Fierce Founders Finale

Communitech was founded in 1997 by a group of entrepreneurs who joined forces to help each other build successful companies. They saw the need for a community to help ensure the future prosperity of Canada, and Communitech was born.Today, we are Canada’s tech supercharger. Still guided by a mission to help founders start, grow and succeed, we are a supportive community at every stage of the founder journey. We provide accelerated opportunities for startups, scale-ups and at-scale companies to access talent, capital and sales.We help founders:hire and retain the smartest, brightest and most experienced teamaccess growth financing at every stagesell to the biggest customers at home, and then around the worldconnect the right people at the right time – peers who have been there before, coaches who can guide them through the difficult spots and partners from all over CanadaP﻿arking:Limited parking is available for up to two hours in the Tannery visitor lot, located at Charles and Victoria St. on a first-come, first-served basis . If the visitor lot is full, or if you plan to be on site for longer than 2 hours, please refer to thismapof City of Kitchener on-street and parking lot options.

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Did someone say $100,000? Yeah, we did.
Twenty-four companies led by women participated in the Fierce Founders Bootcamp.  They got a crash course in customer validation, HR and leadership, creating financials, building sales funnels and marketing, but we didn’t stop there.
They received hands-on mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and experts as they built out their business models and worked toward refining their product offerings.
It's time to put all that training to the test, and put them in the spotlight. 
Join us on March 27 to cheer on the top eight companies as they compete for a $100,000 grand prize in the final pitch competition.
 
How's that for fierce?
 
Agenda
2:00 pm | Registration
2:30 pm | Welcome remarks
2:45 pm | Keynote - <A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alwarpillai" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alwar Pillai</A>
3:00 pm | Pitches
4:15 pm | Judging
4:30 pm | Winners announced
4:45 pm | Networking
Judges                                                                                                                                                                        
<A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-smith-gta/de" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jennifer Smith,</A> Cineplex Digital Media
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/talia-abramowitz-ab777a73/?originalSubdomain=ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Talia Abramowitz</A>, Chief Operating Officer, Artificial Intelligence Practice (Deloitte Omnia) 
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-bast-cpa-ca-4834b723/?originalSubdomain=ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aaron Bast</A>, Investment Director, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund 
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenwoods/?originalSubdomain=ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steven Woods,</A> Senior Director Engineering, Google
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-cooper-0761357/?originalSubdomain=ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michelle Cooper</A>, Managing Director, Growth & Transition Capital, BDC
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Fierce Founders is a Communitech program backed by Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Deloitte, Google and the City of Kitchener that helps women tech entrepreneurs accelerate their companies. 
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Velocity Fund Finals - $25K
High potential early-stage companies can now compete for investments from Velocity Fund through our very first micro VC-fund. Come out and join us on March 27 at 9:30 am and witness the first investment cheques issued to 4 winning startups. Register <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/w19-25k-velocity-fund-finals-vff-tickets-57026421562" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">here</A>!
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