UTE Startup Prize

Amount:

$25,000.00

Type:

Competition

Description:

The University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE) Startup Prize is an annual business pitch competition offering $60,000+ in prizes to recognize, reward, and accelerate the University of Toronto’s most innovative startups.

Comments on Funding:

Participants will compete to win a share of $60,000 prizes. Early-Stage
– 1st Prize: $10,000
– 2nd Prize: $5,000
Later-Stage
– 1st Prize: $25,000
– 2nd Prize: $10,000
Lo Family Social Venture Fund
– Impact Award: $10,000
Dongjun Wang Family True Blue Prize
– People’s Choice: $3,000

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:
1. be from University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE) community: At least one founder is a current full-time U of T student, post doc or a recent alumn from a full-time program (i.e., graduated no earlier than July 2020); and
2. have affiliations with a U of T Accelerator (strongly encouraged).

This is open to all faculties and sectors.

Application Steps:

For details on application process, please contact entrepreneurs@utoronto.ca.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

Applications to the 2022 UTE Startup Prize are now closed. As part of U of T Entrepreneurship Week, the competition took place on March 7, 2022.

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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