TechExit.io has provided insights to assess risks, plan, and explore acquisition opportunities since 2017. Join us this year for insider tips from the dealmakers behind Canada’s biggest acquisition and exit success stories and connect with like-minded industry leaders.
What You’ll Learn At TechExit.io:
Main Stage
Get inspired, learn, and hear from the biggest acquisition and exit success stories from this past year and connect with the players that made them happen.
Buy-Side: Acquiring a Tech Company
Must-attend sessions to learn how to acquire a technology company and what pitfalls to avoid.
Sell-Side: Getting Acquired
Tactical sessions on what it takes to get ready for an acquisition, even if you have no plans to sell.
MAY 5, 2027 • VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST
Why Adaptability Matters
Hot Topics For 2026:
The Adaptive M&A Playbook
How AI, data and dynamic deal strategies are changing how Canadian tech companies buy, sell and scale.
Resilience As A Value Multiplier
Why investors reward operational strength, recurring revenue and adaptable culture.
Private Equity In Canada
Fresh capital deployment, platform building and consolidation across SaaS, fintech and IT services.
Dual Track Strategy
How founders model IPO, fundraising and acquisition paths at the same time to stay ready for multiple outcomes.
AI Driven Valuations
How AI readiness is influencing pricing, diligence, integration planning and deal confidence.
Liquidity, Secondaries & Venture Debt
New pathways for early liquidity, growth funding and runway extension.
Optionality As Strategy
How top founders maintain flexibility and preserve choice while advancing toward liquidity.
Aggregator & Roll Up Models
How disciplined acquirers are scaling through profitable mid market companies.
Life After Exit & Founder Identity
What happens next, how founders rebuild, and the psychology behind the next chapter.
Clean Cap Tables & IP Strength
Why clarity and protection are now critical to valuation and deal velocity.
Earn Outs & Legal Positioning
How to negotiate terms that protect upside and reduce risk after close.
Buy Side & Sell Side Intelligence
How acquisitive companies search for targets, and how founders stay ready when opportunity appears.
Deal Mechanics Deep Dive
Legal, financial and emotional frameworks that define modern Canadian M&A outcomes.
Why My Deal Died
Learn from real examples of stalls, rescues and pivots, and how to avoid repeating them.
Inside Corporate Development
How strategic acquirers evaluate talent, tech, positioning and market fit beyond financials.
MAY 5, 2027 • VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST
Build The Company That Gives You Options
Early Bird Sale Is Live. Save Up To $320*!
*When You Bring 2+
But Wait, There’s More!
We have a lot more exciting things for you to check out about this event!
Our 2026 Agenda
See what’s planned and how each session will help you navigate your next challenges.
Our 2026 Speakers
Get inspired by trailblazers from Shopify, visionary founders with multi-million dollar exits, and top dealmakers in tech M&A.
Our 2026 Steering Committee
Meet the steering committee shaping the vision and experience for this year’s event.
Drive Your Next Deal