• Ventures that are looking to raise equity seed capital.
• Are connected to or engaged with the Greater Sudbury Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
• Ventures can operate in any industry sector - does not have to be tech-based, but has to be scalable.

• Ventures that are available for pitch coaching through the months of March - May 2021.
• Ventures that are confident and prepared to have follow-up meetings with angel investors.

“It was a fun, and was able to introduce us to investors who have helped us. Subsequently the investors were extremely helpful. Today we are in the final process large scale clinical trial at 40 centers across NA and Europe. It is a difficult task to bring an invention to market but we had a lot of help from people in Sudbury, now 6 years later you can see how far we grown” great practice and networking. Sudbury has been very helpful.”

John Connolly, EVP Corporate Development, PITCH 2014

“What do you do when you are a bunch of scientists with a great idea wanting to create a business but you don't know how? Fortunately, NORCAT was there. It's entrepreneurship 101 course was perfect for us to understand all the facets of starting a business. As we encountered typical startup hurdles, the NORCAT team was always there to provide insight and advice.

I believe we were one of the first startups to be in the inaugural NORCAT PITCH. The assistance in preparation for this was so helpful and that experience has been utilized constantly over the last few years in our numerous pitches - many successful.

Verv is still in the startup mode, still moving forward and raising capital for our venture. We are now in the commercialization phase of getting our Biochemistry analyzer into consumer hands. Optimizing our system, getting ready for certifications, mass manufacturing, marketing and sales, there is a lot to creating a successful business and NORCAT has been helping us all the way.

As a northerner, the only way to have our community grow and diversify is to develop a class or entrepreneurs who will create business here. To do that, entrepreneurial mentorship, advice, and fostering angel investment is necessary and NORCAT has helped lead this.”

Jeff Sutton, Founder & President, PITCH 2014

“Since PITCH 2019, we have been able to create relationships and access funding, which allowed us to make big moves in product development and beta testing. We are now at full scale and have the product in use.”

Kari Juuti, OQPY CEO, PITCH 2019

Vineet: I was living in Toronto at that time, and Peter Del Bianco- an amazingly gentle, gracious, intellectual guy, was consistent; he was able to review the PITCH and send great remarks and feedback. When we came to Sudbury, every person in NORCAT came and introduced themselves, I still remember before the PITCH came backstage, and an event volunteer reassured us, “Don’t be nervous, you guys are going to rock” PITCH 2019 was the unique pitch experiences we had.

Vineet: We now have moved to Sudbury; we have made connections with universities and colleges. We have had Sudbury students working with us for Co-Ops, internships, and their thesis. We have made collaborations with HSN doctors. We have research grant collaborations with Laurentian University, and graduate students work with us through those grants. With many more that we have applied to!

Samir: It was just fascinating; the welcoming nature of people, NORCAT, the investors; the stage set up the host was engaging. The overall ambiance was fantastic. We didn’t expect to win, but to leave with an award was very memorable.

PITCH 2019