MAY 5, 2027 • VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST

Acquisitions.Exits. Options.

Presenting The TechExit.io Experience

What is TechExit.io?

Canada’s Value Creation Conference.

Value creation is a discipline. An acquisition is just one outcome.

Build for value from year one, and the options multiply. The same company built to be worth buying can raise, acquire, or keep going.

TechExit.io is for tech founders who want to build real enterprise value and keep the power to choose what comes next.

Whether your strategy is to absorb competitors, secure capital on your own terms, or execute a premium exit, the discipline is the same.

Every Session At TechExit.io Maps To One Of Three Disciplines

Clean financials. Unit Economics. Defensible product. Team depth.

The foundational work that makes a company real before anyone makes an offer. At TechExit.io, we sharpen all four whether you’re early, growing, or scaling.

Valuation drivers. Deal terms. Diligence realities.

Why two similar companies get very different valuations.  AQ is a competency. Canadian founders have been building it at TechExit.io since 2017.

Relationships with operators, capital partners, and acquirers.

Optionality isn’t indecision. It’s leverage. TechExit.io is for founders who plan the moves that maximize value, not the deals accepted when options run out.

Get The Latest From The Experts

"People still matter. Keep it human."
Ben Slager Partner & CEO, Mogan Daniels Slager LLP

Hear from Our TechExit.io Alumni

Brianna Blaney

TechExit.io gives you access to the resources, relationships, and information from leaders who’ve done it before. That’s where so much of the value comes from.

Brianna Blaney
CEO & Co-Founder, Pocketed (Acquired by Deloitte Canada)
Jack Newton

The value at TechExit.io is hearing on the ground stories from founders who have sold their companies and being surrounded by a network of people who know the upsides and downsides of selling a company.

Jack Newton
CEO & Founder, Clio (Acquired Lawyaw, Calendarrules & Lexicata)
Allen Lau

What I like about this event is the experience of sharing behind-the-scene stories that you wouldn’t be able to Google or read in the news. People are sharing their stories very authentically and transparently.

Allen Lau
Co-Founder & CEO, Wattpad (Acquired by Naver)
Nicky Senyard

What TechExit.io does so well is offer a smorgasbord of insights for people looking to build a valuable business.

Nicky Senyard
CEO & Founder, Fintel Connect
Nejeed Kassam

Hearing the war stories, the struggles, the pain, and the wins from fellow entrepreneurs is incredibly valuable. That’s what makes places like TechExit.io so powerful. You get real collective wisdom

Nejeed Kassam
Founder & CEO, Keela (Acquired by Aplos)
Narbe Alexandrian

TechExit.io is the only conference in Canada that brings buyers and sellers together for candid conversations about the good, the bad, and the ugly of acquisitions

Narbe Alexandrian
Founder & CEO, Define Capital

TechExit NOW

Each week: one Canadian tech founder on how they built value. Named companies. Real decisions. Value creation, operational rigor, and the stuff you can’t Google about exits.

What The M&A Market Has Confirmed About 2026

What The M&A Market Has Confirmed About 2026

Ben Slager (Mogan Daniels Slager LLP), Christen Leinwand (Daniels) (Georgian), Jon Wong (Goldman Sachs) & Anastasiya Pasheyeva (JMI Equity)
TX NOW #84

Not every market recovery makes life easier. Sometimes it simply raises the standard. When TechExit.io Vancouver opened in February, Ben Slager, Partner & CEO of Mogan Daniels Slager LLP, sat down with Christen Leinwand (Daniels) from Georgian, Jon Wong of Goldman Sachs and Anastasiya Pasheyeva of JMI Equity to discuss where technology M&A was heading.

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The Best Buyers Rarely Start As Strangers

The Best Buyers Rarely Start As Strangers

Brianna Blaney (Pocketed), Aria Hahn (Pocketed), & Brent Holliday (Garibaldi Capital Advisors)
TX NOW #83

Not every acquisition begins with a company deciding it's time to sell. Some begin with a conversation neither side realizes will matter years later. At TechExit.io Vancouver, Brianna Blaney, CEO & Co-Founder of Pocketed, and Aria Hahn, Co-Founder & CTO, joined Brent Holliday of Garibaldi Capital Advisors to reflect on Pocketed's acquisition by Deloitte Canada.

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From Hyper-Growth To Hard Decisions: A Founder’s Path To The Right Exit

From Hyper-Growth To Hard Decisions: A Founder’s Path To The Right Exit

Swish Goswami (Boardy) & Gena Custode (Roynat Capital)
TX NOW #82

Most founders spend years trying to create options.The difficult part isn't creating them; it's knowing which one to take when circumstances change. At TechExit.io Vancouver 2026, Swish Goswami, Co-Founder of Surf and current Head of Growth & Marketing at Boardy, joined Gena Custode of Roynat Capital to share the story behind Surf's acquisition journey.

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