Ilias Benjelloun

ilias Benjelloun is a seasoned entrepreneur with 15+ years in Canada’s tech ecosystem. He co-founded 3 startups, including AI scaleup Stay22, and is a co-founder of ElanTech Canada, the country’s leading tech founders community. ilias has supported 1,000+ tech and science entrepreneurs, and led key initiatives to shape Canada’s innovation landscape. He launched and scaled the Innovation Lab & Venture arm at Desjardins, a $400bn assets institution; and developed community-centric endeavours at Hydro-Québec and Canadian Space Agency among others. ⁠He’s committed to accelerating innovation where it matters most—by aligning the speed of startups, the scale of corporations, and the depth of research to build solutions with real-world impact. With bold innovation, meaningful inclusion and positive impact at the core.