Food Accelerator Showcase & Celebration

Join us for a time of celebration, product showcase and networking with our 8th cohort of the Food Accelerator program 🎉 This is an opportunity to discover new products, connect with ambitious entrepreneurs, meet industry peers, and explore what’s next in Canada’s growing food and beverage ecosystem. Come see what these founders have been building. Meet the people shaping the future of food. Bring a colleague. Bring a friend. Come ready to connect. 🚀 The venue will be announced soon! Event Highlight 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Arrival, registration & opening remarks 5 pm – 6:00 pm | Product Showcase 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking  & Celebration About The Food Accelerator YSpace's Food Accelerator program is designed to help high-growth food and beverage ventures through customized workshops, expert mentorship and peer-to-peer circles. The program will provide founders with the tools, skills and connections they need to scale and thrive in the consumer-packaged goods industry. About YSpace: YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA powered by Desjardins for women-led businesses and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. Additionally with our Start Up Visa program, we are building a robust ecosystem, driving positive change and empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina. About ELLA: In 2018, York University received $2.15M from the Federal Government for the YSpace ELLA Accelerator,aimed at supporting women entrepreneurs. In 2023, an additional $3M grant and a sponsorship fromDesjardins were granted to further expand these efforts. ELLA provides tailored programs, mentorship,workshops, and resources for women founders, fostering an inclusive community for women of diversebackgrounds and abilities. *Please be advised that this event will be photographed and recorded. By completing your registration, you acknowledge and consent to the possibility of your image and/or voice being captured and used for promotional or archival purposes. Parking Instructions: The venue is about 4mins walk from Union Station, so it's advisable to use public transportation. If you're driving, there is a paid underground parking facility under the building, accessible from the east side of the building on Scott Street (facing Berczy Park)