27 Startup Competitions where you can win Funding
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27 Startup Competitions where you can win Funding

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27 Startup Competitions where you can win Funding

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27 Startup Competitions where you can win Funding in 2025 Credit: Boris Burkhardt

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11Canadian Innovation Exchangehttps://cixtop20.cixsummit.com/Canada’s top 20 tech startups pitch to investors at CIX Summit, with awards and follow-on funding opportunities.
12Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainability Challengehttps://engage.kellogg.northwestern.edu/morganstanley-challengeNorthwestern Kellogg and Morgan Stanley’s sustainability pitch offering winners $50 K grants and access to a global investor network.
13Sauga Pitchhttps://icubetum.ca/competitions/ (select “Sauga Pitch”)Mississauga’s annual startup competition granting founder teams up to $10 K and municipal support services.
14TechCrunch Disrupt 2025https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2025/Iconic tech conference stage hosting early-stage startup Battlefield, offering $100 K prize and media exposure to winners.
15AAGEF Ontario Entrepreneur Challengehttps://www.aagefchallenge.com/Angel investors’ challenge awarding up to $50 K in non-dilutive grants and mentorship to Ontario startups.
16Desjardins Startup Prizehttps://cooperathon.ca/?lang=en“Cooperathon” by Desjardins is Canada’s largest open-innovation challenge, connecting changemakers to develop socially responsible business solutions with cash awards and mentorship. (cooperathon.ca)
17The Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competitionhttps://www.theqec.ca/Queen’s University Victoria’s pitch event awarding campus startups up to $15 K and direct mentorship from alumni.
18Texas Venture Labs Investment Competitionhttps://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/jon-brumley-texas-venture-labs/students/investment-competition/University of Texas McCombs School’s pitch contest offering $50 K in prizes and venture capital introductions to student teams. (McCombs School of Business)
19Ivey Business Plan Competitionhttps://entrepreneurship.uwo.ca/for-students/funding-opportunities/ivey-business-plan-competition/Western’s Morrissette Institute and Ivey Business School’s contest with a $30 K prize pool ($20 K to the winning team) open to graduate and undergraduate students. (entrepreneurship.uwo.ca)
20Enactus Canada Student Entrepreneur National Competitionhttps://enactus.ca/National Enactus program where student teams pitch social-enterprise ideas for up to $10 K in project funding.
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