Build a Camel Startup

Saddle up! Here’s your comprehensive guide to Collision week with DMZ.

MEET OUR STARTUPS SPEAKER SCHEDULE

Come find us at stand E276 and experience:

Insightful stage sessions featuring bold minds in tech
Startup showcases and pitch competitions
Networking opportunities with startups, investors, and corporate leaders in our lounge
Unique activities and experiences, including a giant camel and prize giveaways

STAGE SCHEDULE
Hear from speakers across DMZ’s global ecosystem

Over the span of three days, DMZ’s booth stage will feature more than 50 speakers, including founders sharing their business journeys and experts from top companies discussing the latest trends and innovations (Schedule is subject to change. Please visit our booth for the most accurate information).

MEET FOUNDERS
Get 1-on-1 time with top DMZ founders at the startup island

Visit DMZ’s Startup Island to meet our founders, who will be pitching their businesses and showcasing their innovations. Learn about these exciting ventures and take advantage of 1-on-1 opportunities to connect directly with founders.

Catch us if you can!

Collision week doesn’t stop there – discover side events we're hosting and attending throughout the week. Don’t miss big opportunities to learn and network.

Asia Pacific Night

Tuesday, June 18 at 6:00pm

This networking event connects key stakeholders, investors and startups from the Canadian and Asia Pacific innovation ecosystems.

Women in Tech Breakfast

Wednesday, June 19 at 8:30am

Powered by BDC Capital’s Women in Technology and Thrive Venture Funds, this special Collision breakfast features MaRS IAF and National Bank.

You’ve heard of unicorn startups, but what about camel startups?

For a long time, a startup founder’s ultimate goal was to achieve unicorn status, characterized by rapid growth and high valuations. But if there’s anything we know about the tech ecosystem, it’s that the only constant we can rely on is change. Today, operating with a unicorn mindset isn’t always realistic. Instead, startups must embody the camel, an animal that conserves its resources to endure harsh conditions and adapt to any environment. Resiliency breeds profitability and longevity.

There’s a time for feast – but you need a plan for the drought.

While startups everywhere have longed to be named the next unicorn, embracing camel-like traits in will prove its worth. At the DMZ, we build camel startups. That means helping founders build smart, lean, and quality foundations for their companies. It means leveraging future-orientated thinking, resourcefulness and resiliency. After all, it’s the startups that focus on their long games that reap the greatest rewards.

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