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Startup and tech events in Ottawa
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Upcoming community events in Ottawa
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· 18:00
Ottawa Figma Fall Social Club
Ottawa · Beyond the Pale Brewing Company
Product and UX designers meet local Figma users over snacks to discuss design work and exchange ideas. Drinks are purchased separately. Ticket holders only; the organiser requests 48 hours’ notice for cancellations.
Last verified: 10 Nov 2026
· 18:00
Ottawa Projects Night: Build Alongside Other Founders and Engineers
Minimum Viable Meetup Ottawa · MBO Coworking
Builders share project updates and then work on their own projects in room 201 at MBO Coworking. Bring your laptop. Tell the organiser if you prefer not to be photographed.
Last verified: not yet checked
· 18:30
Ottawa AI Agents: Video Agents and Coding Tips
AI Agents Ottawa · 150 Isabella St
Two short talks explore building with AI agents, followed by questions and time to compare projects. Bring a laptop to try the coding ideas.
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· 12:00
Build a Multi-Agent AI System with Google ADK, MCP and A2A
GDG on Campus University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Canada · STEM Complex (STM), Room 464
Build a travel assistant with specialist agents and deploy it on Cloud Run. The workshop is in room 464 of the University of Ottawa STEM complex.
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· 17:00
Invest Ottawa: Co-Founder Match-Up at Bayview Yards
Invest Ottawa · Bayview Yards
Structured conversations pair people building technology companies with potential technical, product or commercial co-founders. Choose either the idea side or the skills side when registering.
Last verified: 10 Nov 2026
· 10:00
Invest Ottawa: AI Fundamentals for Startup Founders
Invest Ottawa - Venture Acceleration · Cours Bayview Yards
Explore where AI can help an early-stage business and where it falls short. Participants take away a reusable prompt for testing the riskiest assumptions behind an idea.
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· 11:00
Invest Ottawa: Building the Lean Canvas
Invest Ottawa - Venture Acceleration · Cours Bayview Yards
Founders work on a one-page business model, including the customer problem, value proposition, customer segments and channels.
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· 10:00
DevFest Ottawa: Building and Securing AI Applications
GDG Ottawa · C240, Learning Crossroads (CRX)
Developers and students explore software engineering, AI agents, cloud technologies and application security. The event meets in room C240 of the University of Ottawa Learning Crossroads building.
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· 09:00
Ottawa Startup Fundamentals Bootcamp
Invest Ottawa - Venture Acceleration · Bayview Yards
Use a lean canvas, practise customer discovery and test the assumptions behind an early tech product. This one-day workshop includes breakfast and lunch.
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