You’re cordially invited to a night of pitches and fashion crimes. ‘Tis the season to be tacky and jolly! Join us for a night of holiday cheer, questionable fashion choices, and inspiration as 18 founders take the stage to pitch. Join us in person at Bayview Yards on December 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm ET for our final pitch final of the year.
What better way to close off the year with an event full of networking, inspiration, innovative ideas, and a splash of ugly sweaters. Prepare yourselves to be blown away by talented tech entrepreneurs from the IO Ignition Program from industries including CleanTech, GovTech, Data Management, PropTech, Ecommerce, social networks, and more.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a pitch finale without awards! These IO Ignition graduates are battling it out for the best pitch award as well as working hard to secure your vote for Crowd Favourite. The stakes are high as each award comes with an extra six months of one-on-one mentorship from our leading advisors and office space here at Studio7.
Dress Code: Leave your fashion sense at home and bring out the most outrageously ugly holiday sweater you can find. The more sequins, pompoms, and jingling bells, the better! Bonus points if your outfit causes spontaneous bursts of laughter.
Don’t be a Grinch, join the fun and register today. We look forward to networking, learning, and celebrating with you all on December 7.
Join us to cheer these amazing founders on:
Yuefeng Wang, Founder, Adoki
Aylin Sel Gul, Founder, Aylinspire App Development and Business Solutions – Hello Dear
Handan Tezel, Founder, Green Footprint Innovations
Ayodeji Ojo, Founder, Home4IM
Echo Santos, Founder, Human Centered Solutions
Alexandre Lazard & Andrew Rizk, Co-Founders, Looksee Technologies Inc.
Khaled HatHat, Founder, Market Bazzaar
Nima Shahrokhkhani, Founder, Nima’s Company
Gourav Kapoor, Founder, Nobrata Inc.
Lauchlin Macloed, Founder, Out
Kanwar Pal Sidhu, Founder, Proptimize
RJ Crisostomo, Founder, SceneMe
Michael Smith, Founder, Sowilo Design Services, Ltd.
Jesse Ajayi, Founder, Structi
Wayne Creamer, Founder, Symoda
David Journeaux, Founder, The Altered
Angela Raymond, Founder, TheBizKit
Osamu Wakabayashi, Founder, Zen Ideas
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