Jul 14 NCFA: Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

Join the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada, Liquid Avatar Technologies, Spaces, Gowling WLG, HyperCycle.ai, United Craft, GenBlock Financial, Finliti, Grant Thornton LLP, and Canada's leading Fintech & Funding community in the heart of trendy Queen West for an evening of celebration, reconnecting with peers, and prime networking mixer.

Launching, scaling or interested in disrupting the finance industry, raising capital or participating in Canada’s growing fintech, blockchain, crypto, digital banking, sustainable finance, crowdfunding, payments, digital identity, and alternative investing sectors?

Here's a perfect opportunity to connect with stealth and emerging startups, scale-ups, and industry experts, and strategize with partners, pitch investors, and mingle with Toronto’s burgeoning fintech and funding ecosystem.

•   Each individual ticket include entrance to private event, 2 drink tickets, food, entertainment, lots of fun and prime networking
• Taxes and fees extra. Refunds available until Jun 15 (excl eventbrite fee). Ticket transfers ok.
• Want to pay in crypto? Email us for an address [email protected]
• If it rains, we're covered....literally inside.
• Checkout photos from last year's Summer networking event here and 2 years ago and 3 years ago

Innovators and investors interested in financial innovation, deal flow, networking and collaborating with startups, investors, angels, early stage-focused VC's and industry experts and developers in alternative finance, fintech, blockchain, crypto, metaverse, web3, defi, refi, cefi, challenger banks, payments, open finance, P2P crowdfinance, wealthtech, insurtech, regtech, digital marketing platforms, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs.

• Women founders
• Companies actively raising capital, seeking investors, partners, advisors
• Investors and syndicates interested in investing
• Fintech advisors, consultants, and development experts (startups, institutions, researchers, academia, government)
• Financial innovators and developers looking to partner or collaborate
• High growth fintech start-ups (stealth mode) and scale-ups. Private or public.
• Developers looking for opportunities and to connect with businesses
• Funding platforms, dealers, providers and their client networks
• Anyone interested in emerging fintech trends, regulations and industry developments

The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, blockchain and cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors.

For more information, please visit: ncfacanada.org

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We believe work is about people and ideas. Our Spaces are inhabited by forward thinkers, innovators and game changers who are confident in achieving their goals. Whether you are a small business, entrepreneur or a corporate intrapreneur, at Spaces we help our community to expand their horizon.  Our free-spirited vibe attracts an energetic community of positive and open-minded business thinkers who love to meet new people. The full program of professional events and hospitality services, and the inspiring sophisticated European design of our business clubs, involves people in the buzz and energy of Spaces, and make them feel at home.  By creating dynamic workspaces with a unique and entrepreneurial spirit we help you think, create and collaborate while our friendly team sees to all of the background logistics and services. At Spaces we make sure that our community can focus on driving their business forward.

For more information, please visit:  SPACES

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Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. focuses on the verification, management and monetization of Self Sovereign Identity, empowering users to control and benefit from the use of their online identity. The Liquid Avatar Mobile App, available in the Apple App Store and Google Play, is a verified Self Sovereign Identity platform that empowers users to create high quality digital icons representing their online personas. These icons allow users to manage and control their digital identity and Verifiable Access and Identity Credentials, and to use Liquid Avatars to share public and permission based private data when they want and with whom they want.

The Liquid Avatar Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem (LAVCE) has been developed to support all participants in a digital credential ecosystem, including the Holder, Issuer and Verifier, using state-of-the-art blockchain and open standards technologies initially as a node on the Indicio Network. The Company recently announced its LQID CARD, a unique US payment card, and the world's first Metaverse Rewards program. The LQID Card a cash back and reward program that has over 600 leading online merchants and is working to release its own branded network payment card. The Company's subsidiary, Oasis Digital Studios, is a creative and development agency that supports a wide range of artists, talent, and enterprises with Non-Fungible Token (NFT) solutions and has acquired 50% and controls the Aftermath Islands Metaverse program.

Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. is publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol "LQID" (CSE:LQID). The Company also trades in the United States, on the OTCQB under the symbol "LQAVF" and in Frankfurt under the symbol "4T51".

 For more information, please visit: Liquid Avatar Technologies

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Gowling WLG is an international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm. With more than 1,400 legal professionals in 19 cities across Canada, the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Gowling WLG provides clients with top-tier legal advice at home and abroad in a range of areas. Our clients have access to in-depth expertise and experience in key global sectors, including advanced manufacturing, energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, natural resources, real estate and tech. We see the world through our clients’ eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed – no matter how challenging the circumstances. Our culture is, above all, about people and teams, based on our belief in the power of relationships to deliver tangible business results.

For more information, please visit: gowlingwlg.com

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Hypercycle is an initiative for a new layer 2 blockchain network designed to supply massively scalable, low-cost infrastructure for decentralized AI applications and other associated software. Hypercycle will operate as a sidechain of Cardano, one of the top chains globally, leveraging Cardano’s Hydra sidechain framework, along with SingularityNET’s “proof of reputation” methodology and core algorithms and data structures from the TODA ledgerless blockchain framework. The Hypercycle project will be led by TODA co-founder Toufi Saliba along with Dr. Goertzel and a team of technical experts drawn from the SingularityNET and TODA ecosystems.

For more information, please visit: HyperCycle.ai

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United Craft is an Ontario-based craft beverage company that is all about flavour innovation. We offer new flavours and styles of alcoholic beverages that suit today's lifestyles and emerging consumer preferences.

United Craft works with some of Ontario's best craft beverage producers to create natural, better-for-you recipes using unique combinations of hops, herbs, flowers, fruits, grains, specialty yeasts, and (new in 2022) nutrient-rich maple water. Our beverage offerings are all made in small batches and range from those with low alcohol and/or low sugar to traditional award-winning favourites as well as tasty seasonals flavoured with coffee, pecan, hibiscus, ginger, honey, blackberry, pineapple, peach and other popular fruits.

New for 2022 is Hail Caesar Korean BBQ (a vodka-based bold and tasty drink), Eden Grove Zero Sugar Apple Cider, Sip Elderflower Cherry and Juniper Line Maple Water Radlers, and Flair Los Sangria. YUP lager won the GOLD medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards and Tomorrow Brew Co's Honey Ginger Shandy and Coffee Milk Stout won GOLD at the Ontario Brewing Awards. Moi Mosa and Moi Jito are now top-selling malt-based radlers inspired by popular cocktails.

For more information, please visit:  United Craft

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Finliti is an immersive dimension where you will meet your financial self. Through simulation missions, interactive quests, and narrative storytelling, you will explore your financial potential and join a community of knowledge-hungry investors. Unlock exciting virtual lands, deep dive into complex financial concepts, and evolve your Faction Guide from civilian form to Wealth Warrior. Our revolutionary Investor Risk Profile assigns you a Faction Guide, a customizable avatar whose stats develop simultaneously with your knowledge-base. You will leave Finlitiverse with tangible tools to implement in the real world. Leave emotionally-charged decision-making behind, experience better judgement, and cut down time spent on investment research by 80%.

For more information, please visit: Finliti

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GenBlock Financial aims to bring all North American investors within the rapidly advancing decentralized financial space, with a focus on ease of access and compliance without compromising on security, privacy, or decentralization. We aim to bridge the gap between the two worlds of traditional and decentralized finance – all under GenBlock and in collaboration with our global entity blockbank. A reliable, convenient and integrated toolset for your financial empowerment, topped-off with an AI financial companion to assist in your decision making.

For more information, please visit: genblock.finance

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Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and business advisory firm providing audit, tax and advisory services—locally and across Canada to dynamic privately owned, publicly listed and public sector organizations. We offer your organization the best of both worlds: a global outlook of what’s important plus our experience and insights in your local business market. We are dedicated to helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive.

For more information, please visit: Grant Thornton LLP

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Spaces Loft & Rooftop Patio (7th floor), 180 John Street, Toronto, Canada