PAST SPEAKERS AND MENTORS

Startupfest brings an incredible lineup of mentors and experts to give attendees one-on-one insights, as well as exceptional speakers with surprising, inspiring stories and the kind of content you won’t find anywhere else.

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2026 Speakers

President, Shopify

Investor, Mighty Capital

Professional athlete, Georges St-Pierre Enterprises

Co-founder, Raw Signal Group

Managing Director, Techstars

Co-founder, Raw Signal Group

Founder and CTO, VerifyYou

Former CTO, Reddit

Founder, Hampr

Co-founder & Rainmaker, Mid-Day Squares

CEO, Stay22

Senior Technical Fellow, Reddit

Former CTO, Reddit

Partner, Hustle Fund

CEO, Medeloop

Mayor of Montreal, City of Montréal

Chief Operating Officer, Finalytics, Second Wind & TWENTY6

Operating Partner, Single Family Office

Founder, T6 Talent Partners

Operating Partner, Maverix Private Equity

General Partner, No Talking Capital

Head of AI Education, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

Director, Startups, Vector Institute for AI

CEO, Botpress

Partner, Alchemist Accelerator

Managing Partner, Storytime Capital

Head of Product, Roblox Operating System (Enterprise AI)

Lead Solution Design Architect, Launch @ NTT Data

Founder, ScamHERO // Co-created

Founder & CEO, GridBank

Head of Product Design, Forum Ventures, AI Studio

Founder, ThinkersOne

CEO, 2389 Research, Inc

CEO & Co-Founder, WINDO

Managing Director, StandUp Ventures

General Partner, Two Small Fish Ventures

General Partner, White Star Capital

Vice President, Teralys Capital

CEO / Co-Founder, Toothpod

Associate Partner, Antler

Entrepreneur and Dragon Investor, Big Bang Académie

Managing Director, Munera Intelligence Inc.

Senior Director of Engineering, Microsoft AI

Member of the Executive Committee, responsible for economic development and the green economy, and Mayor of the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, Ville de Montréal

Advisor, Coop Carbone

Operating Partner, Innovobot

Managing Partner, Imaginal

Founder & CEO, AHOY

Administrative Lead, BSTsecurity

Partner, BDC Capital

Chief Operating Officer , The Farmers' Truck

CPO & Certified Coach, Pidari

Partner, C/R Strategy Partners

Growth & Partnerships, Garage & co

Member of the Executive Committee, responsible for Artificial Intelligence, innovation, and the optimization of municipal performance, City of Montréal

Principal Cloud Technologist, Amazon Web Services

Program Manager - Quantum Lab, BioInnovation Institute

Executive Coach | Founder, Paper Education

CEO & Founder, Arcbright

Investment Director, Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Vice President, Idealist Capital

Senior director, Investissement Québec

CEO / CSO, Wrk.com / Ahoy

CEO & Co-founder, CareQuilt

Founder and CEO, Summit Lithium Technologies

Staff Product Manager, ecobee

CEO & Co-Founder, Heylist

Managing Director, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, RBCx

Founding Partner, MAGNUM Capital Partners

Chief Operating Officer, Growclass

Entrepreneur, Osunatech

Director, Espace Ax.c

Co-founder and Managing Partner, BKR Capital

CEO, Alchemist Accelerator

Venture Partner, Amplify Capital

CEO, SWTCH Energy Inc.

President, Rally Assets

Co-founder & CEO, Eli Health

CEO, Sentinel R&D

Partner, Real Ventures

Managing Director, Thrive Lab & Thrive ETA Fund, BDC

Executive Vice-President, BDC Capital

Managing Partner, Thrive Venture Fund – BDC Capital

Founder & CEO, Camp Tech

Managing Director, Fund Banking & Early Stage Banking, RBCx

CEO, Mindlock

Entrepreneur in Residence, Mila Ventures

CEO, Conversaflex

CEO, Fortisia

Managing Partner, Boreal Ventures

Director of Innovation, PME MTL Grand Sud-Ouest

Managing Director, SunnySide Group

Partner & Chief AI Enablement Officer, Operator Collective

Editor in Chief, BetaKit

Partner, Venture Scientist Fund

Director, Private Markets, Eclipx Family Office

Animator, Les Dérangeants

Senior Director, BDC Capital

Founder, Purposeful Empathy by Design

Principal, NAventures, National Bank of Canada

Partner, Amiral Ventures

Senior Vice-President, Investments, Cycle Momentum

Founder, CEO, Nectar

Sam Hasty

Partner, Active Impact Investments

CEO & CTO, Reaction Dynamics

Co-founder & CEO, AI VIBE

Founding and Managing Partner, Agetech Capital

Founder, New Venture

Executive Director, VC Platform

Managing Partner, Boreal Ventures

Founder & Entrepreneur in Residence, Connect&GO & BDC

Head of Discovery, Inovia

Co-Director, CIVIC

Founder, Lajoie Conseil

VP, Relationship Manager, RBCx

Partner , Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Entrepreneurship strategist, Cabinet Blindspot

Content Chair, Startupfest

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