ChaiTech Innovators Lab: Showcase
ChaiTech Innovators Lab Showcase
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 7:00–9:00 PM ET | Virtual
Five weeks ago, they had ideas.
On September 3, they’ll share their progress.
Participants in the inaugural ChaiTech Innovators Lab have spent five intensive weeks doing what great founders learn to do early: questioning their assumptions.
They have spoken with real customers, challenged the problems they thought they understood, refined who they serve, tested value propositions and messaging, strengthened how they tell their stories, explored how customers buy—and begun asking the question that separates interest from validation:
Will anyone actually act?
Now they’re ready to share what they discovered.
This is not Demo Day.
There are no judges.
No winner.
And no expectation that every idea should become a company.
Instead, our founders will Pitch Their Progress:
What we believed.
What we tested.
What we learned.
What changed.
What the evidence tells us now.
What we’re doing next.
Some founders will continue. Some will pivot. Some may pause. And some may discover that the smartest entrepreneurial decision is to stop—and pursue something better.
That is progress too.
Because entrepreneurship isn't about proving you were right.
It's about discovering what is true soon enough to do something about it.
Come discover what happens next.
Meet emerging founders as they share concise, evidence-backed stories of customer discovery, experiments, unexpected insights, early signals, hard decisions and next moves.
And then become part of what happens next.
Every founder will finish with one specific ask of the community—perhaps a customer introduction, pilot partner, mentor, collaborator, industry expert or connection that could unlock their next stage.
Featured Guests Include:
Rabbi Keller, delivering Opening Remarks
Neil Grunberg
Managing Partner, Storytime Capital
Chris Carder
Executive Director, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Jay Smith and Laura Rapp Chair in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Schulich School of Business
They'll join ChaiTech founders, entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and community leaders for an evening focused not on startup theatre—but on evidence, learning and what happens next.
At ChaiTech, community is more than an audience.
We Give First.
If you can make an introduction, make it.
If you can share expertise, share it.
If you can open a door, open it.
Because the most powerful outcome of a founder showcase isn't applause.
It's what happens next.
Join founders, entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, operators, community leaders and supporters for the culmination of the inaugural ChaiTech Innovators Lab—and help turn evidence into action.
Pitch Your Progress
Thursday, September 3, 2026
7:00–9:00 PM ET | Virtual