Pitch Competition
CANBRIDGE Pitch Competitions are an opportunity for entreprenures both inside & outside of Canada to practice their 1-minute business pitch and receive feedback from peers and industry professionals, while experiencing pitching to investors and potential early adopters.
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The Bigger Pitch Competition is on the way...
Why apply?
Canbrige’s Pitch Competition is a unique opportunity for global start-ups that want to immigrate and grow their
businesses in Canada to pitch their business to Canadian Designated Organizations that can support them under the Start-Up Visa Program.
Exposure. Exposure. Exposure.
Getting a Letter of Support from Designated Organizations under the Start-Up Visa Program can be a daunting task. Canbridge facilitates this process for qualified start-ups by bringing them in front of not just one, but many competitive Designated Organizations at once.
Eligibility
The final round of the competition will be held in two categories:
- Early-Stage Start-ups
- To be eligible for this category, the product or service idea must not yet be in the market (pre-launch)
- Later-Stage Start-ups
- To be eligible for this category, the start-up must show traction from the market
In addition to category-specific eligibility criteria, ALL start-ups must:
- Have teams with at least two co-founders and a maximum of five co-founders
- Must be owned (= 50% or more) by non-Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- Must have the intention of immigrating to Canada and growing the business in Canada
Process
1. Submit a 3-minute video pitch that must include:
- Name of Startup
- Problem being addressed
- Proposed solution
- Competitive advantage
- Market analysis
- The team
- History (validation, traction, market share, etc.)
2. Submit the Canbridge questionnaire
3. One page business canvas
Prizes
Runner-up
- $XX cash
- $XX of in-kind legal services, provided by SHEKARIAN LAW
- $XX of in-kind business advisory services, provided by Bay & Co.
- $XX of travel voucher to Canada
Winner
- $XX cash
- $XX of in-kind legal services, provided by SHEKARIAN LAW
- $XX of in-kind business advisory services, provided by Bay & Co.
- $XX of travel voucher to Canada provided by ...
- $XX of in-kind mentorship sessions, provided by Canbridge that equals to 10 hours of one-on-one mentorship sessions with the competition judges
- A trophy!
People's choice
- Every co-founder of all Canbridge participating start-ups will have one vote that can be cast for only one of the 10 Finalists
Organizers
Judges
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