Networking Events in Montreal — Startup & Tech Meetups
2026-11-17 · 18:00:00 · Montreal
Pub L'Île Noire
Pub L'Île Noire, Montreal
Ascent Valley hosts an in-person pitch competition and meetup at Pub L'Île Noire in Montreal on November 17, 2026. Five founders pitch without slides before open networking.
Next in Montreal Startup Pitch featuring 5 founders on stage. Includes doors and topic tables, five-minute pitches without slides, and open networking. Designed for founders, investors, engineers, and operators.
Founder brief
Who should attend
Founders, investors, operators, and engineers working across any sector find value in this gathering. Entrepreneurs eager to share their product narrative without visual aids will appreciate the focus on direct conversation and structured peer discussions.
What happens
Attendees grab a name sticker at 18:00 and join dedicated topic tables for the initial hour. Beginning at 19:00, five founders take the stage for five-minute pitches without slides, fielding questions from attendees. An open networking session follows from 19:45 until the pub meetup concludes at 21:00.
Who's in the room
Participants encompass local Montreal founders, technical engineers, early-stage operators, and active investors. Attendees cluster around specific topic tables based on what they are actively building, allowing for targeted industry discussions before watching five peers pitch onstage.
How to prepare
Rehearse a clear five-minute spoken narrative that explains your business model and traction cleanly without relying on visual slide decks. Prepare succinct questions for the presenting founders, and determine which topic table best aligns with your current technical or business challenges to maximize the opening hour.
Organizer: Ascent Valley
At a glance
- Tickets
- Free – $52
- Sectors
- Agnostic
Agenda
- 18:00 · Doors and topic tables — Name sticker on, then the table closest to what you are building. You stay for the hour.
- 19:00 · Five founders on stage — Five minutes each, no slides read out loud, then questions from the room.
- 19:45 · The hour after — The stage is done and the floor stays open.
- 21:00 · Close
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