Sep 6–13: Waterloo Tech Week Begins!

Hey Builders — The quiet stretch is over. Waterloo Tech Week runs Sep 10–17, and we've got ten events under one roof at the Barn — from a pre-week pitch night to a 12-hour hackathon to a NASDAQ founder fireside. It kicks off inside this week's window (StartupCamp Thursday, Pancakes Friday), then rolls straight through next week. Here's the whole lineup so you can plan your week.Thanks again to all the students behindWaterloo Tech Weekfor motivating the community to show up! Sep 10–17 · ten events at Builders Club, downtown Kitchener. This is the one to build your week around. Ten events at the Barn across eight days, anda biggerregion-wide collectionhappening at venues all over Waterlooalongside it. Pick your spots, show up, and meet the people you'll keep running into all week. At the Barn: Thu Sep 10 · 6:30 PM—StartupCampWaterloo: Pre-TechWeek Edition— low-stakes pitch room, any stage, free. The kickoff. Fri Sep 11 · 9:00 AM—Pancake Social— breakfast, coffee, open house. Sat Sep 12 · 7:00 PM—The Top Floor: Sunset Rooftop Mixer— rooftop, 80-person cap. Sun Sep 13 · 8:00 AM—pivot hacks— 12-hour hackathon with a forced pivot every two hours. Mon Sep 14 · 5:30 PM—[age:AI Q3 2026] The Automation of Automation— live build, debate panel, robotics demo. Mon Sep 14 · 6:20 PM—Why Founders Waste Months on the Wrong Decisions— founder working session, free. Tue Sep 15 · 5:30 PM—GET together: Tech ethics— dinner from $5, childminding available. Wed Sep 16 · 1:00 PM—From Basement to 9-Figure Exit to NASDAQ— fireside with Abraham Thomas of Windkey AI, free. Wed Sep 16 · 5:00 PM—ROBOHAX: Waterloo Region Robotics Event— kicks off a five-week build challenge, 150-person cap. Thu Sep 17 · 6:00 PM—[devkick]: Waterloo Tech Week Devin Meetup— live demos, DJ, food, drinks. Full lineup & registration:buildersclub.ca/waterloo-tech-week All events can be found on the calendar:https://luma.com/waterlooevents 🕐 12:00 PM · 📍 Builders Club, Kitchener The non-technical side of the weekly work session — strategy, marketing, ops, the stuff that isn't code. Alternates with Technical Wednesday, so this is the week for it. 🕐 6:30 PM · 📍 Builders Club, Kitchener The pitch night that kicks off Waterloo Tech Week. ⭐ Part of the featured lineup — see above. 🕐 9:00 AM · 📍 Builders Club, Kitchener Pancakes and good company to start the day. A relaxed morning open house — show up hungry, leave having met a few new people. ⭐ Also part of Tech Week. One more thing —the founder dinners are back. Small group, real conversations, no pitching. If you want a seat at the next one, apply here →https://tally.so/r/Gxjkgpand I'll get you on the list.This for idea stage through to raised your first round. — Jesse Thanks for reading The Barn at Builders Club!Subscribefor free to receive new posts and support this work.