See you at Symposium!
We're hosting meetups in Toronto and Waterloo for people building awesome technical projects. Come say hi 👋
🇨🇦🚨 The team at ODF and Merge is coming to Canada for Waterloo’s Symposium – and we want to see you in Waterloo and Toronto.
We’re hosting meetups for cracked builders working on technical projects to chill together, hack together, and run together!
You can find our full list of events here, but here’s the lineup:
Wednesday, March 19th: “Not a VC” Office Hours, an unofficial event at Symposium
AMA to learn:
- What VCs will not tell you / why they are actually passing
- How to effectively fundraise / avoid having your time wasted
+ more lessons from 1,000+ startups
DM Julian on X or email him (julian(at)joinodf.com) to join!
Thursday, March 20th: Cozy Hang & Hack Café - (ODF × Merge)
A cozy hangout + coworking café in a beautiful home right on the edge of Waterloo Park.
This event is suuuper casual — expect great coffee, greater people, and the greatest of times. Don't pull out your LinkedIn. Please.
And while we’re there… WE’RE GIVING OUT GRANTS — ZERO STRINGS ATTACHED!
We want you to be able to do your best work, and if finances are a barrier to your tinkering, we want to help! Non-dilutive, no equity, just the cash you need to make it happen. Find a team member if you have questions.
Friday, March 21st: Late-Night Coffeeshop — Toronto Pop-Up
LNC is stopping by Toronto to bring some late-night-coffee-love, and we’d love to have you there.
We’ve booked out one of Toronto's rare Victorian mansions in The Village to bring back a space you can build, code, and design in throughout the night, with friends! Join us (Julian, Noémie, Brayden, & Gu) for a cozy hangout + coworking café.
Strong coffee, teas, and wifi. Makers only.
If you're creating at this hour, you're probably a good fit.
Saturday, March 22nd: Builders Who Run — 5k in Toronto
Builders who Run is an informal and international running club.
We typically host BwR SF every Saturday — we're doing our second annual special edition in Toronto!
Gear up for a 5k run with new and old builder friends from ODF, Merge and beyond.
Pace will be relaxed and conversational. We'll head to coffee after.
Microgrant Info Sesh at Symposium - Reply to the tweet if interested!
- Learn what microgrants are / how to get $100 to $10k+ to pursue your project
- meet grant recipients
+ lessons from 25+ microgrants given and >$100k received through the Microgrant Guide
We look forward to seeing you there!