THE GREAT ALBERTA PITCH MARATHON 2021
100+ Startups 1 Day
August 19, 2021 | 9 am - 6 pm MT
COMPANIES THAT PITCHED
2021 STATS.
2021 PARTNERS
An Alberta-wide 'show and tell' to showcase startups across all stages and sectors to a friendly audience with in-person afterparties in Edmonton and Calgary.
2021 DETAILS
Event Details
Date: August 19, 2021 | 9 am - 6 pm online
Format: Online pitches, in-person after-parties in YEG and YYC
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On Aug 19, 100+ Albertan startups participated in our annual summer celebration of the Alberta Startup community. Hosts from across the province welcomed 12 startups per themed block. The event was hosted on Zoom (streamed via YouTube too) and presenters had 3 minutes to pitch their company. Audience members were encouraged to make suggestions, recommendations, and referrals in the chat or through the feedback form. After the all-day pitch marathon, there were awesome afterparties in both YEG and YYC.
2021 SCHEDULE
Block 1
09 am
Category
Energy & Cleantech
Presented by
Foresight & CDL
Block 2
10 am
Category
Agriculture & Bioscience
Presented by
Innovate Calgary, Platform Calgary & Innovate Edmonton
Block 3
11 am
Category
Food
Presented by
Taproot & Rainforest Calgary
Block 4
12 pm
Category
Health & Wellness
Presented by
W21C/Spark, UAlberta Health Accelerator & Applied Pharmaceutical Innovations
Block 5
1 pm
Category
Arts, Leisure & Travel
Presented by
VMSA & TIVMS & Thin Air Labs
Block 6
2 pm
Category
Education & Workforce
Presented by
Startup Calgary & Startup Edmonton
Block 7
3 pm
Category
Proptech
Presented by
Startup TNT & Intergen
Block 8
4 pm
Category
Manufacturing, Robotics & Aviation
Presented by
Edmonton Global & Hunter Hub
Block 9
5 pm
Category
SaaS, AI & ML
Presented by
Harvest Builders & AMII
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