EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition 2025 ($20,000 Grand Prize)

For its fifth edition, the EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition will fuel the rise of Canadian start-ups whose innovations aim to transform the field of life sciences and health technologies (LSHT).

The 10 start-ups selected as finalists will get the opportunity to present their pitch before the EFFERVESCENCE participants at marché Bonsecours in Montreal. The pitches will be judged by a panel of judges, each of whom is a recognized expert or investor in the field of LSHT

What are the Categories?

participating start-ups will be grouped into two categories:

Medical Technology & Digital Health.

Biopharmaceutical & Biotechnology

Eligibility Criteria EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition

• The goal of the EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition is to showcase the most transformative innovations developed by Canadian startups seeking to make breakthroughs in the SVTS community, which which includes the following sectors:
  • Biopharmaceuticals;
  • Biotechnology (human and animal health)
  • Medical Technologies;
  • Digital Health.

To be eligible, the applicant start-up must:

• Be incorporated and have its head office in Canada;
• Be at an early stage of development;
• Be based on an innovative product or service;
• Demonstrate strong growth potential;
• Not have received a dilutive investment of more than CAD $3 million

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Prizes

The winning teams will be offered cash prizes to contribute to their transformative innovation momentum, including (but not limited to!):

• $10,000 prize sponsored by adMare BioInnovations;
• $10,000 prize sponsored by le Fonds de solidarité FTQ.

Other cash prizes to be announced shortly

Application

Note: Last day to apply for the Startup Pitch Competition is 10th February, 2025

Click here to learn more and start your application

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