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#startuphereto

Toronto’s entrepreneurs, innovators, and disruptors are a source of pride for our city.

Let’s show the world why Toronto is a great place to work and live!

Share your story! Tag us or use #startuphereto on Instagram or twitter.

#startuphereto

Areas of Focus

Startup Stories

Glimpse Behind the Startup Scene

Innovation News

Recent Local Headlines

Startup Events

Networking + So Much More

Entrepreneur Spotlights

Celebrating Local Hustle + Heart

#LetsGetCoffeeTO

Mentorship Focus via 50k Coffees

Quotes

Toronto: A Great Place to Live + Work

Hiring Announcements

ISO: Only the Top Talent

Startup Spaces

Outstanding Offices + Inspirational Incubators

Community Collaboration

Charming Coworking Spots + More

#StreetsOfToronto

Stunning Landscapes + Interiors

Data

Facts, Stats, Charts, and Graphs

+ More

Other Occasional Fun

Tips for Content Submission

  • Photo Quality

    • Use photos that are clear, well lit, clean, visually interesting, and have a more in-depth story behind them are key.

  • Context

    • Be familiar with the Startup Here Toronto Brand and social channels.
    • Be aware by framing your story as part of the Toronto startup community.
    • Be Interesting by recognizing that copy shouldn’t be anything exclusively sales oriented. Focus more on the value your startup has to offer the world.
    • Be collaborative by highlight any connections you have within the local ecosystem. (incubators, funders, mentors, neighbours, etc — Be sure to tag them too!)
    • Be inclusive by Include copy that highlights unique aspects of your origin story and all of the individuals involved. (Your team, advisors or support system) 

  • Things to Avoid

    • Stock Photos.
    • Vague statements about company or product.
    • Content that isn’t interesting or that doesn’t contribute much value to the community at large.
    • Negative comments, venting or rants.
    • Content that may be considered NSFW

Ideas to Help You Get Started

What do you love about living and working in Toronto? Tell us with a quote or short video…

Discuss some unique challenges that your company has faced in the past year…

What is your favourite Toronto startup event to attend? Why?

Are you part of an incubator, accelerator, or co-working space? Tell us about what your neighbour is working on…

Name your favourite startup office space in the Toronto Waterloo corridor…

What do you see from where you work?

Take a snap of your favourite view of the city…

Post an action shot: A client using your service or product. Ask them how it relates to their personal narrative or business story…

Is your startup hiring? Share the details…

Where do you find inspiration?

What are you most proud of?

How do you want to be remembered?

What has been your wisest investment?

What does success mean to you?

What fuels your productivity?

Let's Connect

Some Example Posts

 

Toronto urban landscape repost via ? @willcdotca #JaneJacobs #Toronto #community #startuphereto A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on

 

Toronto urban landscape repost via ? @rbccali #startuphereTO #TorontoLife #the6ix #6ixwalks A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on

 

 

Toronto views via @aaartistry #Toronto #yyz #startuphereto #FromWhereIStand #TorontoLife A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on

 

 

Have you seen the list of amazing women who have signed up for Gather North? gathernorth.com/whos-going @gather_north A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on

 

 

Toronto urban landscape repost via ? @bsimkova . . . . #yyz #thankyoutoronto #mytoronto #toronto #rain #ttc A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on

Feature photo: Peace Collective Apparel by @thendrw

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"Startups in Toronto benefit from support at every stage. From the very early stage we have incubators, accelerators and seed stage investors. In the growth stage, we have funders willing to invest a lot of money to really help a company take-off. This gives tech companies in Toronto a huge advantage.”
Allen Lau, CEO & Co-Founder, Wattpad
"A culture of collaboration is really at the heart of what’s next in innovation. What’s exciting in Toronto is that we have local and international businesses partnering with the startup ecosystem and increasingly with the academic community to position themselves for success in the future. And it’s happening across the spectrum from digital media and information technology, to life sciences and healthcare, energy solutions and social innovation.”
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, Former CEO, MaRS Discovery District
“I think it’s an attractive place to come for talented people, it's a huge market for creative people and I think there are some companies emerging that give people hope that it can be done here.”
Mike McDerment, CEO/Co-Founder, Freshbooks
“In Toronto, Bombardier manufactures business and commercial aircraft and relies on the diversified, local regional supply chain. We work with more than 70 suppliers located in the Greater Toronto Area and we benefit from a variety of expertise going from complex machining to systems integration.”
Graham Kelly, Vice-President, Global Operations & Toronto Site, Bombardier Aerospace
“The scale and quality of meet-ups and conferences and speaking events have gone up dramatically. You don’t need to leave Toronto to build a successful company.”
Evgeny Tchebotarev, Co-Founder, 500px
“Something that makes Toronto truly unique is that willingness to share and communicate with people very openly inside the industry looking at the global pie as something we can all co-create and achieve together.”
Satish Kanwar, VP of Product, Acceleration, Shopify
"If you come to our studio and take a look at the people sitting around the table discussing ideas, they’re from almost every part of the world. I think it has really helped Umbra create an international style.”
Paul Rowan, Co-Founder, Umbra
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“The scale and quality of meet-ups and conferences and speaking events have gone up dramatically. You don’t need to leave Toronto to build a successful company.”
Evgeny Tchebotarev, Co-Founder, 500px
"A culture of collaboration is really at the heart of what’s next in innovation. What’s exciting in Toronto is that we have local and international businesses partnering with the startup ecosystem and increasingly with the academic community to position themselves for success in the future. And it’s happening across the spectrum from digital media and information technology, to life sciences and healthcare, energy solutions and social innovation.”
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, Former CEO, MaRS Discovery District
“I think it’s an attractive place to come for talented people, it's a huge market for creative people and I think there are some companies emerging that give people hope that it can be done here.”
Mike McDerment, CEO/Co-Founder, Freshbooks
"If you come to our studio and take a look at the people sitting around the table discussing ideas, they’re from almost every part of the world. I think it has really helped Umbra create an international style.”
Paul Rowan, Co-Founder, Umbra
"Startups in Toronto benefit from support at every stage. From the very early stage we have incubators, accelerators and seed stage investors. In the growth stage, we have funders willing to invest a lot of money to really help a company take-off. This gives tech companies in Toronto a huge advantage.”
Allen Lau, CEO & Co-Founder, Wattpad
“Something that makes Toronto truly unique is that willingness to share and communicate with people very openly inside the industry looking at the global pie as something we can all co-create and achieve together.”
Satish Kanwar, VP of Product, Acceleration, Shopify
“In Toronto, Bombardier manufactures business and commercial aircraft and relies on the diversified, local regional supply chain. We work with more than 70 suppliers located in the Greater Toronto Area and we benefit from a variety of expertise going from complex machining to systems integration.”
Graham Kelly, Vice-President, Global Operations & Toronto Site, Bombardier Aerospace
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