Small Business Week: Tech Startup Masterclass

Wed Oct 22 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-04:00

Vaughan Studios & Event Space (3rd Floor) | Vaughan

City of Vaughan, Economic and Cultural Development \/ Vaughan Business Enterprise Centre
Publisher/HostCity of Vaughan, Economic and Cultural Development / Vaughan Business Enterprise Centre
Small Business Week: Tech Startup Masterclass
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Join ventureLAB's immersive masterclass and fast-track your startup journey - from concept to prototype to market validation.
About this Event

About workshop:Join ventureLAB's immersive masterclass and fast-track your startup journey - from concept to prototype to market validation. Designed for early-stage founders and medtech innovators, this workshop delivers actionable frameworks, hands-on strategies, and a collaborative network to help you launch with confidence.Why

Attend?

  • Guidance: Learn from Diem Le - founder, advisor, and impact investor on scaling med-tech solution
  • Learn about Prototyping: Discover your step-by-step strategies to develop and test your prototype efficiently
  • Validate your Market: Navigate market research techniques to ensure your solution meets real-world demands
  • Network & Collaborate: Connect with fellow innovators and mentors through interactive exercises.

Target Audiences: Designed for early-stage founders and medtech innovators


Agenda Highlights:

  • Vaughan SBEC Intro: Explore local startup resources
  • Masterclass Sessions: Proof-of-Concept: Validate your idea's viability | Early and Late-Stage Prototyping: Move from MVP to scalable solutions
  • Group Breakout Exercise: Apply learnings to your startup in interactive discussions
  • Learn about ventureLAB: How we support tech entrepreneurs
  • ventureLAB founder address
  • Q&A


About Speaker

Diem Le, Regional Advisor

Diem is a Regional Advisor at ventureLAB and Fund Lead at Bloom Impact Capital. She began her career in the highlighted regulated pharmaceutical sector, building expertise in compliance and market entry before pivoting into e-commerce and tech after earning her Ivey MBA. Since then, she has worked as a startup consultant, VC analyst, and became an angel investor.

About ventureLAB:

ventureLAB is a leading Canadian innovation hub that empowers technology startups, especially in hardware, semiconductors, and enterprise software to scale globally competitive ventures and drive Canada's knowledge-based economy. Their programs connect founders with expert advisors, strategic investors, and resources to raise capital, build talent, commercialize IP, and acquire customers in the York Region.


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Hosted by VBEC every October, Small Business Week is a nationally recognized celebration of the contributions small businesses make to the economy. This year’s Small Business Week will focus on empowering businesses to become more inclusive, sustainable and resourceful through providing content on a variety of programs, practical tools and strategies to embrace diversity and inclusion and understanding cultural competence.

Registrations are currently open to small businesses and entrepreneurs. For a full schedule of events, including descriptions, please visit vaughanbusiness.ca/SBW.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Vaughan Studios & Event Space (3rd Floor), 200 Apple Mill Road, Vaughan, Canada

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