One of Toronto’s leading pitch competitions is back! The Centre for Arts, Design and IT at George Brown College is proud to present the fifth IT’S A START Pitch Competition 2017.
The rewards of being your own boss are endless. The IT’S A START Pitch Competition provides space, support, and mentoring for emerging entrepreneurs. Is your business ready? Are you the entrepreneur who will rise to the top? You have 5 minutes to convince our judges.
What is IT’S A START?
IT’S A START is an exciting and interactive pitch competition taking place at Digifest 2017 (April 27-29). Pitch your business, convince our expert judges of its value, and impress the crowd in 5 minutes, and you will have the chance to win thousands in cash, incubation space, and mentorship.
We are looking for ideas from creative professionals, budding entrepreneurs, new startups, students or recent graduates who have special projects that they want to take to the next level. Whether your business is a Mobile App, Game, VR/AR Media, Content Property, Product, Digital Design, AI Innovation, or Robotic Innovation, we would love to hear your groundbreaking ideas.
The Deadline for Applications is Friday, January 27, 2017 at 5 PM. All entries will be reviewed by the IT’S A START committee and the semi-finalists will be notified in February 2017.
There is no fee to apply for this competition.
Turn your business ideas into reality. Apply for IT’S A START 2017 here.
2016 Winners
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Arylla | SPLT | TranQool |