StartupCampWaterloo - Tech Week 2026

We are opening up Builders Club for a Waterloo Tech Week StartupCampWaterloo. Those who want to demo and Builders Club members are free. If you want to come watch, buy the founders some pizza.

If you sign up to deme you still need to 1. Show up 2, Get your name on the whiteboard. LFG!

What is StartupCampWaterloo?

StartupCampWaterloo is Waterloo’s low-stakes, high-trust pitch room. Whether you’re testing a wild new startup idea, refining your story before talking to investors, or simply sharing your vision with the community — this is your place.

Come tell us:

What you’re building

Why it matters

Who it’s for

What you need next

You don’t need perfect slides. You don’t need revenue. You don’t even need a product. You need a story.

The Format

6:45 pm — Doors open, networking

7:00 pm — Kickoff & opening remarks

7:05 pm — 1 min pitches + voting

7:30pm — bottom 5 (by votes) Pitches (5 min pitch, 5 min Q&A & feedback)

7:55 pm — break/social

8:10 pm — the top 5 (by votes) Pitches

8:30 pm -- Wrap-up then social

9:00pm — Start heading home

Who Should Pitch?

First-time founders

Ambitious students

Technical co-founders figuring out their market

Founders preparing for accelerators or pre-seed

Builders looking for co-founders, collaborators, or early feedback

Why StartupCampWaterloo?

Waterloo needs rooms where ambitious people can practice telling the story of what they’re building — without waiting for permission, funding, or perfect polish. StartupCampWaterloo helps founders clarify their thinking early, while surrounded by people who have done it before — or are doing it alongside you.

Build your startup in public, before you get “on stage.”

Oh, and the original ones (some of them) can be found here: http://barcamp.org/w/page/405048/StartupCampWaterloo