Founders Connect Live in Toronto 2025 #BlackBuilders - Panel & Mixer

​Founders Connect returns to Toronto for another day of honest conversations, tactical learning, and meaningful connections.

​In partnership with the Black Founders Network and African Impact Initiative, this year’s event will bring together 300 Black and African founders, operators, and creators navigating the many intersections of building across geographies, industries, identities, and energy.

​This is not a stage for just polished success stories. It’s a space for shared experiences, hard-won lessons, and frank dialogue. Whether you're building in tech, leading a creative business, investing in others, or still figuring things out — there's something here for you.

​What to Expect:
– Content sessions: Panels, & firesides
– Networking mixer with food, drinks, and DJ
– A room full of brilliant, ambitious builders

​Topics:
• Innovating at the Intersection: Culture, Community, and Technology
• Beyond the MVP: Scaling from 0 to 1, and 1 to 100
• Monetising Influence & Building Digital Empires
• Behind the Build: Raw Conversations on Building and Breaking

​Past Edition Highlights:
In 2024, over 400 people joined us for the first Toronto edition of #BlackBuilders. The day was filled with deep conversations, great food, and an afterparty that ended with new friendships, ideas, and momentum.

​See a glimpse →

• ​Photos of 2024 here: https://omiliavisuals.pixieset.com/foundersconnect/

• ​Video recap of 2024 here: https://youtu.be/GfQ_FI1fQ-c

• ​Join us again this August.