Deadline: 4 August 2025
The HardTech Pitch Competition is your opportunity to shine at ventureLAB’s HardTech Summit, Canada’s leading hardware-focused tech event. Backed by the Regional Municipality of York, this high-energy summit brings together top founders, investors, and industry leaders.
The HardTech Pitch Competition connects Canada’s top hardware innovators with high-profile investors, strategic partners, and government champions.
If you’re a Canadian SME with bold tech and big potential, this is where deals begin.
What’s in it for you?
- Claim Your Share of $50,000
- Cash prizes awarded to the top two ventures pushing the limits of hardware innovation
- Showcase Your Innovation
- Finalists receive an exclusive booth at HardTech Summit to demo their technology and connect with over 1,200+ attendees, including investors, industry leaders, and media
- Get 1:1 coaching with a pitch pro
- Refine your story as delivery with personalized sessions – an exclusive opportunity to boost your confidence and win any pitch
- Eyes on You
- Up to three opportunities to pitch and stand before investors, government, and tech leaders and turn visibility into traction.
- 3 startups pitch on the Main Stage at the HardTech Gala
Who Should Apply?
- If you’re a Canadian SME developing cutting-edge hardware, this competition is for you. They’re looking for bold innovators whose products are shaping the future of:
- Cleantech
- Automobility
- MedTech & Wearables
- Smart Agriculture & Industrial Solutions
- Smart Retail & Fintech Hardware
- 5G & Next-Gen Communications
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for the HardTech Pitch Competition, your company must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be developing a novel semiconductor, sensor, silicon-based IP, or embedded hardware product
- Be incorporated in Canada with a valid CRA business number
- Have fewer than 100 employees and under $5M in revenue in the past 12 months
- Commit to co-locate in York Region or ventureLAB’s Innovation Hub for 6 months if you win (includes 6 months free membership)
- Not be a past winner of a ventureLAB pitch competition
- Be available in person for coatching and pitch
For more information, visit ventureLAB.
