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2023 Desjardins Startup Prize

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Delivered by University of Toronto Entrepreneurship

Congratulations to our 2023 winners!

2023 early-Stage Category

  • 1st Place: SilicoLabs
  • 2nd Place: Laetech
  • 3rd Place: Specifix Dx
  • Dongjun Wang Family True Blue Prize (People’s Choice): Laetech
Silico Co-founders, Benjamin Alsbury-Nealy, CEO, and Kyla Alsbury-Nealy, COO, accept the first-place prize for early-stage category startup at True Blue Impact Day on March 9.

2023 early Late-Stage Category

  • 1st Place: Deaf AI
  • 2nd Place: Shiphrah Biomedical Inc.
  • 3rd Place: Inwit
  • Dongjun Wang Family True Blue Prize (People’s Choice): Deaf AI
Deaf AI Co-founders, Azadeh Bojmehrani and Medhi Masoumi accept the first-place prize for Late-stage category startup and People’s Choice Award at True Blue Impact Day on March 9.

Applications for the 2024 Desjardins Startup Prize are now open!

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The Desjardins Startup Prize is U of T’s annual business pitch competition, offering over $100,000 in prizes to recognize, reward, and accelerate the most innovative startups.

Looking for details regarding eligibility, timeline, prizes and more? Click here to learn more.

Deadline to apply: November 30, 2023, at 5:00 pm EST.

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