December 18, 2024 London, Ontario — In the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario is thrilled to launch Polaris Pitch Competition and Showcase, a groundbreaking event designed to celebrate and accelerate the region’s most promising ventures. Hosted at the London Music Hall on March 19, 2025, we are inviting visionaries, disruptors and founders of innovative ventures to take the center stage.
Eight finalists will be competing for an incredible prize package and two winners will take home a minimum $15,000 in cash prize and $5,000 in advisory services from TechAlliance experts. Presenting their innovations to a distinguished panel of investors and industry leaders, Polaris Pitch Competition is seeking innovators across tech sectors including agri-tech, medtech or digital health, AI or cybersecurity, fintech, gaming, clean growth, or zero emission vehicles. Apply to pitch by January 27, 2025.
At TechAlliance, we are committed to empowering the dreamers and disruptors shaping the future of technology and innovation in Southwestern Ontario. The Polaris Pitch Competition and Showcase provide a transformative platform for trailblazing ventures to gain the recognition, connections, and resources they need to scale their impact across Southwestern Ontario region and beyond.
Through this pitch competition, TechAlliance will also be providing an opportunity to the region’s fastest growing ventures to present their innovative solutions, groundbreaking products, and forward-thinking services at the Polaris Showcase. A dynamic platform dedicated to promoting local ingenuity, connections to potential collaborators and partners, and a chance to accelerate the sales funnel, the Showcase will help companies highlight their moonshot technologies among a crowd of innovators and founders.
The Polaris Pitch Competition and Showcase is generously sponsored by unparalleled supporters of the growing regional tech and innovation ecosystem. Title Sponsors – Lerners Lawyers and Libro Credit Union and other Presenting Sponsors – Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON), Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), Lenovo Canada, M&T Printing Group, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), MNP LLP.
To submit your application to pitch, apply here.
Become an exhibitor at the showcase here.
Get your ticket to the Polaris Pitch Competition and Showcase here.