​Best Of TechTO is where we celebrate and amplify the incredible achievements of Toronto’s technology community.

​Since launching, over 700 founders - builders who have shaped Canada's tech ecosystem - have taken our stage, with 400+ community members joining each event.

​This year, Best Of returns to Toronto City Hall, bringing together everything you love about TechTO: meaningful connections, great food and drinks, live demos, inspiring showcases, and stories that move the community forward.

​Expect inspiring founder stories and the unmistakable energy of the TechTO community. Every story told on this stage resonates across our 70,000+ member community.

​Agenda:

6:00 pm | Doors open and networking
7:00 pm | Community open mic, TechTO announcements, and curated stage presentations from Canada's top founders and operators
8:30 pm | End of the event and an After Party

​Speakers:

​Liza Akhvledziani Carew is Co-Founder and CEO of Chexy, a Canadian fintech startup redefining the residential rental payments experience, where she has led the company to over $1 billion in annual run-rate payment volume. Before founding Chexy, she built a strong foundation in finance and strategy through roles at Square and Deloitte Canada, where she served as a Senior Associate in the M&A Advisory division. Beyond her entrepreneurial work, she mentors the next generation of women entering the finance industry through her involvement with Emerging Women in Finance (EWIF).

​Anthony Mouchantaf is Co-Founder and CEO of Biossil, a Toronto-based AI-native biopharma company advancing late clinical-stage therapies for complex and life-threatening diseases, where he has built a pipeline of 11 Phase 2 and 3 programs backed by OpenAI and Founders Fund. Beyond Biossil, Anthony shares his experience as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he teaches corporate law for technology startups, venture capital, and intellectual property.

​Eden Ding is Co-Founder and CTO of NationGraph, an AI-native intelligence platform that helps businesses sell to over 110,000 state, local, and education government agencies. Before founding NationGraph, Eden honed his craft turning massive datasets into tactical advantages at Citadel, Google, and Akuna Capital - specializing in using data to drive competitive edge. He studied Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. NationGraph has raised $22.5M to date, including an $18M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, and cuts government procurement research from 30 hours a month to zero - delivering 2x pipeline per sales rep.

​Rebecca Kacaba is the CEO and Co-Founder of DealMaker, a global leader in online capital-raising technology. After more than a decade practicing securities law on Bay Street - including founding a startup practice group and co-chairing a Venture Technology group - she left her partnership at the world's largest law firm to build a better way for founders to raise capital. Recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women and a Financial Times Most Innovative Lawyer, Rebecca is a trailblazer at the intersection of FinTech and capital markets.

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​More speakers to be announced...

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