About Us: YEG Startup Community Awards

Meet the awesome people behind the awards. We believe a stronger startup community is only possible when we learn, grow and collaborate together.

2023 Team

Aced I.T.

Ace Nasir

YEG Superfan

"I’m a Mandalorian. Weapons are part of my religion.” - The Mandalorian. Resident social media guru.

Candice Sawchuk

I am a passionate event specialist and community builder. Bringing people together to do amazing things (or to have amazing times) never gets old.

QuoteToMe

Emily Marino

YEG Superfan

I love to build things! Excited to contribute to the community and celebrate with everyone.

Samdesk

Radha Saikia

Customer Success

I help make samdesk's customers & products successful.

Edmonton Unlimited

Cory Sellar

Service Provider

I’m passionate about telling stories of Edmonton’s innovation community.

Levven

James Keirstead

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead.

Leo Anian Atienza

Student, Builder

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abe Lincoln. NAIT student, Computer Software Development 2023

Volunteer

Lan Tan

Entrepreneur Enabler

I am a cheerleader of the Edmonton Innovation community and support entrepreneurs towards impactful growth.

Startup TNT

Dominique Beaupre

Entrepreneur

I help grow promising startup initiatives that make sustainable economic and social impacts.

AMII

Nancy Gordy

I'm a Product Marketing Specialist at Amii, but also an extreme dog-mom and lover of all things Edmonton!

Health Hub

Marina Barbu

Service Provider

I'm an innovation enthusiast driven by making an impact with a passion for building communities and supporting startups.

Startup IT

Eric Pelletier

I love helping people and businesses grow with the help of technology

Startup TNT

Jonah Tetz

I empower startups by streamlining workflows and automating systems.

FunEx

Rob Davy

I like lasers. I like smoke machines. It's unclear which I like more.

Shay Barker

YEG Superfan

Big fan of supporting YEG's Startup Community and seeing it grow

Daxital

Paul Larney

YEG Superfan

Empowering Success Through Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation

Terra Centre

Steven Lin

Outreach Worker

I love youth empowerment, youth leadership, and learning new skills.

Greg Burlet

YEG Superfan

"Do, or do not, there is no try" - Yoda. I like building tech. I like music.

The 2022 Judges: Meet the YEG Startup Community Awards adjudication committee.

Shalon McFarlane

Service Provider

Lan Tan

Entrepreneur Enabler

Barbara MacKenzie

Service Provider

Ruth Spetter

Marketing Consultant

Christian Tokarski

Entrepreneur

Adam Danyleyko

Service Provider

Radha Saikia

Customer Success

Brandon Kwong

Edmonton Chief Organizer

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Celebrating YEG's startup ecosystem

Awareness is key to building our vibrant, healthy, and thriving startup ecosystem. We do this by promoting champions to the greater community to build deeper connections.

Our school of thought. What started as just an idea has become something so much more because we all share so many things in common.

Stay curious

Be respectful

Do good work

We Made The News!

CTV News Edmonton

Taproot Edmonton

CBC Radio Edmonton

Meet the awesome people behind the awards. We believe a stronger startup community is only possible when we learn, grow and collaborate together.

2023 Team

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The 2022 Judges: Meet the YEG Startup Community Awards adjudication committee.

Shalon McFarlane

Lan Tan

Barbara MacKenzie

Ruth Spetter

Christian Tokarski

Adam Danyleyko

Radha Saikia

Brandon Kwong

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