Startup Office Hours

Are you a University of Alberta researcher, grad student, post-doc, or faculty member wondering if your scientific breakthrough can become a venture-backed company? Join us for From Lab to Startup: Scientific Entrepreneurship Day, a practical half-day event designed to help you bridge the gap between academic innovation and real-world commercial impact. Why Attend? Led by Celesta Capital—a global deep-tech venture capital firm—alongside top technology legal experts from Osler, you will learn directly from experienced operators, investors, and legal advisors on how to protect your IP, evaluate spinout readiness, and build a science-driven company for scale. The Value for You Great deep-tech ventures aren't just discovered—they are engineered from the lab up. This event is designed for you to learn the commercialization end-game years before you actually need institutional funding. Join us to build your venture correctly from day one: Start with the end in mind: Learn what top-tier venture capital firms look for in deep-tech startups, allowing you to align your early-stage lab research with future market and funding demands. Map your critical milestones: Understand the steps required to bridge the gap from a fundamental lab discovery to a scalable, investable business. Build your network early: Gain firsthand insights from major venture partners and legal experts long before the high-stakes pressure of a formal fundraise begins. Key Takeaways Should you spin out? Evaluate your technology’s market potential, performance differentiation, and scalability through an investor's lens. When to launch? Recognize key signs of technical maturity, founder commitment, and market demand. How to build for success? Master the essentials: IP strategy, licensing, cap tables, non-dilutive funding, customer discovery, and university relationships. Avoid critical mistakes: Identify common legal and operational red flags that derail early-stage deep-tech startups. Featured Speakers Charle

El 29 de octubre, Reap, Tempo y Fireblocks abre las puertas de su casa durante Mexico Tech Week para Stablecoin Day: un día de conversaciones, café y celebración con founders, desarrolladores y líderes de fintech, Web3 y pagos agénticos. Junto con speakers de Reap y nuestros partners, exploraremos cómo las stablecoins están impulsando la próxima generación de infraestructura financiera: en Latinoamérica, desde Latinoamérica y para el mundo. ¿Qué te espera? Conversaciones con especialistas: pagos internacionales, recepción de fondos, emisión de tarjetas, APIs, pagos agénticos y compliance. Office Hours: trae las preguntas de tu negocio y conversa con especialistas de la industria en grupos pequeños y moderados. Reap Café & Coworking: un espacio para trabajar, conectar o hacer una pausa, con café de olla, café y galletas durante todo el día. Hora Feliz: Edición Pan de Muerto: cerremos el día compartiendo pan, continuando las conversaciones y brindando por lo que viene. La casa se viste de Día de Muertos con cempasúchil, detalles artesanales y creaciones de artistas locales! English 👇 On October 29, Reap, Tempo and Fireblocks opens the doors to its house during Mexico Tech Week for Stablecoin Day: a day of conversations, coffee, and celebration with founders, developers, and leaders in fintech, Web3, and agentic payments. Together with speakers from Reap and our partners, we’ll explore how stablecoins are powering the next generation of financial infrastructure, in Latin America, from Latin America, and for the world. What’s in store? Expert conversations: cross-border payments, receiving funds, card issuing, APIs, agentic payments, and compliance. Office Hours: bring your business questions for small, moderated conversations with industry specialists. Reap Café & Coworking: a space to work, connect, or take a break, with café de olla, coffee, and cookies available all day. Happy Hour: Pan de Muerto Edition: wrap up the day with pan de muerto, more conversation, and a

Join us at House 831 on October 29th for a round of office hours with the team at Metiquity Ventures. Bryan Slauko and Mattye Robson are setting up on the floor for 1:1 sessions with founders. Bring the deck, the messy metrics, the question you've been sitting on, or just come find out what a pre-seed fund actually looks for before you start raising. Metiquity is an Alberta pre-seed fund built around a gap most founders here know well: you need revenue to raise capital, and capital to make revenue. They lead rounds into pre-revenue and early-revenue tech companies across Alberta and the Prairies, and Fund I is building toward a portfolio of 20 to 30 companies. Bryan is a Co-Founder and Founding Director at Metiquity, where he runs the day-to-day of Fund I. He's spent more than two decades across investment analysis, entrepreneurship, and board-level work, holds a CFA charter, and chairs the boards of two local nonprofits. Mattye is an Investment Analyst at Metiquity Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in ambitious Canadian technology companies. As part of Metiquity’s growing team, she supports founder and market diligence, investment analysis, portfolio initiatives, and the firm’s continued institutional growth. Mattye is passionate about working alongside entrepreneurs and contributing to Canada’s technology ecosystem. Prior to Metiquity, Mattye worked in the Private Equity and HR industries. Sessions are 20 minutes and booked in advance. Doors open at 1:00PM. Limited spots. Approval required. Time slots will be sent out beforehand. Thank you Alberta Enterprise Corporation for sponsoring our Office Hours Series.

GrowthConf returns for its third edition, after debuting at Mexico Tech Week 2024 and running again in 2025. This year it's co-hosted by Meaningful, NeoPerformance and Yalo, and it takes place at Yalo's HQ. It's a half-morning gathering built for growth executors in LATAM, not theorists. We bring together growth marketers, product managers, founders running their own growth, and digital marketers moving into growth, capped at 100 attendees to keep the interaction real. What to expect The format is fast and practical: real cases from Mexican and regional companies, playbooks and frameworks you can implement the following Monday, and networking with people at your same level of execution. This year's talks This year’s talks cover SEO/AEO in the AI era (including how short-form and long-form video are shaping visibility in AI answers), the evolving role of performance marketing, including new approaches to platform algorithms, attribution and measurement, and a Webflow vs Framer vs vibe-coding showdown. Office hours New this year. While the talks run, you can book a 30-minute one-on-one in a private room with someone from Meaningful or NeoPerformance. When you book, you tell us your company and, in two lines, what you're trying to solve. We use that to put the right person in the room with you, someone who has already worked through your problem. Topics: SEO/AEO, web dev, growth, CRO, data and analytics, AI, and paid and performance marketing. Slots are limited and they run at the same time as the talks, so taking one means skipping a session. We'll send the booking link by email to everyone who gets in. How to get in We run a selection process instead of first-come-first-served, so we can build the most diverse mix possible across industries, company types, experience levels, and geographies. Schedule and location Registration from 7:30 AM, event 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM, followed by the private lunch. Hosted at Yalo's HQ. About the organizers Meaningful (m8l.com) is a grow

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Looking for expert support on funding and growth? We’re excited to launch free bi‑weekly 1:1 Office Hours with Marko Kotonen from Business Finland, hosted at Platform6. Who it is for? For startups that are from the Tampere region, early stage companies that are building an innovative solution with the ambition to grow, scale, and enter international markets. How to book: Please reserve your slot (45 minutes) via the registration button. During these sessions, startups can get practical advice on: Innovation funding Internationalisation This is part of our ongoing work to support founders and strengthen the Tampere startup ecosystem by connecting startups with the right people, knowledge, and opportunities. We’ve got your back.

Looking for expert support on funding and growth? We’re excited to launch free bi‑weekly 1:1 Office Hours with Petri Laine , Senior Business Advisor (Funding) at Business Tampere, hosted at Platform6. Who it is for? For startups that are from the Tampere region, early stage companies that are building an innovative solution with the ambition to grow, scale, and enter international markets. How to book: Please reserve your slot (45 minutes) via the registration button. During these sessions, startups can get practical advice on: Funding opportunities and strategy Growth ambitions and next steps Navigating the Finnish and international funding landscape This is part of our ongoing work to support founders and strengthen the Tampere startup ecosystem by connecting startups with the right people, knowledge, and opportunities. We’ve got your back.

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

💌 CALLING ALL PAPER PEOPLE! YOUR PROJECTS MISS YOU! ✂️📒 Do you have a journal you've been meaning to fill, a scrapbook waiting to be finished, a sticker collection that needs organizing, or a creative hobby you've been wanting to make more time for? This is your sign to do it! Introducing Paper Date Open Office Hours — a FREE, low-pressure hangout for paper lovers to slow down, unplug, work on their projects, and find community IRL. Bring your journals, planners, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, sticker books, pen pal letters, calligraphy practice, or any paper project you've been meaning to get around to. No pressure to finish anything and no experience required, just bring your supplies and yourself. We’ll also have a supply swap table for you to donate your extras and refresh your stationery stash 😊 Think of it as a little date with your creative side, with the added bonus of making new stationery-loving friends. 💗 Bonus: It's Wine Wednesday at Moniker! 🍷 Grab a glass of vino while you work on your projects and mingle. ✨ FREE TO ATTEND 📝 ALL PAPER PROJECTS WELCOME ✂️ SUPPLY SWAP TABLE 💌 COME SOLO OR BRING A FRIEND This is the first of what I hope will be many Paper Dates and I can't wait to build this community with you! Additional info: This event is hosted at the Moniker General at Liberty Station. There should be free parking available in nearby lots. We will be in the back patio, so please bring a light jacket or cozy blanket if you prefer. This is a free event and seats are limited, so please RSVP and come earlier to grab a spot. We will try our best to accommodate everyone, but seats are not guaranteed. If you are no longer able to make it, we ask that you please cancel your RSVP so that others may take the reservation. Thank you!

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Looking for expert support on funding and growth? We’re excited to launch free bi‑weekly 1:1 Office Hours with Petri Laine , Senior Business Advisor (Funding) at Business Tampere, hosted at Platform6. Who it is for? For startups that are from the Tampere region, early stage companies that are building an innovative solution with the ambition to grow, scale, and enter international markets. How to book: Please reserve your slot (45 minutes) via the registration button. During these sessions, startups can get practical advice on: Funding opportunities and strategy Growth ambitions and next steps Navigating the Finnish and international funding landscape This is part of our ongoing work to support founders and strengthen the Tampere startup ecosystem by connecting startups with the right people, knowledge, and opportunities. We’ve got your back.

Looking for expert support on funding and growth? We’re excited to launch free bi‑weekly 1:1 Office Hours with Marko Kotonen from Business Finland, hosted at Platform6. Who it is for? For startups that are from the Tampere region, early stage companies that are building an innovative solution with the ambition to grow, scale, and enter international markets. How to book: Please reserve your slot (45 minutes) via the registration button. During these sessions, startups can get practical advice on: Innovation funding Internationalisation This is part of our ongoing work to support founders and strengthen the Tampere startup ecosystem by connecting startups with the right people, knowledge, and opportunities. We’ve got your back.

React Office Hours Starting @ 5pm we hold office hours. Come on by to get some help, ask questions, and meet other developers. Or just hang out! \-\-\- Looking for speakers! Reach out to meetup@reactatx.org \-\-\- Station Austin is sponsoring the venue! Want to be a sponsor? Food, Drinks, Venue? Reach out! Schedule 5.00 - 6.00 = React Office Hours 6.00 - 6.15 = Setting up, eating/drinking 6.15 - 8.00 = Presentations Doors open 15 minutes before. The elevators will work only then. Come to the 16th floor. Parking There is partial parking validation. If you enter the garage attached to the Omni (entrance on Brazos Street) after 5pm and leave before 10pm, you will be given a parking slip that reduces your fee to $8 flat for the duration of your stay within that time frame. • What to bring Curiosity, Kindness, Willingness To Learn • Important to know Be Nice!

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture. Want to find angel investors? Practice your investor pitch? Have questions about raising venture capital? How to find product/market fit? Pitch decks? Building your team? Protecting your intellectual property? Starting a company as a first-time, female, or minority founder? We're here to help! A free, fun, friendly livestream for startup founders and friends worldwide, our mission is to increase access to innovation and investment for all. Join Startup Council CEO, Scott Fox, for valuable startup strategy advice, fundraising expertise, and networking. NOW NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Just join us at call time here: https://www.startupcouncil.org/startup-office-hours WHEN: The 4th Tuesday of every month at 900pm US Pacific Time (aka 12 midnight US ET). That's WEDNESDAY at 5:00am UTC / 9:00am GST / 10:30am IST / 3:00pm AEST for our friends in Asia, Australia, MENA, and India. AT SHOW TIME YOU CAN WATCH & CHAT LIVE AT ANY OF THESE CHANNELS: https://www.startupcouncil.org/startup-office-hours https://www.youtube.com/scottfox (with Live Chat!) HAVE A STARTUP QUESTION to ask Scott ON CAMERA? Or want to practice your INVESTOR PITCH? You'll get helpful, free expert feedback LIVE if you RSVP in advance! Submit your Startup Question or Pitch summary here BEFORE the show to get the ON CAMERA participation link: https://startupcouncil.org/sohsrsvp Priority Access for StartupCouncil.org Members Priority for on camera questions and pitch practice is given to startup Member companies listed on StartupCouncil.org. Learn More and join now at https://StartupCouncil.org/join Your Host & Moderator: Scott Fox, CEO of the Startup Council, Chairman of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs SoCal (Orange County), ecosystem builder & speaker, investor in 30+ startup companies, serial star

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

React Office Hours Starting @ 5pm we hold office hours. Come on by to get some help, ask questions, and meet other developers. Or just hang out! \-\-\- Looking for speakers! Reach out to meetup@reactatx.org \-\-\- Station Austin is sponsoring the venue! Want to be a sponsor? Food, Drinks, Venue? Reach out! Schedule 5.00 - 6.00 = React Office Hours 6.00 - 6.15 = Setting up, eating/drinking 6.15 - 8.00 = Presentations Doors open 15 minutes before. The elevators will work only then. Come to the 16th floor. Parking There is partial parking validation. If you enter the garage attached to the Omni (entrance on Brazos Street) after 5pm and leave before 10pm, you will be given a parking slip that reduces your fee to $8 flat for the duration of your stay within that time frame. • What to bring Curiosity, Kindness, Willingness To Learn • Important to know Be Nice!