Early-Stage B2B SaaS, HardTech, & DeepTech Founders & Funders Breakfast at Toronto TechWeek
In collaboration with Yspace, we’re bringing you the Early-Stage B2B SaaS Founders & Funders Breakfast as part of Toronto TechWeek. This is a curated, inclusive event specifically for entrepreneurs and VCs across SaaS, HardTech, and DeepTech to connect, get inspired, and have a great time.
Why Attend?
You will have the opportunity to join a rare gathering centered on SaaS, deep tech and hard tech, like robotics, AI infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing
Engage with a community of peers and industry leaders who recognize the importance of diversity in tech.
Discover shared interests that unlock opportunities for partnerships, investments, and collaborations.
Gain insights & knowledge that could shape the trajectory of your startup or investment journey.
Benefit from a balanced ratio of founders and funders—ensuring every conversation is mutual, engaging, and ripe with opportunity.
🔒 Location: Fashion District, Toronto (venue details shared upon RSVP)
📅 Date: During Toronto TechWeek 2025 | June 23–27
☕ Breakfast & coffee are included!
Who Should Attend?
Pre-seed to Series A B2B SaaS founders, especially those who identify as BIPOC, Women+, disabled, and/or LGBTQIA.
Investors & Venture Capitalists wanting access to diverse ideas and opportunities in the B2B SaaS, HardTech, and DeepTech spaces.
APPROVED GUESTS
Application DOES NOT guarantee attendance. Spaces for this event are limited to maintain the quality of interactions and to ensure every participant receives optimum value. Register now - we hope to see you there.
Admitted guests will be notified via event approval (with a calendar invite).
NOTE: Invites are non-transferable. NO +1s (space is very intimate, and capacity is strictly enforced).
We are officially part of Toronto Tech Week 2025, a weeklong citywide collection of events to connect and celebrate the builders. June 23 → June 27, 2025 | torontotechweek.com.
About the Hosts
Forum Ventures® is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and venture studio for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible, and successful for early-stage founders.
Forum is investing in 60+ SaaS companies this year. Pitch Us here.
IX Labs is the investment arm of Index Exchange, a global advertising supply-side platform. We invest in early stage technology-first startups led by mission-focused leaders who want to change the status quo. We invest in fintech, agtech, cleantech and hardware (IoT, drones, robotics). Contact us here.
YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technology ventures through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail, to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA for women-led businesses and BEA for Black-led businesses.
Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) is a community-based, university-backed initiative created by Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) in partnership with York University’s YSpace, in response to the inefficient access to capital, knowledge, and support experienced by Black founders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. BEA comprises of a suite of agri-food, tech, and business-acumen programs for Black founders to scale their companies.
Deel makes hiring contractors and employees seamless across 150+ countries. They handle payroll, taxes, compliance, immigration, and more so that you can focus more time on building. Today, Deel serves over 25,000 customers from early stage startups to enterprises like Nike, Dropbox, Shopify, and Notion.