2024 Photonics North Startup Pitch Competition
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2024 Photonics North Startup Pitch Competition

Photonics North is hosting a startup pitch competition to promote entrepreneurship and support technology commercialization

By Photonics North

Date and time

Wednesday, May 29 · 8:30 - 10:30am PDT

Location

Vancouver Convention Centre

1055 Canada Place East Meeting Room 2 Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3 Canada

About this event

  • 2 hours

Eligibility

- Individuals plan to start a company in photonics in Canada

- Pre-seed Canadian photonic start-ups try to raise their first angel money outside the family and friends

Registration

- Monday May 13th to Friday May 24th

Participate

- Must pre-register to pitch

- Registration is free and open to conference attendees, non-conference attendees, and general public

- Must present the pitch in person

- Prepare a 3-min pitch with or without a 2-page PPT

- Come, be yourself and show

o Your idea

o Your passion

o Your plan, and

o Your dedication

Benefit

- Become a member of the Photons North Founders Circle

- Network with investors, service providers and fellow entrepreneurs

- Eligible to apply for future IEEE Canada coaching and mentorship programs for startups

- Winner receives a $1,000 best pitcher prize

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Organized by

Photonics North

The key themes of the Photonics North conference and ecosystem are:

• Green Photonics, Energy, and Related Technologies

• Quantum Light-Matter Interactions: Sensing, Communications, and Information Processing

• Biophotonics, Novel Sensing, and Advanced Imaging

• Semiconductor Photonics

• Photonics and Artificial Intelligence

• High Power Laser Technology, Ultrafast Optics, and Applications

• Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, and Plasmonics

• Photonic Materials

• Photonic Theory, Design and Simulations

The industry specific events at the Photonics North will be SME centric and entrepreneur friendly. There are many opportunities for companies to showcase their products and technologies; network with other business leaders; meet end users, as well as opportunities to identify and talk to potential employees. The industry related events include

• Exhibition

• Photonics Strategic Technology Panel

• Workshop – How to protect your IP in photonics

• Workshop – How to start a company in photonics

• Start-up Pitch Competition

• Lunch and Learn on a wide variety of subjects including

o industry insights

o exhibitor presentations

o professional career development and EDI

Free