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12 Community-Driven Awards. To represent the vibrant community we belong to, we've created three distinguished award categories.

Our Community Decides. New Startup of the Year, Connector of the Year, and Community Initiative of the Year.

Startup Awards (4)

Honouring companies and their people for taking huge risks for their innovation.

01
Startup

Most Edmonton Startup of the Year

Startup demonstrating a focus on community, innovation, and risk-taking.
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Voting closed May 9
02
Startup

Best Startup Workplace

Providing a safe, engaging, and meaningful place to work is key.
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Voting closed May 9
03
Startup

New Startup of the Year

The most promising new startup demonstrating key growth values.
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Voting closed May 9
04
Startup

Pivot of the Year

Companies chasing new promising opportunities
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Voting closed May 9

Individual Awards (5)

Celebrating people that make a huge impact in our startup ecosystem.

05
Individual

Community Champion of the Year

Having a huge impact by championing the growth, momentum, and authenticity of our community.
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Voting closes May 9
06
Individual

Connector of the Year

Critical human in our social fabric making new connections possible.
Award Details
Voting closes May 9
07
Individual

Volunteer of the Year

A treasure within our community supporting our ambitious efforts.
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Voting closes May 9
08
Individual

Mentor of the Year

Outstanding commitment to sharing knowledge and growing entrepreneurs.
Award Details
Voting closes May 9
09
Individual

Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Full-time student within the province building a startup at the same time.
Award Details
Voting closes May 9

Community Awards (3)

Recognizing the grass-roots community and all the support that helps us grow.

10
Community

Community Initiative of the Year

Community members, groups, service providers, or partners working to provide a high-impact initiative for the community.
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Voting closes May 9
11
Community

Support Organization of the Year

Collaboration builds strong resilient interconnected relationships.
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Voting closes May 9
12
Community

Investor of the Year

Shining a light on those who are leaders in the investment community, who support, believe in, and are committed to investing in YEG startups.
Award Details
Voting closes May 9

All 2021 Finalists

Investor of the Year

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Support Organization of the Year

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Community Initiative of the Year

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Startup Event of the Year

Startup TNT Investment Summit I

Edmonton Startup Week 2020

Great Alberta Pitch Marathon

500 Global demo day

Startup TNT Investment Summit IV

Corporate Champion of the Year

MNP

ATB

CBRE

RBCx

KRP

Service Provider of the Year

Startup Edmonton

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation

Alberta Innovates

Startup TNT

Most Edmonton Startup of the Year

RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc.

Samdesk

Areto Labs

dealcloser

DrugBank

New Startup of the Year

Areto Labs

Agriolabs

Copysmith

Zipstall

Ruth

Community Champion of the Year

Ashlyn Bernier

Zack Storms

Colin Christensen

Shay Barker

Zack Storms

Connector of the Year

Laurie Wang

Bradley Poulette

Tim Lynn

Salem Alahmad

Amir Reshef

Volunteer of the Year

Gail Powley

Colin Christensen

Jas Panesar

Dominique Beaupre

Syed Abbas Mehdi

Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Eden Redman

Ravina Anand

Shelvie Fernan

Jonah Tetz

Samuel Yasinski

Mentor of the Year

Kristina Milke

Jessica Doody

Arden Tse

Allan Waine

Colin Christensen

Best Startup Workplace

DrugBank

Jobber

Samdesk

dealcloser

Future Fields

Pivot of the Year

Codo

DiveThru

Fly & Fetch

G2V Optics

Islamic Family

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How can I register to attend?

Tickets to attend the 2023 Awards Show are now SOLD OUT on Eventbrite. This event is only open to startup community members.

What are the awards?

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When are award nominations accepted ?

Award nominations are now closed. People's Choice award voting is now closed.

Can I vote multiple times?

You can vote once for each of the People's Choice awards. Voting is now closed.

Can I vote for myself or my own startup?

Yes you can! Give yourself that pat on the back. You deserve it.

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Become a volunteer! – Express your interest in joining the 2024 volunteer team. General volunteers are needed.

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

Lan Tan

Entrepreneur Enabler

Christian Tokarski

Entrepreneur

Ruth Spetter

Marketing Consultant

Adam Danyleyko

Service Provider

Barbara MacKenzie

Service Provider

Brandon Kwong

Edmonton Chief Organizer

Shalon McFarlane

Service Provider

Radha Saikia

Customer Success

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