The Impact Innovation Challenge is an annual event hosted by the League of Innovators where youth under 25 can present their impactful and innovative ideas for prizes. Come listen to the top teams pitch to a panel of judges for amazing prizes (including up to $5000 per category) and mentorship opportunities! The Impact Innovation Challenge features 3 categories for youth (14-25) to submit their mission-driven startup ideas with 7 finalists per category:
- Aspiring Entrepreneurs – brand new ventures!
- Growth Entrepreneurs – early-stage for-profit ventures!
- Non-profit Entrepreneurs – early-stage non-for-profit ventures!
Each category will be in its own breakout room and audience members can choose which room they’d like to attend! While judges deliberate after the pitches, we’ll also be hosting a special ’10 Questions with an Impact CEO’ segment with Nejeed Kassam, CEO of Keela.
[UPDATE: August 16th, 2021] The Finalists Are Announced!
Aspiring
- Transition Space
- Cequest
- Orwell
- PALcares
- ClinicalVR
- Kaptis
- MODASTY
Growth
- FlutterCare
- Apricotton
- Typha Co.
- Peko Produce
- Reusables.com
- Hydronos Financial Technologies
- ROVR
Non-profit
- Free Periods Canada Foundation
- Threading Change Foundation
- Warrior Yoga Network
- Youth Helping Youth Non-Profit
- Break the Divide Foundation
- Accesso Canada
- Viability (Neurodivergent Futures)
Judges
Aspiring Entrepreneurs:
Mitalie Makhani, Centre for Social Innovation
Shikhank Sharma, League of Innovators
Growth Entrepreneurs:
Nicola Jones-Crossley, Futurpreneur
Josephine Kwan, Spring Activator
Juanita Lee Garcia, Venture for Canada
Kristi Rivait, Scale Collaborative
More amazing judges to be announced!
The Innovation Challenge Run-Down
- Thursday, August 5th @ 11:59 PM PST – Deadline to submit for the Impact Innovation Challenge
- Friday, August 13th -16th – Finalists are chosen and announced
- Tuesday, August 17th @ 3pm PST – 60 min pitch training session for finalists
- Thursday/Friday, August 19th and 20th – Pitch practice for finalists
- Tuesday, August 24th @ 3pm PST – Final pitch event for the public
- Bonus (August 9-20th): Continue to work on your idea and apply for the Fall 6-week Foundations program to help launch your idea
For more details about eligibility and to access the submission forms, please visit: https://www.loiinnovators.academy/submit-your-idea. If you have any questions, please contact Academy@theleagueofinnovators.com!
Prize Pack
- Virtual Coffee with Ryan Holmes
- Legal advice with Osler
- Technical Advisory Services from SAP
- Mentorship from Accelerate Okanagan’s EiRs
- Free access to Hootsuite Academy to build your social media skills
- Discounted access to Ownr for business registration or incorporation
- Free access to CEO Masterclass
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits
- A spot in LOI’s Foundations Incubator Labs Accelerator, or LOI Boost’s Residency
- …… and many more to be released!
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If you have any questions or comments regarding any event details, accessibility or privacy, feel free to connect with us at academy@theleagueofinnovators.com.
