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SUMMARY:Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph is excited to announce the Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition in collaboration with the Government of Ontario. \nBy uniting farmers\, academics\, agri-tech entrepreneurs\, and investors\, this event will raise awareness about the problems worth solving and showcase investible companies. \nJoin us online to watch as the next generation of new Ontario-based agri-tech start-up companies battle it out to be best in class. \nThe company with the greatest potential to advance the Ontario agri-food sector and beyond will win a grand prize of $10\,000 and the winner of the People’s Choice award will take home $2\,500. \nApply to enter the Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition and/ or register to attend online or in-person. \nAwards:\n\n$10\,000 Best in Class: for best investment/impact pitch as determined by an experienced investor panel.\n$2\,500 People’s Choice Award: for most popular team determined by audience voting.\n$1\,000 Finalist Award: for each team selected to pitch plus free hotel the night before.\n\nEvent details:\n\nOpen to any Ontario based agri-tech start-up company.\nFocus on Ontario-based early-stage companies preparing for seed investment.\nAll teams must pitch live in Guelph\, ON.\n\nWhy attend?\n\nLearn about emerging Agri-Tech talent and technology in Ontario.\nLearn about the resources available at the University of Guelph to support companies.\n\nOur Sponsors\nThis event is an extension of the well-known Gryphon’s LAAIR Program funded through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance\, a collaboration between the Government of Ontario and the University of Guelph. \nThe Research Innovation Office thanks its sponsors the RHA Partners / 519 Growth Fund\, John F. Wood Centre and the Government of Ontario through the Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. \nContact us!\nWant to learn more or have any questions? Email: nvc@uoguelph.ca
URL:https://news.uoguelph.ca/event/ontario-agri-tech-pitch-competition-2024/
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