Press Release
Photos courtesy of Collision
Toronto - June 27, 2023 - Welcome to Collision Day 1. Let’s get started with some impressive numbers!
● Collision will gather 36,378 attendees from 118 countries in Toronto
● A record-breaking 30 percent of startups this year this year are women-founded
● 41 percent of attendees are women; 36 percent of speakers are women
● 1,727 startups and partners from 76 countries and almost 30 industries are are exhibiting
● CA$188 million has been injected into the Toronto economy over the course of the three in-person Collision events since 2019
36,378 attendees from 118 countries
Collision, now in its fifth year in Toronto, has reached a new record by bringing together 36,378 attendees from 118 countries.
Women founders
A record-breaking one in three (466) of the 1,497 startups at Collision have women founders on their teams. In addition, 41 percent of all attendees at the event are women and 36 percent of speakers across the 20-plus tracks are women. Collision’s long-running women in tech program sold out weeks in advance of the event.
25 June 2023; A detailed view of the Collision mobile app before Collision 2023 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile (Click to enlarge)
27 June 2023; Renee Paquette, Producer, AEW, on PandaConf stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Rob Francis, CTO, Booking.com, Press Conference during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Jennifer Kim, Partner & Executive Strategy Director, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, on Creatiff Stage, during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
Direct economic impact for Toronto
According to Destination Toronto, Collision 2023 is projected to bring CA$77 million to the economy. In 2019 and 2022, respectively, the economic impact of Collision was CA$43 million and CA$68 million, making a total economic impact of CA$188 million over the three years of in-person conferences.
1,727 startups and partners from 76 countries and almost 30 industries exhibiting
This year, Collision has selected – from thousands of applicants – 1,497 startups from 76 countries, including Ghana, Uruguay, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Attending startups represent almost 30 industries.
230 global partners will be exhibiting on the sold-out event floor in 2023, including Google, AWS, RBC and AT&T. 75 trade delegations from across the world – including Pakistan, Italy, Brazil and Portugal – will be attending Collision to explore business opportunities in Toronto, and in Canada in general.
For Collision 2023, the total floor space at the Enercare Centre has increased by 7.5 percent to 82,800 square metres – the equivalent of 47 ice hockey rinks. This follows on from last year’s incredible 54 percent growth.
27 June 2023; General views of the Media Village, powered by Destination Toronto, during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Jose Vieitez, Director, Comcast SportsTech, Startup Masterclass, during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees networking during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Kat Graham, Actress & Goodwill Ambassador, UN Refugee Agency, on Future Societies stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
1,426 speakers and media from 42 countries
This year’s edition of Collision brings together major tech figures, business leaders and social media sensations, such as godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton, Conviction founder Sarah Guo, AWS CEO Adam Selipsky and YouTube superstar Marques Brownlee. 36 percent of all speakers across Collision’s 20 tracks are women.
World-leading journalists including Vogue managing editor Mark Russell, Wired global editorial director Gideon Lichfield and HuffPost editor-in-chief Danielle Belton will travel from 30 countries around the world, moderating discussions on stage throughout the conference.
Collision startup funding
According to Crunchbase, in the 12 months since Collision 2022, a total of US$565 million has been raised by a cohort of just 11 percent of the event’s exhibiting startups.
PitchBook reports that, in the first half of 2023, Canadian and Torontonian startups have surpassed the combined 2019 and 2020 funding levels, with the value of deals in Toronto alone reaching CA$1.3 billion. Countrywide, the value of deals has increased by 40 percent since 2019 (from 563 deals at CA$2.3 billion in 2019 to 347 deals at CA$3.2 billion over the same period in 2023).
27 June 2023; Isabel Last, CEO, Faena, speaks on the Pitch 1 stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Stephanie Palmeri, Partner, NextView Ventures, on Venture Stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees arrive during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Etienne Du Jardin, Co-founder & CPO, Mimo Live Sales, on Centre Stage, during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
Community initiatives
This year, Collision is collaborating with a record-breaking 35 community partners – including Black Innovation Alliance, Animikii and Diversity VC – in its commitment to support and prioritize underrepresented people across the technology industry.
Now in its second year, Collision’s Indigenous Attendee Program aims to build a more just and inclusive tech ecosystem, amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities and developing respectful relationships.
Attendees from Indigenous communities were able to avail of complimentary full access to all three days of Collision 2023. Bursaries were made available for startups from Indigenous communities to attend Collision, covering travel, accommodation, and the cost of exhibiting at the event.
More than 130 startups will attend Collision through its Amplify initiative as part of a commitment to prioritize under-represented communities in tech. 246 startups addressing environmental issues, social good, healthtech and more will take to the event floor through Collision’s Impact program, which brings together startups working to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“We’re delighted to be in Toronto for another year, and to welcome a record number of attendees and women-founded startups to Canada. This is possibly one of the most diverse conferences we’ve ever run, with hundreds of women-founded startups, initiatives such as our Indigenous Attendee Program, and community partners like Black Innovation Alliance helping to broaden representation at tech events,” said Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Collision
“Investors, entrepreneurs and members of the media from around the world want to travel to Toronto to experience the city and the thriving tech scene that has developed over the years. We want to deliver the most global tech conference, and this is a time for Canada to be on the global stage,” he continued.
26 June 2023; Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder, Web Summit, during Corporate Innovation Summit at Collision 2023, at Liberty Grand Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Joshua Bloom, TikTok, Roundtable sessions, during Corporate Innovation Summit at Collision 2023, at Liberty Grand Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Sairah Ashman, CEO, Wolff Olins, on Creatiff Stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Ginella Massa, News Anchor, CBC News Network, on Future Societies stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
About Collision:
Collision is considered the single most important tech deal-making event in the world, gathering the next generation of leaders reshaping the world. Web Summit events have gathered half a million people across Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Rio in South America, Collision in North America and RISE in Asia since the company’s beginnings as a 150-person conference in Dublin in 2009. Our mission has been to create software that improves conferences and enables meaningful connections between the CEOs, founders, investors, politicians, cultural figureheads and members of the media who are reshaping the world. Collision recently announced that it would return to Toronto in 2024 for a sixth year.
Useful links:
Collision speakers page: https://collisionconf.com/speakers
Collision YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/collisionhq
27 June 2023; Doughnuts on display at the AWS Stand during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Autumn Peltier, Indigenous Rights & Water Activist, on Center Stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees arrive during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendess arrive during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees networking during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Collision After Hours at Grand Bizarre following the opening night of Collision 2023 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Sarah Guo, Founder, Conviction, on Centre stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Collision After Hours at Grand Bizarre following the opening night of Collision 2023 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Speakers, from left, Srikar Reddy Karasla, Schneider Electric; Kareem Yusuf, IBM; and Bettina Rotermund, Siemens AG, during Corporate Innovation Summit at Collision 2023, at Liberty Grand Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Collision After Hours at Grand Bizarre following the opening night of Collision 2023 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Venture Dinner at Collision 2023, at Marked Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Venture Dinner at Collision 2023, at Marked Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Venture Dinner at Collision 2023, at Marked Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
26 June 2023; Venture Dinner at Collision 2023, at Marked Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder, Web Summit, on Centre stage during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile
27 June 2023; Attendees arrive during day one of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile
See you tomorrow at the Enercare Centre!
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