Gatherly Venture Expo Q2 2026

The Ultimate Founder-Investor Networking Experience! 🛑 STOP! 🛑 New to Gatherly? 👇👇👇 🎥 Watch the Q1 Expo Highlights [60 secs] ☝️☝️☝️ The Venture Expo is hosted in an immersive multi-floor venue that’s built for exploration and high-signal networking. Founders showcase their companies in expo booths, while the audience explores and engages-at their own pace. Most of the agenda is intentionally unstructured. What's Gatherly? Gatherly is the perfect "home" for online communities. Digital 'venues' are 100% custom, and support deeper belonging and culture than static video calls. The Gatherly Venture Expo is a flagship event series we created to support a global startup ecosystem. 🌎 Why the Gatherly Venture Expo Is Different Life-like digital venue with multiple floors and spaces Organic networking and movement Asynchronous interactions Once you click the join link: Move around by clicking on the mini-map. Approach others to instantly join chats Explore different levels using the Elevators The experience feels closer to an in-person convention, without the limitations. Audience Composition: 400+ (continuous flow) Founders (40%) | Investors (30%) | Industry Operators (19%) | Service Providers (11%) Toronto Tech Week Partners with us for Q2 2026! Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. Learn more at Torontotechweek.com. Gatherly Venture Expo — Live Agenda Expo Hall is open throughout 11:00 AM — Doors Open 11:10 AM — Opening Remarks 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM — Expo Hall Open & Networking Spotlight Sessions — 11:30AM — 3:30PM 10-minute fireside conversations, every 30 minutes (X:00, X:30) Each followed by 20 minutes of open exploration 11:30 AM - Jason Butcher, MD @ Orbit Capital 12:00 PM - Brian Lee, MD @ Gildre 12:30 PM - Daniel Warner, CEO @ ChaiTech 1:00 PM - Kris Oei, CIO @ AskScout 1:30 PM - Sarah Romanko, Venture Capital @ Geek Ventures 2:00 PM - Quan Nguyen, Angel Investor and Principle @ NTiP 2:30 PM - Pascale Archambault, VP Investments @ Inovia VC 3:00 PM - Katheryn Vatt, CEO @ Moatly 3:30 PM - Mona Shadid, Associate @ Blaney McMurtry LLP 4:00 PM - JJ Richa, MD @ Pismo Ventures 4:30 PM — Closing Remarks Venue remains open for ongoing exploration Frequently Asked Questions Do I need to download anything? No. Everything runs in your browser. We recommend Google Chrome with your camera and microphone enabled. Do I have to follow a set schedule? Not at all. The Expo Hall is open all day and there's no required path. Spotlight Sessions broadcast to every floor, so you won't miss them wherever you are. Is this just another Zoom call? No. Gatherly is an immersive digital venue — you move between spaces, drop into conversations, and explore freely. It's built to feel like an in-person event. Thank you to our Q2 Expo Partners! Toronto Tech Week Inovia VC Orbit Capital Geek Ventures Nguyen Tarbet LLC AskScout.ai The Gildre Network Moatly.ai Blaney McMurtry LLP ChaiTech Accelerator Pismo Ventures Gatherly Ecosystem Partners Liberty Ventures PROLINK 5 to 9 Society Founders Who Give a F*ck Entrepreneurship Development Association (EDA) Partner with Gatherly! Partnership Opportunities are all spoken for for the Q2 Expo, but reach out to us directly to learn more about upcoming opportunities! 👇 adib@gatherly.io