We need more founders building AI-first startups. So we invited @newtonian from @goclio and @invoker from @hootsuite to speak about exactly that🍁
Clio just passed $500m in ARR and has raised $2B in funding. Hootsuite has 1,000+ staff and is the world’s largest social media management tool. It was no surprise that we had a sold out room.
Thanks to our partners @boast_ai and Osler, we’re able to host world class discussions during @websummit week to hear how unicorn founders like Jack and Ryan are thinking about the future of AI in the startup world.
The TL;DR: If you’re not reinventing your startup to be AI first, you’ll be obsolete in 2 years.
If you’re a founder under the age of 30 who needs help, hit us up at @loiaccelerator or @northhouseee .
Thanks to those who joined. Stay tuned for more to follow 🍁 🥃 🧀
🎥 @innes_simpson
#Vancouver #Startup #Entrepreneur #Tech #AI
Hold the phone. Labs 16 just pulled up to the party 🎈
Not only are they incredibly good looking, but my oh my are they a smart bunch of AI first builders hungry to take down market share of boring and slow institutions
World, you’ve been warned.
Welcome to the chat, Labs 16. 💬
Winkly is the first app built exclusively for lash technicians. Designed to reduce the admin load of running a lash business, increase revenue, and promote health and safety—all on autopilot.
Winkly allows lash techs send consent forms, manage clients, log appointment notes with before-and-after photos, track finances, and safely promote their business online—without forcing their unique workflow into a generic, overly complex, or expensive platform.
The launch of this MVP is just the beginning of all the big plans I have for Winkly. A big shoutout to @loiaccelerator and all my friends and family who have supported my product journey so far—I couldn’t have done this as a solo founder without you.
#techfounder #womenintech #winklyapp #lashapp
“Best looking panel of @websummit 2026 Award” goes to… 🏆🍁
Huge congrats to these 6 North House Members for sharing about the pros, cons and opportunities of what it takes to start and scale and a big idea in Vancouver.
🎙️ @connor.emeny
🎙️ @kallisteg
🎙️ @jasoncheeze
🎙️ @shelby.yeesh
🎙️ Yas
🎙️ Wilson
And if you missed it, @yeyawards just launched shortly before the panel ⚡️
#vancouver #canada #entrepreneur
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. So instead of printing a photo, we’re asking 20,000 @websummit founders to help us draw Vancouver 🍁
Turns out it’s been the best idea of the decade and we’re having such a blast with meeting founders from 100 different countries as we draw the city 🖼️
Visit booth E265 if you wanna test out your Picasso skills. And yes, that means you @paddycosgrave and @caseylau_
#startup #tech #entrepreneur #innovation
Meet Monica Stuart, a member of our Labs 16 cohort and the founder of XING EYEWEAR.
This weekend, XING is hosting its biggest brand activation in Toronto at STACKT Asian Night Market.
Check out their debut Orphan Sunnies, a sneak peak of their prescription offerings and stay for a couple rounds of mahjong.
📍 STACKT Market, Toronto
🗓️ May 16, 4-10pm
🔗 RSVP for access to exclusive event deal (link in @xingeyewear bio)
@xingeyewear Adopted from China during the one-child policy, Monica didn’t grow up connected to her heritage, but she did grow up with a low nose bridge and high cheekbones. After years of struggling to find frames that fit properly, she created XING.
Reusables Cofounder, Anastasia Kiku, spilling the tea on how her startup is eliminating single use plastics ♻️
If you’re at @websummit Vancouver this week, give us a holler ☕️
#startup #vancouver #tech #entrepreneur
Put away the ChatGPT, Because Camp Kyle is in the building at @enactuscanada ’s Montreal Youth Summer Retreat 🪵⛺️
Huge thanks to Catherine and her team for inviting @moorzyyy to speak on leadership and startup mindsets for the next generation of leaders ⚡️
#Summer #Startup #Camp #Leadership
We started Mosa with a $75 glass cutter in a UBC dorm room.
Last night we were on CBC News Network.
The FIFA World Cup is coming to Vancouver. And the bottle someone tossed away is going to the World Cup.
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 licensed collection drops May 12th. Link in bio to join the waitlist.
#FIFA #FIFAWorldCup2026 #Vancouver #WorldCup2026 #fifavancouver
