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What in the Tech
What in the Tech is a community resource that centralizes knowledge within the Canadian tech ecosystem, focusing on inclusivity and support for diverse groups. It organizes various events to foster collaboration and innovation in the tech industry.
Overview
What What in the Tech does
What What in the Tech is
What in the Tech is a community resource that centralizes knowledge within the Canadian tech ecosystem, focusing on inclusivity and support for diverse groups. It organizes various events to foster collaboration and innovation in the tech industry.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
Official channels
Find What in the Tech elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
What in the Tech as a community
Community overview
What in the Tech is a community resource focused on centralizing knowledge within the Canadian tech ecosystem. Founded by Laura Gabor, who has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and business consulting, the organization aims to provide a hub for information and collaboration for individuals in the tech industry, particularly those who may feel excluded or lack access to essential resources.
Community focus
What in the Tech invests in and provides resources for the Canadian tech ecosystem. The organization emphasizes inclusivity and aims to support diverse groups, including women, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and marginalized communities. It seeks to foster innovation by ensuring that all voices are heard and valued within the tech landscape.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- October 29, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators · Students
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Canada
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
What in the Tech organizes and promotes various events within the tech community, including SAAS NORTH, The Logic Summit, Tech Talent North (West), Elevate, ALL IN 2024, CEO Summit, Startupfest, Atlantic Venture Forum, Web Summit, Inventures, Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, and MaRS Impact Health.
Capability profile
What in the Tech as an event host
Event focus
What in the Tech invests in and provides resources for the Canadian tech ecosystem. The organization emphasizes inclusivity and aims to support diverse groups, including women, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and marginalized communities. It seeks to foster innovation by ensuring that all voices are heard and valued within the tech landscape.
Format narrative
What in the Tech organizes and promotes various events within the tech community, providing a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference, summit, and retreat
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- October 29, 2025
- Next event location
- Vancouver
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- Canada
Common questions
What to know about What in the Tech
Upseed classifies What in the Tech under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
Known limits
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