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PITCH 2021

May 13th, 2021 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Applications are now closed.

Thank you to all of the companies who have applied for PITCH 2021!

PITCH 2021: THE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

Do you have a business idea that is poised to transform an industry? Are you looking to raise angel capital to get your company to the next major milestone? Are you keen to connect with prospective angels? If so, we encourage you to apply to compete in this year’s Sudbury PITCH 2021: The Virtual Competition

On Thursday, May 13th, 2021 at 7 pm EST, join us as early-stage entrepreneurial start-ups pitch their innovative business venture to a panel of distinguished venture capital judges and prospective angel investors looking for their next great investment opportunity.

Selected ventures will engage with NORCAT’s esteemed mentorship group, receive in-depth pitch coaching, and engage with representatives from the Northern Ontario Angels.


Who Can Apply?

  • Ventures that are looking to raise equity seed capital.
  • Are connected to or engaged with the Greater Sudbury Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
  • Ventures can operate in any industry sector - does not have to be tech-based, but has to be scalable.
  • Ventures that are available for pitch coaching through the months of March - May 2021.
  • Ventures that are confident and prepared to have follow-up meetings with angel investors.

NORCAT Innovation - Sudbury's Regional Innovation Centre

NORCAT Innovation works with community partners to help start and accelerate the growth of innovative companies that will drive future economic and social prosperity for Canada.

Contact Brendan Skiffington to learn more - bskiffington@norcat.org

Mentorship

Receive free mentorship from our Investment Experts

Investment

PITCH your venture to North American Investors for a chance to win $5,000

Network

Create connections by pitching your business to investors and customers from all over Canada


This Year's Judges

To Be Announced

To Be Announced

To Be Announced


Our Partners

PITCH 2021 Partner

Northern Ontario Angels - NOA

Accelerator Sponsors

Querney's Office Plus

Elevate Sponsors

GSDC
Sudbury Credit Union
Agilis
Regional Business Centre

Startup Sponsors

Maestro Digital Mine

Testimonials

RNA Diagnostics
RNA Diagnostics
2014

“It was a fun, and was able to introduce us to investors who have helped us. Subsequently the investors were extremely helpful. Today we are in the final process large scale clinical trial at 40 centers across NA and Europe. It is a difficult task to bring an invention to market but we had a lot of help from people in Sudbury, now 6 years later you can see how far we grown” great practice and networking. Sudbury has been very helpful.”

John Connolly, EVP Corporate Development, PITCH 2014

Verv Technologies
Verv Technologies
2014

“What do you do when you are a bunch of scientists with a great idea wanting to create a business but you don't know how? Fortunately, NORCAT was there. It's entrepreneurship 101 course was perfect for us to understand all the facets of starting a business. As we encountered typical startup hurdles, the NORCAT team was always there to provide insight and advice.

I believe we were one of the first startups to be in the inaugural NORCAT PITCH. The assistance in preparation for this was so helpful and that experience has been utilized constantly over the last few years in our numerous pitches - many successful.

Verv is still in the startup mode, still moving forward and raising capital for our venture. We are now in the commercialization phase of getting our Biochemistry analyzer into consumer hands. Optimizing our system, getting ready for certifications, mass manufacturing, marketing and sales, there is a lot to creating a successful business and NORCAT has been helping us all the way.

As a northerner, the only way to have our community grow and diversify is to develop a class or entrepreneurs who will create business here. To do that, entrepreneurial mentorship, advice, and fostering angel investment is necessary and NORCAT has helped lead this.”

Jeff Sutton, Founder & President, PITCH 2014

OQPY
OQPY
2019

“Since PITCH 2019, we have been able to create relationships and access funding, which allowed us to make big moves in product development and beta testing. We are now at full scale and have the product in use.”

Kari Juuti, OQPY CEO, PITCH 2019

iRegained
iRegained
2019

Vineet: I was living in Toronto at that time, and Peter Del Bianco- an amazingly gentle, gracious, intellectual guy, was consistent; he was able to review the PITCH and send great remarks and feedback. When we came to Sudbury, every person in NORCAT came and introduced themselves, I still remember before the PITCH came backstage, and an event volunteer reassured us, “Don’t be nervous, you guys are going to rock” PITCH 2019 was the unique pitch experiences we had.

Vineet: We now have moved to Sudbury; we have made connections with universities and colleges. We have had Sudbury students working with us for Co-Ops, internships, and their thesis. We have made collaborations with HSN doctors. We have research grant collaborations with Laurentian University, and graduate students work with us through those grants. With many more that we have applied to!

Samir: It was just fascinating; the welcoming nature of people, NORCAT, the investors; the stage set up the host was engaging. The overall ambiance was fantastic. We didn’t expect to win, but to leave with an award was very memorable.

PITCH 2019