Events
Up-Start! Competition
MaRS Centre Auditorium 101 College Street Toronto, ON
Join us for the sixth annual Up-Start! Competition!
The Up-Start! Competition is a business pitch competition for 2010/11 Entrepreneurship 101 students.
Individuals or teams will have 10 minutes to pitch their business idea—and they must apply concepts from Entrepreneurship 101 to make a compelling business case.
Business ideas must fit into one of the following four categories:
- Information and communications technology (ICT)
- Cleantech
- Life sciences and health care
- Social Venture
The top business plan and presentation will receive a prize of $10,000, sponsored by Tricaster Holdings Inc. – Chairman David Campbell, plus $5,000 in in-kind services from Tabrizi Law Office.
An additional prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the Best Blended Value Opportunity—one that demonstrates a social, health or environmental impact while balancing financial returns. This prize comes from an anonymous donation of $5,000, matched by SiG@MaRS.
A company may only win one of the two prizes.
The audience will vote to determine the winner of the People’s Choice Award.
This year’s finalists are:
180 Urban Solutions
Eve Medical
Henna Heals
LocaWoka
uFluidix
Muiskem
Rukkis.com
The Hot Plate
Virtual Wallet
Agenda:
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Competition
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Reception and awards
All attendees are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Part of the Entrepreneurship 101 Series
