Founders Demo Night

Curious about building a business, product or service? Meet Montreal founders and engineers: a panel, XR and product demos, networking and free pizza.

Founders Demo Night is McGillXR’s entrepreneurship night, bringing together students, founders, and engineers from Montreal’s startup community. It’s built for anyone curious about building a business, product, or service but not sure where to start.

What to Expect

• Activities & Pizza
• XR & VR Tech Demos and Games
• Founder & Engineer Panel + Open Q&A
• Pitch Demo
• Networking

Featured Speakers

• Sarah Lavigne (Co-founder at Nivo) — Building an AI-powered SaaS platform that simplifies pay equity processes.
• Fabrice Vanegas (Founder at Cloud Lion) — Digital transformation consultant, business technology specialist, and global changemaker.
• Ahmed Belgana (Staff AI Infrastructure Integration Engineer at Google Cloud) — Specializing in large-scale AI infrastructure and autonomous AI agent architectures.
• Frank Guo (Founder at Larpy) — Building an AI platform that conducts full candidate interview loops across all rounds, briefing the hiring team before their final interview.

Whether you’re a founder, an engineer, or a student with an idea, come meet the people building in Montreal and see that starting something is more within reach than you think.

Want to pitch, demo or have any questions? Email us at mcgillxr@gmail.com to share your idea or project with the room.