Concept $5K Finals

Concept is Velocity’s experiential entrepreneurship program at the University of Waterloo. We provide information and guidance for the entrepreneurially-curious and tailored pre-incubator programs for aspiring startup founders.

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Ten student teams have practiced and perfected their pitches and are ready to compete at the finals! Join us for an exciting Concept $5K Finals where emerging student entrepreneurs pitch live for their share of $20K in funding. Each competitor has just 3 minutes to pitch their startup idea to a panel of esteemed judges. To start the event, special guest speaker <A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/marcelo-cortes-b34317" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marcelo Cortes</A>, Co-founder and CTO of <A HREF="http://faire.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Faire</A>, will sit down for a fireside chat with <A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jaykshah" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jay Shah</A>, Director of Velocity. Faire is a curated boutique wholesale marketplace connecting local retailers with emerging and established brands. They will discuss Marcelo's journey of turning his concept into a reality, and talk about his experience founding and running a company. 
After the fireside chat, we will take a quick lunch break and then dive right into the pitches! Audience members will have the chance to network with all ten finalists after the winners are announced. 
Event Schedule
11:00am: Fireside chat 12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch break* 12:30pm: Pitches begin 1:30pm: Winners announced 1:30pm-2:00pm: Finalists booth
*Lunch is first-come-first serve
We will have loads of prizes and our beautiful new Concept swag to give away to people in the audience! Audience members who predict all four winners correctly or are active on social media will receive some awesome tech prizes to rock out in style. Everyone is welcome to attend; we can’t wait to see you there!
Paid visitor parking is available in <A HREF="http://bit.ly/2Kpc51t" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lot C at University Ave & Seagram Dr.</A> 
Note: YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT OFF YOUR TICKET FOR THE EVENT
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