Together Toronto and YC S26 Application Session
Toronto's tech scene moves fast. But the stories that actually matter - the pivots, the hard calls, the lessons learned the hard way - rarely get told.
Together Toronto changes that.
At this signature event, we bring founders onto the stage to share what it actually looks like to build a company here. Honest behind-the-scenes conversations from entrepreneurs who've taken bold bets, hit unexpected walls, and figured out how to keep moving.
What to expect:
🎤 Raw founder stories with real frameworks you can apply
🤝 A room full of builders, investors, and operators
💡 Conversations that challenge how you think about your own work
Whether you're launching your first thing, scaling a team, or just curious about how Toronto's best companies get built - there's a seat here for you.
This isn't just an event. It's your community.
Come ready to listen, connect, and meet the people building what's next.
Led by YC Alumni, this exclusive one-hour session gives active S26 applicants a focused session, right before Together Toronto kicks off.
This is not a panel. This is prep.
Walk in with your application. Walk out sharper.
In one hour, you'll get:
🎯 Honest feedback on your application
🧠 What YC actually looks for - from people who know
📈 Tips on nailing your idea, traction & founder story
🤝 A tight-knit room of builders on the same path
Spots are limited. Approval required. Select the YC (S26) Applicant Pass above - our team will confirm your spot.
Agenda
5:00-6:00PM | Y Combinator Application Info Session (Selected Founders Only)
6:00-7:00PM | Doors open and networking
7:00-8:30PM | Community open mic, speakers presentations and fireside chat
8:30-9:00PM | Resume networking
9:00PM | End of event and After Party (Offsite of MaRS)
Speakers
JJ Tang is the founder and CEO of Rootly, an AI-native incident-management platform born of his experience at Instacart and trusted by companies such as LinkedIn, NVIDIA, Replit, Wealthsimple, DoorDash, Grammarly, Tripadvisor, SoFi, Canva, and many more. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he has led Rootly through Y Combinator, achieved 400 % revenue growth YoY, and secured a $15 million Series A - transforming how engineering teams manage incidents.
Rob Imbeault is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and CEO of Backboard.io. He is best known as the technical co-founder of Assent, the Ottawa-born supply chain compliance company that scaled into one of Canada’s SaaS unicorns, reaching a valuation of more than $1.4 billion. Over his career, Rob has founded and backed ventures across AI, biotech, agtech, and enterprise software, and helped scale companies with global reach. He is also the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Before I Leave You.
Jocelyne Murphy is the Co-founder and CEO of Wygo, a software platform and support ecosystem that helps entrepreneurial community builders start, scale, and sustain their in-person communities. Jocelyne was a key part of the team that scaled Socratica from a student creative and builder collective into a global network spanning over 7,500 attendees and 200 hosts across 42 locations. Wygo is a continuation of this work - alongside co-founder Christopher Oka, Jocelyne recently raised a 1.56M pre-seed round led by N49P, StandUp Ventures, Garage Capital, and notable angels including Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke. Wygo is proudly based in Toronto.
Bryn Davis Williams is the Co-Founder and CEO of DOUBL, building the body and garment data infrastructure that powers AI-driven personalized shopping at scale. In just 100 days since pivoting from made-to-measure manufacturing, DOUBL has launched two patentable solutions in fit matching and agentic shopping, signed two retail customers, onboarded hundreds of end users, and raised $250K in funding. Before founding DOUBL, Bryn spent her early career at Unilever as a brand manager, leading marketing programs and innovations across brands like Ben and Jerry's, Vaseline, Dove, and Degree. She holds an HBA from Ivey Business School at Western and a BA Honours in Psychology, bringing that consumer behaviour foundation directly into how DOUBL approaches product design and shopper experience.
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