Brand awareness
With journalists attending from the world’s leading publications, Collision offers you a unique platform to tell the world your story. Engage with potential future users and industry-shaping voices.
Startup? Apply to join the Collision startup program
Our startup program – ALPHA – shines a spotlight on early-stage startups with outstanding potential, connecting them with the world’s most influential people and companies. Our initiatives are designed with your goals in mind.
We’ll see you when we return to Toronto this June.
Meet our 2023 investors
Hans Tung
Managing PartnerGGV Capital
Nigel Morris
Managing Partner & Co-FounderQED Investors
Rebecca Lynn
Co-founder & General PartnerCanvas Ventures
Elad Gil
Investor
Arjun Sethi
Co-founder & General PartnerTribe Capital
Kanu Gulati
PartnerKhosla Ventures
Kevin Colleran
Co-founder & Managing PartnerSlow Ventures
Eurie Kim
Managing PartnerForerunner
Lauren Kolodny
Co-founder & Managing PartnerAcrew Capital
Michael Yang
Managing PartnerOMERS Ventures
Christine Tsai
Founding Partner & CEO500 Global
Kobie Fuller
General PartnerUpfront Ventures
Ansaf Kareem
FounderLatitude Capital
Kathryn Wortsman
Managing PartnerAmplify Capital
Seth Bannon
Founding PartnerFifty Years
Brett Gibson
Managing PartnerInitialized Capital
Alanna Souza
General ManagerDrive CapitalWho are our startups?
Join our global community of startups, each one selected by the Collision team.
Chosen startups will receive three tickets to Collision, access to Investor to startup meetings, eligibility to apply for PITCH, masterclasses and more.
Funding
Connect with top tier investors from the world’s leading funds. Use our matchmaking tools to identify the most suitable investors in your industry. Startups are also eligible for our dedicated Investor to startup meetings.
Networking
Arrange meetings with new connections before Collision begins using our recommendation system on the Collision app. Find the perfect partner, mentor or new hire and grow your network at Collision.
Meaningful connections
Enjoy talks from the top names in tech at Collision’s 20+ content tracks, plus a host of interactive sessions with tech leaders during Mentor Hours. Have a question? Just ask.
What happens when I apply?
Chat to our specialist team
You’ll talk to one of our startup experts about your business, goals and plans for Collision.
Assessment and selection
Our team spends tens of thousands of hours each year identifying the most promising entrepreneurs and applicants to join us at our events.
Prepare with our startup success team
Your dedicated startup success manager will work with you to help guide you through the startup journey and get the best out of attending Collision.
Time for Web Summit Qatar
You’ve made it to Collision – now make the most of it. Fill your time with our many startup activations: PITCH, our startup battle; Mentor Hours, our advisory sessions with business leaders, and more.
Watch the Collision 2023 trailer
Meet some of our past startups
They've attended our events
“We had a great experience at Collision. It was a well-organised, smoothly run event. The talks and discussions were all relevant, and we were thrilled to make it to the finals of PITCH.”
Veena Giridhar Gopal
Co-founder & CEO at Salesbeat | London, United Kingdom
“Collision put us a year ahead of where we would be if we hadn’t gone. The connections and friendships we’ve made, and the advice we’ve received, have been invaluable.”
Tim Johnson
Co-founder at Couply | Toronto, Canada
“It was an amazing experience. For me, fundraising is not only about raising money but also about confronting fears, and Collision made it fun!”
Maria Olazabal
Founder & CEO at Eco Hotels & Resorts | Mexico, Mexico
“It was an amazing experience. For me, fundraising is not only about raising money but also about confronting fears, and Collision made it fun!”
Stefan Klauser
Co-founder & CEO at Aisot Technologies | Zurich, Switzerland
"I met partners for my business, potential investors, and numerous connections I'm still in touch with."
SafetyPIN Technologies
"We left knowing we’d made connections that gave us immediate value, and that will help drive business."
Beagle
"Founders who are looking for key partners and financing can find it all in one place at Collision."
TenantCloud
Join our startup program in 2024.
Startup activations at Collision
PITCH
PITCH is our startup competition that brings together the world’s leading startups. Battle it out in front of a panel of expert judges for a chance to be crowned the winner.
40 Words
40 words gives founders a platform to introduce their company, outline their next spend, or tell us why they’re ready to take off – all in just 40 words.
Mentor Hours brings startups together with experts in different areas of tech for a series of pre-scheduled group meetings.
Startup roundtables
Startup roundtables offer the chance to deep dive into the issues affecting startups at every stage of growth. Tech’s leading voices will share their expertise on a diverse array of topics.