Top Startup Events: March Edition
March is an exciting month for top startup and networking events all over North America! There is sure to be a tech social, hackathon, or conference in your area. This month’s featured events: volunteer in culture in Toronto and Montreal’s startup weekend. Volunteer work is a great way to network and meet new people, add to your resume, and make a difference in your community. Montreal’s startup weekend will be an exciting 2 days of brainstorming, creating prototypes, and pitching your business venture to a panel.
Toronto
March Ruby Lightening Talks
Four lightning-style talks on intermediate Ruby and Web topics plus pizza and mingling!
Date: March 1 2016 at 6:30–8:30 pm
Location: Bitmaker Labs, 220 King Street West, Suite 300, Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
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Young Professionals Networking by The Hip Haus
Network with other local, young professionals! Meet some people and make some connections.
Date: March 2 2016 at 5:00–8:30 pm
Location: 295 Enfield Place, Mississauga, ON
Cost: Free
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Scaling Your Startup
Attend this talk by Brennan McEachran, CEO and Co-Founder of Soapbox. Learn about growth strategy, calculating risk, and assessing new markets.
Date: March 2 2016
Location: MaRS Centre (Auditorium), 101 College St., Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
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Leads and Customers don’t want to be hacked
Join this event to learn how to create buyer personas, a business model canvas, and many more resources to connect with leads and customers.
Date: March 3 2016 at 6:30 pm
Location: EventMobi, 175 Bloor Street East North Tower, 14th Floor , Toronto
Cost: Free
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Schulich Startup
This event is an opportunity for a night of pictches, networking, and mentorship! This is also an opportunity to win a Launch Package from Kinetic Cafe and partners.
Date: March 3 2016
Location: KPMG LLP — 333 Bay Street. #4600. Toronto, ON M5H 2S5 CA
Cost: Free
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Qhacks
36 hours to hack your idea into a real project! Gain some experience in coding with tutorials, workshops, and mentors.
Date: March 4 2016
Location: TBD
Cost: Free
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International Women’s Day Talk
4 women in tech will share inspirational stories and advice with their audience.
Date: March 7 2016 at 6:00–10:00 pm
Location: 888 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cost: $25
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TD & Rotman Women
A year’s worth of research will finally be presented with the topic being “10 Lessions: Women at Work Managing Career, Family, & Legacy”.
Date: March 7 2016 at 5:00–7:30 pm
Location: Desautels Hall, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Cost: Free
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Tech Toronto Meetup
Meet up with Toronto’s tech community for mingling, presentation, and a community open mic.
Date: March 7 2016 at 6:00–7:30 pm
Location: RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium, 88 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto
Cost: $12
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Toronto User Experience
This talk as a part of the Toronto User Experience is by David Salesin, who leads the Adobe Creative Technologies Lab.
Date: March 8 2016
Location: MaRS Auditorium
Cost: TBD
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Connecting with Venture Capitalist
Cocktails and appetizers while networking with professionals in the Toronto technology community.
Date: March 8 2016 4:30 PM — 6:30 PM
Location: iQ Office Suites, 250 University Ave, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario
Cost: Free
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Toronto Tuesdays at JLABS
Attend the grand opening of JLABS @ Toronto to network with the new JLABS @ Toronto team, industry executives, and other life science community leaders.
Date: March 8 2016 4:30–7:00 pm
Location: MaRS Discovery District, CR2 & Café, 101 College St, Toronto
Cost: Free
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TuniTalks
Mingle and share your ideas over drinks and music with Toronto’s movers and shakers.
Date: March 8 2016
Location: TBD
Cost: Free
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MaRS Mornings
Start your morning with coffee and an inspiring talk from a visionary business leader. This month’s entrepreneur is Gimmy Chu, co-founder and CEO of Nanoleaf.
Date: March 9 2016
Location: MaRS Discovery District (Auditorium) — 101 College Street Toronto
Cost: Free
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Backpack to Briefcase: From Student to Stethoscope
Get face to face with a panel of experts from the U of T Faculty of Medicine, Medical Radiation Sciences program and Physician Assistant program.
Date: March 9 2016 12:00 pm — 1:00 pm
Location: UTM, Room 140, Health Sciences Complex
Cost: Free
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Techfest Toronto
Meet some of the executive team and hiring managers from Toronto’s fastest growing tech companies while having some fun!
Date: March 10 2016 6:00–11:00 pm
Location: Berkeley Church, 315 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cost: $15
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Nhacks
Make some new friends, try new technologies and share ideas at this three day hackathon. Get mentored by industry experts as well.
Date: March 11 2016
Location: Western University
Cost: Free
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WearHacks Toronto
Spend time trying out cool wearable tech and hack away!
Date: March 11 2016 at 6:00 pm
Location: Bitmaker Labs
Cost: Free
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Volunteer in culture
Inspire people to volunteer, make a difference in your community, and build your resume all at the same time.
Date: March 11 2016 at 10:30–12:30 pm
Location:
Cost: Free
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U of T BioHacks
Two days of workshops, sponsor demos, presentations, and hacking at the U of T BioHacks event.
Date: March 12 2016
Location: Bahen Centre University of Toronto
Cost: Free
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Startup Grind
Join Andrew Peek of Shopify, Jet Cooper, and Next to North to hear his story and network with the Startup Grind community.
Date: March 17 2015
Location: BrightLane, 545 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario , M5V 1M1
Cost: $20
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Sell Your Science — Best Practices for Developing an Effective Non-Confidential Pitch Deck
Learn the tricks of the trade on how to develop an effective non-confidential deck. Ideal with inventors in hospitals and early stage healthcare startups.
Date: March 24 2015
Location: MaRS Discovery District. CR-3, 101 College St, Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
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Vinetta Showcase
A 2 hour pitch and panel series judge the pitches of top female founders.
Date: March 24 2016 from 6:30 pm — 9:00 pm
Location: Uberflip. 135 Liberty Street, Suite 401. Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
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2016 Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference
A whole day conference aimed toward early stage business women in Toronto who have started or are thinking about starting a venture.
Date: March 31 2016 9:00 am — 3:00 pm
Location: North York Civic Centre. 5100 Yonge Street
Cost: Free
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HackerNest
A HackerNest Tech Social to connect with the local tech community.
Date: March 31 2016 9:00 am — 3:00 pm
Location: BrainStation, 460 King Street West, Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
Registration
Waterloo
What it takes to rival valley?
Networking, breakfast, and a keynote speech on the ups, downs, and lessons learned in the formation of Silicon Valley.
Date: Tuesday, 22 March 2016 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Location: Communitech, 151 Charles St W. Tannery Event Centre, Kitchener
Cost: $40
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How to Find Your Customers Online
Learn when and when not to do online market research.
Date: Wednesday, 2 March 2016 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Velocity Start, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo
Cost: Free
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Fusion Conference 2016
The 12th annual Fusion Conference is an opportunity to hear from speakers on how they innovate, their paths to success, and some advice on how to get there. Speakers come from science, business, and technology fields.
Date: March 11 2016 at 5:00 pm
Location: University of Waterloo
Cost: $25
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Ottawa
Employment Law
An intro seminar on the most important areas of employment law that employers should be aware of.
Date: Tuesday, 1 March 2016 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Invest Ottawa, 80 Aberdeen St. Suite 100, Ottawa, ON
Cost: Free
Registration
Vancouver
TiE Fireside with Drew Green
A fireside chat with Drew Green, CEO of Indochino, followed by a Q&A.
Date: March 1 2016 5:30–8:30 pm
Location: KPMG K-Cafe, 777 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver BC
Cost: $20
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PyLadies
A night of talks, both lightning and longer as well as some networking.
Date: March 7 2016 at 7:00–10:00 pm
Location: Salesforce, Suite 710–375 Water St., Vancouver, BC
Cost: Free
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Team Building by Innovation Island
Learn the basics of negotiating a definitive agreement, legal considerations as well as EOI’s, LOI’s, MOU’s, RFP’s and RFQ’s.
Date: March 14 2016 at 11:30–1:30 pm
Location: Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot
Cost: Free
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Hackernest Vancouver
Tech social with Vancouver’s tech community: low key and agenda free.
Date: March 28 2016
Location: TBD
Cost: Free
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Tech Vancouver
Mingling, demos & showcases, and presentations with Vancouver’s tech community.
Date: March 29 2016
Location: TBD
Cost: Free
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Montreal
Startup Career Fair
Looking to get into the startup or entrepreneur industry? Get in touch with successful startup companies in North America at the Startup Career Fair.
Date: March 7 2016 at 10:00 am
Location: SSMU Ballroom — 3600 Rue McTavish. #1200. Montréal, QC
Cost: Free
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Startup Weekend HEC Montreal
An entrepreneurial competition where you have 54 hours to create a viable business project. Get feedback, speak to some mentors, and share ideas.
Date: 11 March 2016 at 5:00 pm — 13 March 2016 at 10:00 pm
Location: HEC Montréal Decelles — 5255 Avenue Decelles Montréal, QC
Cost: $80–90
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Hackernest Montreal
Free drinks and meeting new friends in the tech industry, a perfect tech social night.
Date: March 14 2016 at 7:00 pm
Location: SAP Labs Canada. 111 Duke St, 9th Floor, Montreal, QC
Cost: $10 donation
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Startup Weekend Sherbrooke
Dive into the startup land by building a business over a weekend.
Date: March 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm — March 20, 2016 at 11:00 pm
Location: La Fabrique, 400 Rue Marquette, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 1M4
Cost: $90
Registration
Silicon Valley-San Francisco
AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup — Pitching Competition
Watch 6 hardware startups pitch to local venture capitalists and investors, and a panel on “How to Build a Successful Hardware Startup”
Date: March 1 2016 at 6:00 pm
Location: TechShop San Jose, 300 South Second Street San Jose, CA 95113
Cost: Free
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Launch Festival
The world’s largest startup conference to help founders build, scale, and fund the next generation of companies.
Date: February 1 2016 at 6:00 pm
Location: Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
Cost: TBD
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Create the Role: Becoming a Product Manager
Learn how to grow into a Product Management role without having experience in that title.
Date: March 2 2016 at 6:30 pm
Location: Product School Silicon Valley, 599 Fairchild Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043
Cost: $10–20
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Geek Girl Bay Area TechCon
Attend a workshop on programming for beginners or advanced users, as well as hearing from some tech industry experts.
Date: March 5 2016 at 8:00 am
Location: Draper University, 44 E. 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
Cost: $99
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IP Roundtable for Startups: Trade Secrets versus Patents
Join this discussion group that’s focusing on intellectual property issues in the startup community.
Date: March 9 2016 at 12:00 pm
Location: 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500, Redwood City, CA 94063
Cost: Free
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How to Nail Product-Market-Fit
A talk by Alan Chui on how & where to find customers, how to discover your customer’s world, to understand your customer’s purchases, and much more.
Date: March 9 2016 at 6:00 pm
Location: Founders Floor, 2 North 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Cost: $15
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How to Crack the PM Interview
Learn what it takes to break into a product manager role and how to make up for areas where you lack experience.
Date: March 16 2016 at 6:30 pm
Location: Product School Silicon Valley, 599 Fairchild Dr Mountain View, CA
Cost: $5
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ZURB Soapbox with Brian Balfour, VP of Growth at Hubspot
A sit down with Brian Balfour to talk about how design impacts growth, data product designers, and companies balancing business and user needs.
Date: March 18 2016 at 12:00 pm
Location: ZURB, 100 W Rincon Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
Cost: Free
Registration
New York
This is Reality
AOL is hosting a panel on the future possibilities of visual reality. Demo your product or watch demos.
Date: March 3 2016 at 4:30 pm
Location: AOL Headquarters — 770 Broadway New York, NY 10003
Cost: Free
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Open House with TechStars
Network and Panel of B2B v B2C with Techstars and Financial Solutions Lab
Date: March 7 2016 at 6:00 pm
Location: 43 West 23rd Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010
Cost: Free
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Startups Networking @ WeWork Penn Station
A night of networking with New York’s best startups.
Date: March 9 2016 at 6:30–8:30 pm
Location: WeWork Park Penn Station, 315 W 36th Street, New York, NY
Cost: Free
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Speed Networking & Drinks: Startup Founders Edition
Classic NYC Meet & Greet in a speed networking social. Don’t forget to dress to impress.
Date: March 16 2016 at 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
Location: WeWork — Times Square, 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Cost: $20
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Startup Weekend
54 hours of experiential education full of pitching, brainstorming, business plan development, and prototype creation.
Date: March 18 2016 — March 20
Location: Stamford Innovation Center, 175 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901
Cost: $75 early bird
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NYC Entrepreneur Expo
Network, build your brand, and sell to potential clients at the NYC Entrepreneur Expo.
Date: March 19 2016 9:00 am — 4:00 pm
Location: 135–20 39th Avenue, Flushing , NY 11354
Cost: Free
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Continuity CEO Andy Greenawalt — Startup Success Series
Hear the story of Continuity, one of the fastest growing businesses of Connecticut from Andy Greenawalt.
Date: March 23 2016 at 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm
Location: Stamford Innovation Center — 175 Atlantic St Stamford, CT 06901
Cost: Free
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French Founders
Listen to keynote speaker Laetitia Gazel Anthoine followed by a speed pitching session, and networking.
Date: March 24 2016 at 6:30 pm — 9:00 pm
Location: Cooley LLP — 1114 Avenue of the Americas. #46. New York, NY 10036
Cost: Free
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New York: Open Doors Party
Join the Startup Institute New York for a night of making new connections and reuniting with old ones.
Date: March 24 2016 at 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm
Location: WeWork Soho West, 175 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014
Cost: Free
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