Techstars Startup Weekend | Platform Calgary
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October 17, 2025
5:00 pm—9:00 pm
Platform Calgary
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Day 1: Friday | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM We kick off with dinner and networking to break the ice and build community. A high-energy keynote will get you inspired before you pitch your ideas (60 seconds or less!). Submit your name early for ... View More Day 2: Saturday | 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM Time to build! Start the day with light bites and an inspiring pep talk to set the tone for your day, then you'll dive into customer discovery—talking to real potential customers is key. Coaches will be on hand all day to guide your team... View More Day 3: Sunday | 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM Polish your idea and perfect your pitch! After a full day of building and refining, you’ll have five minutes to showcase your startup to a panel of judges. Don’t forget to invite your friends and family to celebrate your hard work, connect with your new network of innovators, and cheer on the winning teams—prizes to be announced!
Techstars Startup Weekend is like a hackathon for people excited about tech! Over a fun-filled 54 hours, participants pitch ideas, team up, and bring a startup idea to life. It’s all about creativity, teamwork, and turning ideas into action! You’ll make new connections, find mentors, or maybe even meet your future business partner. It’s like a crash course where you learn by doing, with seasoned pros showing you the ropes.
The theme? Feeding Innovation. 🌱
This year we’re teaming up with the Calgary Food Bank to spark fresh ideas and solutions to the real challenges they face every day. Over one weekend, participants will work together to turn these challenges into opportunities for impact—building innovations that help strengthen our community.
Day 1: Friday | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
We kick off with dinner and networking to break the ice and build community. A high-energy keynote will get you inspired before you pitch your ideas (60 seconds or less!). Submit your name early for ...View More
Day 2: Saturday | 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Time to build! Start the day with light bites and a hands-on workshop, then dive into customer discovery—talking to real potential customers is key. Coaches will be on hand all day to guide your team...View More
Day 3: Sunday | 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Polish your idea and perfect your pitch! After a full day of building and refining, you’ll have five minutes to showcase your startup to a panel of judges. Don’t forget to invite your friends and family to celebrate your hard work, connect with your new network of innovators, and cheer on the winning teams—prizes to be announced!
The Calgary Food Bank is truly by community, for community.
In partnership with the food industry and people like you, for every $1 received, we can distribute $3.50 worth of food. We invite you to help by contributing online, by phone, mail, or in person.
All donations over $25 made online, phone, mail, or in person will receive a tax receipt.
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Land Acknowledgement
We honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We respect all Nations who live, work, play, innovate and build things on this land, and in so doing honour and celebrate the territory.