Where the ecosystem meets.
Info sessions and office tours inside real venture firms, speaker panels on campus, and the Venture Summit. Every confirmed date lands here with registration and a calendar file.
Upcoming
New events go up on our Luma calendar first. Join the event list below and you'll hear the moment registration opens.
Luma calendar
Flagship
Venture Summit at Google
March 6, 2026, Google Toronto HQ, 65 King St E
The club's annual gathering of founders, venture investors, and tech leaders: an early-stage investors panel, Google for Startups, founder perspectives, and an afternoon of networking. 158 students, founders, and investors registered.
- Early-stage investors panel
- Google for Startups
- Founder perspectives
Past events
Summits, firm info sessions, founder nights, and a co-founder mixer, back to the club's first season.
- summit
Venture Summit 2026
With Google
The annual gathering of founders, venture investors, and tech leaders at Google's Toronto HQ, over lunch and an afternoon of panels. 158 registered.
- Investor panel: Allen Lau (Two Small Fish Ventures), Zeeshan Ali, Matthew He, and Ryan Shannon
- Google for Startups
- Founder perspectives
- Networking and refreshments
Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Google Toronto HQ, 65 King St E
- competition
Launch Your Big Idea
A season-long competition where aspiring founders pitch and develop their startup ideas, get feedback from judges, and compete for prizes.
October 12, 2025 to April 30, 2026 at Rotman Commerce
- visit
Portage Ventures Internship Info Session
With Portage Ventures and Rotman Commerce Career Services
A Rotman-exclusive virtual session on Portage's Winter and Summer 2026 internships, with the fintech venture firm's team.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zoom
- community
Women in Venture and Private Equity
With Inovia Capital
A panel of women leading in venture capital and private equity, after a presentation by Inovia, then food and networking. 67 registered.
- Eva Lau, co-founder and general partner, Two Small Fish Ventures
- Eli Scott, associate, Wittington Ventures
- Katherine Hovdestad, venture investor, Inovia Capital
Monday, February 24, 2025, 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at UTSU Student Commons, 230 College St
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Venture Summit
With Two Small Fish Ventures and Google, with OpenSesame and Cove
A panel on the journey of building a startup, startup pitches, a fireside chat with Allen Lau, and networking. 141 registered.
- Panel: Journey of Building a Startup, with Akshay Maharaj (Aview), John Uncu (Asepha), Hussam Ayyad (Startup Rotman), and Sunil Sharma (Founder Institute Toronto)
- Startup pitches
- Fireside chat with Allen Lau, co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures and former CEO of Wattpad
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Google Toronto, 65 King St E
- community
Co-Founder Mixer
With Rotman Commerce Entrepreneurship Organization and UofT AI
Students from across faculties met potential co-founders, then heard from a panel of four alumni founders. 76 registered.
Monday, November 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Toronto
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Venture Fellowship Info Session
What the RCVC Venture Fellowship offers, how the program runs, how to apply, and a Q&A.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zoom
- community
Founder Mode
With NEXT 36
An evening with NEXT Canada's founder accelerator: a VC introduction, alumni founder presentations, and networking. 111 registered.
- Jai Mansukhani, co-founder of OpenSesame
- Michael Yu, CEO of Quantoflow
Monday, September 30, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Toronto
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Inovia Capital Internship Info Session
With Inovia Capital
A virtual session on Inovia's Winter and Summer 2025 internships: what the work looks like and how to apply. 41 registered.
Thursday, September 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Zoom
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Registration announcements, speaker reveals, and schedule updates. A few emails a semester, nothing more.