The night before the @SAASNORTH AI Conference is our favourite part of the whole week in Ottawa 💙 A room full of founders, operators, and investors with no badges, no pitches. Grab a drink, trade stories with someone you’ve only ever seen on LinkedIn, and let the conversation go wherever it goes. Come for a good time and make new connections. Heading to SAAS NORTH AI? Pass holders get a heavily discounted after-party ticket. Get them here: lnkd.in/gBs5Gu-w

On Monday, we brought Montreal founders together for a private dinner. They talked about raising in this market, why build vs. buy conversations with customers have gotten more nuanced, and got into the kind of topics that are hard to bring up with friends, family, or even their own team. These curated dinners are where those conversations happen. Founders bring the questions they’ve been sitting on and get answers from people who’ve been in their shoes or are working through the same thing right now.

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.

@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.

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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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: lnkd.in/ghkFQTrA Co-hosted with @ElevenLabs and @BackboardIO at Mave HQ!

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.

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: luma.com/canadian-founders-i… Co-hosted with @N49Pvc and @AngelList #sftechweek

Full talk from Market Overview: Insurtech at TTW 2026 → youtu.be/cI5GxPgDcGE @classonde #TTW2026 #TechTO #Insurtech #CanadianVC #BuildInCanada