2021 Nominations are Closed

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Event Schedule

May 10, 2023

Can't wait to celebrate with you!!!

Event Times

Doors Open!

5:00 PM

Come to Amii and mingle with your startup community before the event starts.

Parking Instructions

Award Ceremony

6:00–8:00 PM

Celebrate the Finalists and nominees across our 12 awards.

Afterparty

Till Late

Hang at Amii, or head to our afterparty at Red Star.

Parking Instructions

Get A 50% Discount

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Award Presentation Order

Volunteer of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Mentor of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Intermission

Time to refill your beverage and unload your waste

Refresh your drink, have a little snack and enjoy a short break before we return for the second half of the formal program
Investor of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Best Startup Workplace of the Year
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Pivot of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Community Champion of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Most Edmonton Startup of the Year Award
Award Details
Voting closed May 9
Afterparty at Red Star

Come to Red Star after the formal program!!!

Directions to Red Star
Voting closed May 9

Big Tanks to Our Sponsors!

Endeavour Advisory
500 Global
Work Nicer
amii
Flightpath
ERIN
Sprout Fund
AirTrail
Levven Electronics
Edmonton Downtown Business Association
CarePros
Meetingmap
MNP
Samdesk
Showbie
G2V Optics
applied pharmaceutical innovation
Dealcloser
Accelerate Fund
The Gather Co
48 Hour Discovery
Edmonton Unlimited
Zipstall
Areto Labs
Drugbank
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
JR Shaw School of Business

All 2021 Finalists

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Startup TNT Investment Summit I

Edmonton Startup Week 2020

Great Alberta Pitch Marathon

500 Global demo day

Startup TNT Investment Summit IV

Startup Edmonton

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation

Alberta Innovates

Startup TNT

RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc.

Samdesk

Areto Labs

dealcloser

DrugBank

Areto Labs

Agriolabs

Copysmith

Zipstall

Ruth

Ashlyn Bernier

Zack Storms

Colin Christensen

Shay Barker

Zack Storms

Gail Powley

Colin Christensen

Jas Panesar

Dominique Beaupre

Syed Abbas Mehdi

Eden Redman

Ravina Anand

Shelvie Fernan

Jonah Tetz

Samuel Yasinski

Kristina Milke

Jessica Doody

Arden Tse

Allan Waine

Colin Christensen

DrugBank

Jobber

Samdesk

dealcloser

Future Fields

Codo

DiveThru

Fly & Fetch

G2V Optics

Islamic Family

Got Questions? Read our Award FAQs

How can I register to attend?

Registration for the 2025 awards show is coming soon! Follow us on our LinkedIn page to get the latest updates.

What are the awards?

View Awards! – Here's a list of all the awards that will be given out this year.

When are award nominations accepted ?

Nominations are open until April 4th, 2025.

Can I vote multiple times?

This year, voting will only be taken for the MVP award on the day of the event. You will only be able to vote once for the nominees presented.

Can I vote for myself or my own startup?

Yes you can! Give yourself that pat on the back. You deserve it.

Can I get involved as a volunteer?

We are no longer recruiting volunteers, but keep an eye out as we recruit eager volunteers every year!

The Judges: Meet the 2022 YEG Startup Community Awards adjudication committee.

Adam Danyleyko

Service Provider

Radha Saikia

Customer Success

Christian Tokarski

Entrepreneur

Ruth Spetter

Marketing Consultant

Shalon McFarlane

Service Provider

Brandon Kwong

Edmonton Chief Organizer

Lan Tan

Entrepreneur Enabler

Barbara MacKenzie

Service Provider