Cultivator takes Sask tech to Montreal’s Startupfest
We were thrilled to once again take part in Startupfest in Montreal. With this years theme being ‘Here & Now’ – the focus was to tackle the stuff that really matters, across all verticals right here, right now.
Our primary goals for attending Startupfest were to connect our delegation of companies with investors, communicate the benefits of our programming, and connect with top mentors and speakers for Startup Summit 2024. We had a tent situated in the Startupfest Tent Village that allowed us to network with attendees and promote Startup Summit as an event to attend later this fall in Regina, Saskatchewan – hosted by our team at Cultivator. The tent was a fantastic spot to connect with friends in the startup community and catch up on the latest from our local tech ecosystems in Sask.
The Sask delegation that made the trek to Montreal consisted of:
- Cultivator Powered by Conexus
- Conexus Venture Capital
- Co.Labs
- Instant Media Hub
- Statrat
- 4AG
- Luxsonic
- Ethnomet
- Cubbi
- Alto
- Bettercart
Having also attended AcceleratorFest, a forum style event at Startupfest where we chose topics to discuss in small groups – we were able to connect and collaborate with other accelerators to discuss issues and best practices that accelerators like ours experience every day. Our team left this event with connections and inspiration and solutions to our biggest challenges.
We set out on the mission to create “genuine connections in the digital world” with a special invite from Startupfest! Our Cultivator team was asked to organize the Investor Match-ups at the conference. This was a great opportunity to connect our founders with investors and founders from across North America.
The Investor Match-ups offered top venture capitalists a unique chance to engage in one-on-one meetings (20 mins) with high-growth startups from across Canada. They discussed crucial aspects such as fundraising, challenges, strategies, and direction. It was a whirlwind of insights, expertise, and connections, sparking the start of many exciting journeys. See below some stats from the matchups:
In the span of just 4 hours, we facilitated 132 matches between 49 investors and 63 founders that signed up prior to the conference. With such high popularity, we had over 220 startups apply to take part in the matchups.
We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to the Startupfest organizing team for inviting us to be a part of this exceptional event. We are already looking forward to attending again next year.