THE 416Toronto Startups

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Vol. 416 · Toronto

Cartography

The map

King West is not MaRS. Liberty is not Yorkville. Click a district.

MaRS / Discovery District

Queen’s Park · College

MaRS / Discovery District

Lab coats, CDL, and the hospital research spine.

3 on the desk

King West

St Andrew · Streetcar 504

King West

Converted brick, late rounds, and after-work terraces.

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Liberty Village

Exhibition · King streetcar

Liberty Village

SaaS in the old factories, dogs on the green.

2 on the desk

Financial District

King · Union

Financial District

PATH tunnels, bank towers, consumer fintech.

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Waterfront

Union · Queens Quay

Waterfront

New glass, quantum labs, and the island airport.

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Corktown

Distillery · King streetcar

Corktown

East of the Don, hardware benches, quieter streets.

1 on the desk

Queen West

Osgoode · Queen streetcar

Queen West

Edtech and design studios above the vintage shops.

1 on the desk

Yorkville

Bay · Bloor-Yonge

Yorkville

Capital introductions over linen, not ping-pong.

1 on the desk

The Junction

Dundas West · UP Express

The Junction

West-end operators who skipped the downtown rent.

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North York

North York Centre · Sheppard

North York

Silicon along the 401 — chips, not cafés.

1 on the desk

Mississauga

Square One · Hurontario

Mississauga

Airport-adjacent HQ parks and enterprise sales floors.

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Waterloo / KW

ION · GO Kitchener

Waterloo / KW

The corridor. Co-op talent, quantum, and apply-anywhere energy.

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