pulled me toward the event
And from the moment I stepped in
It was like a switch flipped

The energy of the venue was electric
Everyone excited, hyped, a bit nervous
But all chasing something bigger

It was the pattern disruption I didn’t know I needed

The challenges are still there.
But those few hours… recalibrated me.

Reminded me of something simple
Reset doesn’t always come from stillness.

Sometimes it comes from motion.
From doing something you weren’t ready for.

From showing up when it’s easier to hide.
To learn to trust yourself again.

I know I didn’t get the full experience
But I’m still super grateful for it

PS. Big shoutout to @TechTO and #StartupOpenHouse
For their support and for making it easy for me to show up

To those who joined, what was the best part so far?
#ElevateFest2025

[Global Startups @GlobalStartupsA]

💡Our team joined founders, investors & innovators at #ElevateFest2025 - celebrating Canada’s thriving tech ecosystem.

From AI to climate tech, the energy was all about collaboration, innovation & global impact. 🌎

@ElevateTechCA
#GlobalStartups #TorontoTech #Innovation

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

🌡️ @Shopify's @harleyf: you can't build a company at scale if you're burning with "exothermic" energy. Don't be a thermometer, reflecting the temperature of the room. You must be a thermostat and set it 🔥 🔥.

@ElevateTechCA

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

On now on the MainStage / AI stage #elevatefest2025 - Chan Park, Melika Carroll, Murad Hemmadi. @ChanPark_11 @cohere @OpenAI @muradhem @the_logic Great insights on the next chapter of AI policy!

[MaRS @MaRSDD]

Take a walkthrough with us at @ElevateTechCA, where more than 15 MaRS-related ventures and founders are being showcased. Come find our booth near the main entrance of Meridian Hall.

[Explore Ontario @ExploreON]

Minister Stan Cho was pleased to join the @ElevateTechCA, Canada’s leading tech and innovation event.

Events like this motivate visitors to discover Ontario and increase tourism spending. That’s why we’re proud to support this festival through our Experience Ontario program.

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

We hope you’re all enjoying #ElevateFest2025 — Some @BetaKit coverage from Opening Night is linked below, to get you even more excited!

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

The @ElevateTechCA Festival kicked off last night with keen insight and surprising takes from tech leaders like @LisaZarzeczny, @chris_urmson, @SimuLiu, @chrislehane, @Cookie, @ambermac, and others.

https://t.co/CS6w0q2TXa

[Blockchain North @BlockchaiNorth]

GM GM fam! 🫶🏼

We have touched base @ElevateTechCA 🤩💯🥳

Stay tuned for more updates! 😎

[Aurora @aurora_inno]

Building something this ambitious isn’t easy. But passion, purpose, and perseverance are what keep us moving forward one driverless mile at a time.

[MaRS @MaRSDD]

Here's a live look at the main stage at @ElevateTechCA, where MaRS CEO Grace Lee Reynolds is joined by @trexorobotics CEO Manmeet Maggu and Lianna Genovese, CEO of @ImaginAbleSlns. Both ventures are part of the Mobility Unlimited Hub.

[Nrth @nrthtechCA]

Here at #elevatefest2025:
Chris Urmson of Aurora - advice for Founders:

Make sure you’re passionate about what you’re doing. You need people around you that are there for you. You need a mission allowed you to get up each day when things are hard and keep going.