Montreal AI Build Day 2025
Ever Since March, when we launched the "AI Build Day" serie of bootcamps, it led to the creation of more than 40 projects by 400 participants, and a supportive, inclusive, but selective, tech community of builders that's growing further every day.
This October 19th, we are putting together the biggest AI Build Day ever in Montreal! And on Saturday Oct 18th, we are kicking off the tech week and build day with an inspiring conference and AMA with Yoshua Bengio and 3 outliers founders stories. (more info at www.cr4kd.com)
With or without a project or team, this day (and the whole weekend!) is for you to join like-minded people and get your hands dirty.
Whether you have already a side project you've been playing with, or want to start from scratch, we have curated the journey so that you have the opportunity to build in the right setup!
We welcome solo devs, startup teams, and side project explorers alike. And if you don't have proper coding experience, we have vibe-coding workshops to get you up and running in no time! Whether you're into product, design, research, there's a place for you here.
Everyone is welcome, but this space is intentionally designed to uplift women, non-binary folks, immigrants, those in the 30+ age range, and anyone who’s ever felt the need to shrink themselves to belong in tech.
More details below:
AI Build Day participants will get to attend the event featuring Yoshua Benjio and will be given special access to opening & closing party.
On October 19, Montréal transforms into a city-wide decentralized building blocks for geeks, techies and ambitious curious minds to work on tech projects — in AI, FinTech, Climate, HealthTech, Robotics, and more — to work on new or old ideas, build and present their work.
But it's not just one big day. The journey starts before the build:
For everyone:
October 18 (morning) – Builder Warm-Up + Get inspired by Yoshua Benjio + 3 Tech Founders: be inspired by other builders on stage - and in the room. (optional but you don't wanna miss it) (Paid event) - cr4kd.com (Optional)
October 19 – Build Day: one day, one focus, real outcomes.
October 24 – Demo Day: First DemoDrop - V.1
Friday - Oct 24th : 11:59 AM : Second DemoDrop - V.2
Monday - Oct 27: 12:30 PM : Third DemoDrop - V.3 + Mini Pitch deck
Tuesday - Oct 28: 12:30 PM : Announcement of the winners
Why join?
Be part of a flagship moment of OHMTL week, enjoy the momentum, don't procrastinate your build.
Find collaborators and carry your project forward into the rest of the week.
Join an inclusive, but selective community of true builders in Montreal.
You’ll leave with something real — a project, a teammate, a new version of yourself as a builder. A community to support you in your journey.
Open House Montréal (Oct 18–24) is a decentralized city-wide tech week that celebrates builders first. With over 100 events, 4000 participants, and the entire ecosystem opening its doors, it’s a chance to experience Montréal’s creative energy in full force. The Decentralized Build Day is your entry point into that loop.