​Food Accelerator Celebration! 🎈

​We’re excited to invite you to celebrate with us as we wrap up another successful cohort of the Food Accelerator program 🎉 Join us for a time of celebration, product showcase, and networking with founders, industry partners, program alumni, and the entire YSpace community. 

​No formalities, just fun, food, and connections! 

​Please confirm your attendance by registering HERE. Don’t forget to share the event with friends, colleagues, and anyone looking to connect with the entrepreneurial community.

​Meet the amazing founders from our 2025 cohort

​ Event Highlight  

• ​Welcome & Refreshments: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm  

• ​Showcase & Networking: 5:00 – 7:00 pm  

​Venue: Stackt Market, 28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6

​About The Food Accelerator 

​YSpace's Food Accelerator program is designed to help high-growth food and beverage ventures through customized workshops, expert mentorship, and peer-to-peer circles. The program will provide founders with the tools, skills, and connections they need to scale and thrive in the consumer-packaged goods industry. 

​About YSpace: 

​YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans from scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA powered by Desjardins for women-led businesses and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. Additionally, with our Start Up Visa program, we are building a robust ecosystem, driving positive change, and empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina. 

​About Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) 

​Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada supports the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector through initiatives that promote innovation and competitiveness. 

​AAFC is a funding partner of the YSpace/BEA Food Accelerator through the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership Initiative. 

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​Venue Map

​Note:

​Stackt Market is a 7-minute drive from Union Station. It is also accessible by public transit, and about 25 minutes if you choose to walk. Parking is available opposite the venue.