TiE was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, & senior professionals. There are currently more than 12,000 members and over 1,800 charter members in 61 chapter in 12 countries. The Toronto Chapter of TiE, was founded in 2000 and is one of the key TiE chapters globally. It seeks to engage not only with entrepreneurs but also with policy makers in order to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship. It seeks to become the bridge that would connect Canadian government and industry with successful Canadian entrepreneurs across the world, many of whom are regarded as thought leaders. In the last 20+ years of existence TiE Toronto has become an excellent & vibrant platform for entrepreneurs, professionals, industry leaders, investors to interact with one another & forge long lasting relationships. The focus of TiE is Entrepreneurship which is across sector, scale, stage & is open to one & all. TiE Toronto conducts over events every year covering aspects of entrepreneurship like funding & finance, marketing and sales, expanding into new geographies and business & organization management. TiE Toronto’s members represent a diverse set of industries, including high technology software, hardware, health care, biotech, media, telecom, IT enabled services, consulting organizations, financial and legal institutions.