About this Event
Join us for Demo Day’25, where our inaugural cohort of builders is unveiling bold, high-impact companies across security, healthtech, climate, creator tools, and AI infrastructure.
Fireside Chat with Saheed Akinwale - Founder & CTO, Laminar:
We’ll kick off the event featuring Saheed Akinwale - Founder & CTO, Laminar.
Saheed Akinwale is the Founder and CTO of Laminar, a low-code platform that empowers solutions teams to build bespoke integrations faster—transforming how companies approach the $500B system integration services market. Before Laminar, Saheed built Software for Love, later serving as a Software Engineering Advisor to help guide the platform’s continued growth.
With deep technical and leadership experience spanning startups and global enterprises, Saheed has led impactful engineering initiatives at Ford Motor Company, where he enhanced the driver experience through Android Auto integrations, and at Morgan Stanley, where his Java applications saved the firm over $30 million annually. His early work at Kinaxis included developing tools that reduced test creation effort by 90%, reflecting his passion for efficiency and scalable design.
Beyond his professional work, Saheed has built a lottery and a payment processor in Nigeria, blending entrepreneurship with social impact. In his free time, he enjoys experimenting with Raspberry Pi technology and building inventive hardware projects.
Demo Day Pitches:
Our demo day will feature a fantastic line-up of founders, reshaping their industries:
🚗 VolTrack - smart automotive security that stops theft before it happens
💼 Agentflow - your AI workforce, without the engineer
🩺 DigiBiomics - AI-powered respiratory diagnostics from home to hospital
🌙 Ayda Health - a cycle-tracking and wellness app built for Muslim women
🔥 FireWatch - next-gen wildfire detection using multi-sensor satellite validation
📣 MerchMe - the marketplace enabling you to go viral
🧬 CRITERRA - intelligent, compliance-first patient recruitment for clinical trials
🛡️ Parafox Technologies - automated GRC and cybersecurity compliance for SOC2/ISO
🍽️ BiteMap - connecting people with local food experiences and hidden culinary gems
🛵 RiderCare - improving safety, support, and services for gig-economy delivery riders
🚲 Velo Lab - no-code platform to test AI-driven trading models, end to end.
📚 Da’ira - a learning management platform focused on whole-child development for homeschooling families.
If you're an investor, operator, or ecosystem builder looking for the next wave of mission-driven, high-conviction founders - this room is for you.
Accessibility:
We are committed to ensuring that all attendees have a comfortable and inclusive experience. If you require any accommodations to participate in our event, please let us know during the registration process. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs based on facility accessibility and program resources availability. In the event we are unable to fulfill your accommodation requests, we will reimburse your ticket in full. Should you have any questions or specific requests, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Contact Us:
For any attendees who may have financial needs and require a sponsored ticket, or for any questions or comments please contact:
- Barakah Labs | [email protected]
- MAX | [email protected]
Website: onemax.org | LinkedIn: MAX | Twitter: @max_gala | Instagram: @onemax.ca
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM
Quran Recitation, MAX Overview, Barakah Labs Recap
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:30 PM
Fireside Chat with Saheed Akinwale
🕑: 06:45 PM - 08:15 PM
Demo Day Pitches
🕑: 08:15 PM - 09:30 PM
Open Networking
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Toronto Business Development Centre, 111 Peter Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 28.25
