BFN Summer Showcase

​Join the Black Founders Network (BFN) for our 2025 Summer Showcase! We'll be celebrating some special announcements with our community, and sharing how these resources will support aspiring & active Black founders going forward

​​Bringing together our game-changing community of Black founders, investors, and corporate partners, this event will also unveil some of the groundbreaking innovations we'll be funding and supporting as part of our current programs

​Attendees will meet the founders selected for this year's BFN Accelerate program which provides Black-led startups with early traction access to significant grant funding plus cohort-style acceleration to boost their growth in customers, revenues, talent & product. They will also connect with the 2025 recipients of the BFN Smart Start Awards; which support the best aspiring Black founders at the ideation stage, with grant funding and go-to-market support, to build and launch their solutions. And they will get a sneak peek of our pilot BFN Scale cohort - Canada's most exciting Black founders, each with traction of $250K and above

​This year's Summer Showcase will also feature our Talent Zone, where you can meet the bright individuals from our Black Career Advancement Program (BCAP). Discover the best Black talent in software development, marketing and UX/UI design, who are ready to make their mark and support the community with their expertise

​​Join us to learn all the inspiring stories behind these innovators, build meaningful connections over delicious free food, and learn how you can partner with us to further support Black founders. We can't wait to see you soon!