{"id":491620,"date":"2026-02-22T07:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491620\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:53:46","slug":"startup-canada-tour-comes-to-mississauga-city-of-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491620\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Canada Tour comes to Mississauga! \u2013 City of Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for an exciting event at the Living Arts Centre connecting entrepreneurs with industry leaders, resources, and opportunities to grow their business in Mississauga! <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideamississauga.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IDEA Mississauga<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmississauga.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Mississauga<\/a> are proud to welcome the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupcan.ca\/the-2025-startup-canada-tour-empowering-entrepreneurs-for-the-road-ahead\/?utm_source=%2A+IDEA+Mississauga&amp;utm_campaign=b2d6a14781-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_08_08_08_54_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_67f3ef07ec-b2d6a14781-640619014\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Startup Canada Tour<\/a> to Mississauga\u2019s Living Arts Centre, bringing together entrepreneurs, innovators, and business leaders from across the region and beyond. The event will connect local and visiting entrepreneurs with industry experts, mentors, and organizations to help accelerate business growth through engaging keynote presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. By hosting national events like the Startup Canada Tour, Mississauga continues to strengthen its reputation as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, while also welcoming visitors who contribute to the city\u2019s vibrant economy and business community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17105450\/2025-Tour-Mississauga-1-Social1-e1760712908559.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-Tour-Mississauga-1-Social1-1-389x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"245\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.pheedloop.com\/event\/StartupCanadaTourMississauga\/home\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 2025 Startup Canada Tour<\/a> features a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.pheedloop.com\/event\/StartupCanadaTourMississauga\/speakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prominent speakers<\/a> from various industry sectors. This event will also feature the Startup Global Pop-up Pitch Competition Grand Finale where finalists will pitch live for their chance to win from an overall $70,000 cash prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>When<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Where<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mississauga.ca\/arts-and-culture\/locations\/living-arts-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Living Arts Centre<\/a><br \/>4141 Living Arts Dr.,<br \/>Mississauga, ON<\/p>\n<p>Register<\/p>\n<p>You can register and purchase your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/site.pheedloop.com\/event\/StartupCanadaTourMississauga\/register#category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mississauga is one of Canada\u2019s most diverse business hubs, home to more than 100,000 companies, including 775 multinational corporations and 75+ Fortune 500 firms. Its strategic location, world-class facilities and vibrant mix of business, culture and tourism make it a unique location for hosting national events like the Startup Canada Tour. With support from Invest Mississauga and Visit Mississauga, the city continues to attract business, sport, and cultural gatherings that drive economic impact, support local jobs, and showcase what Mississauga has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>About Startup Canada<\/p>\n<p>Startup Canada is the gateway to Canada\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It connects entrepreneurs with support organizations, funding opportunities, and peers across the country to help them start and build successful businesses.<\/p>\n<p>About IDEA Mississauga<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideamississauga.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IDEA Mississauga,<\/a>\u00a0powered by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmississauga.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invest Mississauga<\/a>, brings together industry, government, education and organizational leaders to help start-ups and scale-ups accelerate ideas and commercialize solutions. IDEA offers entrepreneurs a comprehensive suite of resources to support their needs and growth, including tailored programs and services, along with a rich network of mentorship, partners and talent. From start-up to scale-up, the IDEA team is dedicated to driving innovation and turning entrepreneurs\u2019 ideas into reality.<\/p>\n<p>About Visit Mississauga<\/p>\n<p>Visit Mississauga is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for the City of Mississauga. The organization is industry led and responsible for developing a tourism strategy and leading tourism marketing and development efforts for Mississauga. Visit Mississauga is committed to implementing the City of Mississauga\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmississauga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2019TOURISM-MASTER-PLAN_FINAL.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tourism Master Plan<\/a>, promoting local businesses and inviting large-scale business and consumer events to the city. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmississauga.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visitmississauga.ca<\/a>, and follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visitsauga?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visitmississauga\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/visit-mississauga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitMississauga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    Tags&#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>    Media contact<\/p>\n<p>City of Mississauga Media Relations<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/city-of-mississauga-news\/news\/startup-canada-tour-comes-to-mississauga\/mailto:media@mississauga.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">media@mississauga.ca<\/a><br \/>905-615-3200, ext.\u00a05232<br \/>TTY:\u00a0905-896-5151<br \/><a class=\"newsnews\" href=\"https:\/\/preferences.enewsmississauga.ca\/subscribe?category=City%20of%20Mississauga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get email updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for an exciting event at the Living Arts Centre connecting entrepreneurs with industry leaders, resources, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-491620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}