We’re back with weekly events at VSpace! Tonight we’re kicking things off with a Lessons Learned Lounge for 40 founders. To share stories and lessons from the founder journey with each other 💪
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Had a dozen or so folks reach out after my last post on building up the community and leveraging @VSpaceTO for events and weekly rituals. Met a few in person this past week like @aymanfsm.
He’s building the Socratica node at McMaster, and a proptech startup.
Nice to see so many wanting to help and bring people together. More to come!
Toronto needs its own version of @fdotinc.
We’re starting to build it, but we can’t do it alone.
Right now, we’ve got pieces of the puzzle in place:
- Coworking at @VSpaceTO
- Poker room @vclubpoker (also used for movie nights, holiday parties, game nights)
- Sauna + cold plunge
Fun day @VSpaceTO tinkering on software and hardware, celebrating @lorsku’s birthday, and converting it to a poker room for @vclubpoker at night as we renovate the basement.
Our brand new content room is equipped with thousands of dollars of gear to help you film high quality content with ease.
And we’ll be continuously adding/investing into it
Dennis just locked in a 1-year office lease @VSpaceTO for his team to grind poker and build a media empire 💪
Just finished filming a 1-hr podcast with him on:
- the future of the poker industry (tech, business models, etc.)
- why poker needs an ELO system
- how he grew to 35K
How equity for rent would work:
- say market rent is 2K
- Sign a 1-year lease where that rent agreement is worth 2 * 12 = 24K and treat it as if we invest 24K into your startup
- Do it on a SAFE at the same valuation as most recent funding
And voila! Extend your runway by not having to pay any cash for rent for 1+ years.
We’re adding 3 more condos to our founder housing project in downtown Toronto to support local Canadian founders 🇨🇦💪
Founders get:
1. Roommate matching w other ambitious founders
2. Fully furnished units w desks, monitors, high speed wifi
3. Access to a community of early stage
We’re adding 3 more condos to our founder housing project in downtown Toronto to support local Canadian founders 🇨🇦💪
Founders get:
1. Roommate matching w other ambitious founders
2. Fully furnished units w desks, monitors, high speed wifi
3. Access to a community of early stage founders across our hacker condos and @VSpaceTO
4. Free coworking membership @VSpaceTO
5. Support and connections to investors to land your first funding
6. Equity for rent option if already funded to keep cash burn as low as possible
We're running a special free co-working day this week where we celebrate a major milestone for the Abivo AI team after raising $220K from Antler!
Come join us: lu.ma/7d6megr8
Congrats @pratheekadi and Sia on their recent fundraise of $220K from @AntlerGlobal of their startup Abivo.co. The first @VSpaceTO startup to raise a round of funding 🚀
Our free co-working Wednesdays at @vspace are back! Come check out the latest upgrades to the space this Wednesday, and join us for poker downstairs @vclubpoker at 7pm 🙂
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I had no idea what I was getting into when launching a coworking space this year, but it has genuinely been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
We’ve hosted coworking days, movie nights, poker games, holiday parties, and even a hacker hotel.
This project has been about creating a space that inspires and gives back to the community. A place of social interest, where ideas flourish, and people are supported in their personal and professional goals.
Our latest updates to the space:
- painted the walls vibrant blue
- added a greenery wall
- basketball hoop for those quick brain breaks!
This is the last week to lock in our founding member rate (with 6-month commitment):
- Hot Desk: $100/month
- Dedicated Desk: $200/month (incl. private storage)
Starting Jan 6, 2025, prices will increase to $200/month and $400/month respectively.
thank you @viczli1 for hosting our fabulous @cansbridgefwshp holiday fun yesterday at @VSpaceTO !!!!!
love love the vision for this space and can’t wait to come back:)
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