A coworking space on the east end of Toronto for ambitious builders and hackers.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined May 2024
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This Tuesday, we’re launching the first edition of our Builder’s Club at VSpace!
Join us to build together and showcase your work
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We’re back with weekly events at VSpace! Tonight we’re kicking things off with a Lessons Learned Lounge for 40 founders. To share stories and lessons from the founder journey with each other 💪
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Thank you @BallinFil for hosting an incredible 3-hour e-mail workshop for e-commerce founders today 🙏
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Had a dozen or so folks reach out after my last post on building up the community and leveraging @VSpaceTO for events and weekly rituals. Met a few in person this past week like @aymanfsm.
He’s building the Socratica node at McMaster, and a proptech startup.
Nice to see so many wanting to help and bring people together. More to come!
Toronto needs its own version of @fdotinc.
We’re starting to build it, but we can’t do it alone.
Right now, we’ve got pieces of the puzzle in place:
- Coworking at @VSpaceTO
- Poker room @vclubpoker (also used for movie nights, holiday parties, game nights)
- Sauna + cold plunge (under renovation, opening this summer)
- Lounge space with ping pong, foosball, and chill zones (coming post-reno)
- Basketball runs 1-2x/week with the community
- Gym across the street (partnership in progress)
- Coffee shop next door + tons of great food options
- Co-living / hacker houses across the street and around town
- Exploring bringing in a regular chef for meals
VSpace has huge potential to be a force multiplier for the Toronto tech community, but honestly it’s been quiet the past few months while I’ve been out of town, and momentum’s slipped.
If you’re a builder, community organizer, or just someone who cares about this city, I’d love your help.
Whether it’s co-hosting events, setting up weekly rituals, or just jamming on what this space could become - let’s co-create it.
Shoot me a DM or drop a comment.
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Fun day @VSpaceTO tinkering on software and hardware, celebrating @lorsku’s birthday, and converting it to a poker room for @vclubpoker at night as we renovate the basement.
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One of our @VSpaceTO startups recently raised their first $220K in funding! Congrats @pratheekadi, Sia and the Abivo team!
Our brand new content room is equipped with thousands of dollars of gear to help you film high quality content with ease.
And we’ll be continuously adding/investing into it
Dennis just locked in a 1-year office lease @VSpaceTO for his team to grind poker and build a media empire 💪
Just finished filming a 1-hr podcast with him on:
- the future of the poker industry (tech, business models, etc.)
- why poker needs an ELO system
- how he grew to 35K followers on IG in 60 days
- poker as a medium for self improvement, relationships, and entrepreneurship
Some members of his team make 6-figures grinding low stakes poker online and we’ll be brining some of them in as guest coaches at @vclubpoker for future Mastery Monday sessions.
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How equity for rent would work:
- say market rent is 2K
- Sign a 1-year lease where that rent agreement is worth 2 * 12 = 24K and treat it as if we invest 24K into your startup
- Do it on a SAFE at the same valuation as most recent funding
And voila! Extend your runway by not having to pay any cash for rent for 1+ years.
We’re adding 3 more condos to our founder housing project in downtown Toronto to support local Canadian founders 🇨🇦💪
Founders get:
1. Roommate matching w other ambitious founders
2. Fully furnished units w desks, monitors, high speed wifi
3. Access to a community of early stage founders across our hacker condos and @VSpaceTO
4. Free coworking membership @VSpaceTO
5. Support and connections to investors to land your first funding
6. Equity for rent option if already funded to keep cash burn as low as possible
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We’re adding 3 more condos to our founder housing project in downtown Toronto to support local Canadian founders 🇨🇦💪
Founders get:
1. Roommate matching w other ambitious founders
2. Fully furnished units w desks, monitors, high speed wifi
3. Access to a community of early stage founders across our hacker condos and @VSpaceTO
4. Free coworking membership @VSpaceTO
5. Support and connections to investors to land your first funding
6. Equity for rent option if already funded to keep cash burn as low as possible
We're running a special free co-working day this week where we celebrate a major milestone for the Abivo AI team after raising $220K from Antler!
Come join us: lu.ma/7d6megr8
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Congrats @pratheekadi and Sia on their recent fundraise of $220K from @AntlerGlobal of their startup Abivo.co. The first @VSpaceTO startup to raise a round of funding 🚀
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Our free co-working Wednesdays at @vspace are back! Come check out the latest upgrades to the space this Wednesday, and join us for poker downstairs @vclubpoker at 7pm 🙂
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Starting a series highlighting the founders working out of @VSpaceTO. Our first one with @pratheekadi, co-founder at Abivo
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I had no idea what I was getting into when launching a coworking space this year, but it has genuinely been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
We’ve hosted coworking days, movie nights, poker games, holiday parties, and even a hacker hotel.
This project has been about creating a space that inspires and gives back to the community. A place of social interest, where ideas flourish, and people are supported in their personal and professional goals.
Our latest updates to the space:
- painted the walls vibrant blue
- added a greenery wall
- basketball hoop for those quick brain breaks!
This is the last week to lock in our founding member rate (with 6-month commitment):
- Hot Desk: $100/month
- Dedicated Desk: $200/month (incl. private storage)
Starting Jan 6, 2025, prices will increase to $200/month and $400/month respectively.
