Join Kingston’s startup community for an evening of networking, innovation, and entrepreneurial inspiration at the Kingston Startup Pitch and Network Event.
This event brings together founders, entrepreneurs, investors, students, and ecosystem partners to connect, exchange ideas, and support the growth of Kingston’s innovation ecosystem. Whether you’re building a startup, exploring a new idea, or looking to grow your network, this is an opportunity to meet like-minded people and be part of the conversation shaping Kingston’s entrepreneurial future.
What to Expect:
Open-Mic Startup Pitches – Hear local startups share their ideas, ventures, and innovations
Networking Opportunities – Connect with founders, collaborators, mentors, and community supporters
Entrepreneurial Insights – Gain perspectives from experienced entrepreneurs and ecosystem leaders
Community Connection – Discover the people, resources, and momentum driving Kingston’s startup ecosystem
Take a look at our pitching companies:
Perceivable: Perceivable is an accessibility tech startup building better tools for inclusive communication, cognitive support, and physical access in both digital and physical spaces.
Arcafutura: PYPER³ is a full-stack AI training and governance pipeline that combines data refinement, training stability monitoring, and behavioral evaluation to help organizations build more reliable AI systems.
SmartRelief: helps people living with chronic pain access guided movement, symptom tracking, wellness support, and daily motivation — all from their smartphone
Luminous Arithmetic: the social commerce that empowers local businesses to take advantage of online selling.
Lawtonica: Lawtonica helps builders, developers, and architects navigate the building codes and zoning by-laws for every project single project they are working on.
Meet our judges:
Mariam Hussain – Senior Account Manager, BDC & Board Director, Grenville Community Futures
Mariam Hussain is a Senior Account Manager at BDC, where she brings more than a decade of experience helping entrepreneurs secure the financing and support they need to grow. She specializes in long-term lending solutions that strengthen business resilience and accelerate strategic expansion. Committed to continuous development, Mariam is currently pursuing her MBA to deepen her leadership and financial expertise. She also serves as a Board Director with Grenville Community Futures, contributing to local economic development initiatives and championing small business innovation across the region.
Elia Anagnostopoulos – Business Developer & Vice Chairman, St.-Vincent-de-Paul Society Kingston
Elia Anagnostopoulos has successfully managed and expanded several food businesses across Ontario, contributing to the growth of local hospitality sectors. He has also played a key role with the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Kingston, where he was instrumental in supporting and guiding the vision for the organization’s new facility dedicated to supporting the city’s less fortunate. His involvement has helped guide the development of programs and infrastructure aimed at community outreach and food security
Daryl Loader – Founder of Agnetic Flow AI
With 25 years of fiduciary leadership, Daryl Loader bridges institutional finance and emerging technology in Quantum computing, ethical AI, and real-world asset tokenization. He engineered a Unified Managed Account (UMA) that delivered 5x growth and 17.5% annualized expansion over a decade and now advises executives on integrating next-generation infrastructure into legacy systems. It is all this experience and passion for creating that he brings in entrepreneurship and the private sector.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
