​Startups. Competition. Live Music. Open Bar. Networking.

​On September 16, 2026, Toronto's iconic El Mocambo transforms into a live startup arena where the country's most promising founders battle for startup glory and a chance to advance to the CodeLaunch World Championship in Dallas.

This isn't another pitch event. CodeLaunch are the people behind Next Founder Up, the new reality competition show for startup founders:

​Six Canadian startups will compete in a fast-paced, bracket-style showdown while a live audience of founders, investors, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts decides who advances. Using the Launch Kings app, every attendee receives $50,000 in virtual LaunchBucks to invest in competing startups and influence the outcome in real time.

​✨ Why attend?

​✅ Watch Canada's most exciting startup competition live
✅ Connect with founders, investors, executives, and innovators
✅ Interactively support your champion using LaunchKings to deploy fantasy angel bucks.
✅ Enjoy an open bar*
✅ Live music from RajNATION
✅ Discover emerging startups before everyone else
✅ Passed Hors d'oeuvres by Canada's Premiere Chef, Mark McEwan
✅ Hang out with the Toronto elite
*Restricted to guests of legal drinking age.

​This is where competition and innovation meet on stage.

​​Be part of a unique experience that blends real startup acceleration with live entertainment, music, and community.

​Catch a hip hop set by RajNATION during networking — dropping bars about the hustle, pitch life, and founder energy like you’ve never seen before.

​​​Experience Venturetainment at CodeLaunch Canada 2026

​​EVENT AGENDA

​5:00 – 7:00 PM | Pre-Party: Hip Hop Concert + Networking

• ​Live hip hop set by RajNATION @ 6PM

• ​Meet the finalists, sponsors, and Toronto’s startup community

• ​Drinks, music, passed apps, and good energy to kick off the night

​7:00 – 8:30 PM | The Main Event: CodeLaunch Live Show

• ​6 Canadian Startups go head-to-head in a bracket-style showdown

• ​Interactive audience live voting via LaunchKings to determine the CodeLaunch Canada Champion

• ​Live performance of We Code, You Launch

​8:30 – 10:00 PM | Winners Celebration

Join us across all three levels of El Mocambo for good vibes, and a celebration of Toronto’s newest CodeLaunch Canada champions.

​Who Should Attend?

• ​Startup founders

• ​Angel investors & VCs

• ​Corporate innovators

• ​Developers & product builders

• ​Influencers and shiny bubbles

• ​Students & aspiring entrepreneurs

• ​Anyone who loves innovation and live entertainment

​Last Year's Wrap Up:

​FLO100 Founder & CEO Simba Wakatama joins CodeLaunch Canada 2026 as a judge, and co-host, helping bring together founders, investors, and startup leaders for another exciting

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