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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.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Nominate
Voting closed May 9
02
Startup

Best Startup Workplace

Providing a safe, engaging, and meaningful place to work is key.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Nominate
Voting closed May 9
03
Startup

New Startup of the Year

The most promising new startup demonstrating key growth values.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Nominate
Voting closed May 9
04
Startup

Pivot of the Year

Companies chasing new promising opportunities
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Nominate
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.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9
06
Individual

Connector of the Year

Critical human in our social fabric making new connections possible.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9
07
Individual

Volunteer of the Year

A treasure within our community supporting our ambitious efforts.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9
08
Individual

Mentor of the Year

Outstanding commitment to sharing knowledge and growing entrepreneurs.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9
09
Individual

Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Full-time student within the province building a startup at the same time.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
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.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9
11
Community

Support Organization of the Year

Collaboration builds strong resilient interconnected relationships.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
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.
Nominations Close — April 15, 2023
PC Voting — April 21 - May 7, 2023
Voting closes May 9

All 2021 Finalists

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Startup TNT Investment Summit I

Edmonton Startup Week 2020

Great Alberta Pitch Marathon

500 Global demo day

Startup TNT Investment Summit IV

Startup Edmonton

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation

Alberta Innovates

Startup TNT

RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc.

Samdesk

Areto Labs

dealcloser

DrugBank

Areto Labs

Agriolabs

Copysmith

Zipstall

Ruth

Ashlyn Bernier

Zack Storms

Colin Christensen

Shay Barker

Zack Storms

Laurie Wang

Bradley Poulette

Tim Lynn

Salem Alahmad

Amir Reshef

Gail Powley

Colin Christensen

Jas Panesar

Dominique Beaupre

Syed Abbas Mehdi

Eden Redman

Ravina Anand

Shelvie Fernan

Jonah Tetz

Samuel Yasinski

Kristina Milke

Jessica Doody

Arden Tse

Allan Waine

Colin Christensen

DrugBank

Jobber

Samdesk

dealcloser

Future Fields

Codo

DiveThru

Fly & Fetch

G2V Optics

Islamic Family

Got Questions? Read our Award FAQs

How can I register to attend

Follow us on Linkedin! – Tickets to attend the 2023 Awards Show will go live in March 2023. Follow us to be first to know when they become available.

How do I nominate someone?

View Awards! – Fill out the form on any award before the April 15, 2023. We'll notify nominees before the event on May 10, 2023.

When are award nominations accepted ?

Nominate Now! – 2023 Nominations are open! Submit your nominations starting March 6, 2023 and before the deadline April 15, 2023.

Can I nominate multiple times?

Yes. Remember each nomination must be customized to the award criteria for that award. The same nominee can not be nominated by the nominator for the same award.

Can I self-nominate?

Yes you can! We encourage everyone to nominate deserving individuals within the Edmonton startup ecosystem, which includes nominating yourself!

Can I attach additional information to my nomination?

Yes. Paste a URL to supplemental information that supports your nomination. Our adjudication committee will use this during the selection process.

Does it cost money to nominate?

Never! Nominate once or all the time - we will never charge our community money to nominate ecosystem champions.

Can I get involved as a volunteer?

Become a volunteer! – Express your interest in joining the 2023 volunteer team. General volunteers are needed.

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

Barbara MacKenzie

Service Provider

Shalon McFarlane

Service Provider

Brandon Kwong

Edmonton Chief Organizer

Radha Saikia

Customer Success

Christian Tokarski

Entrepreneur

Lan Tan

Entrepreneur Enabler

Ruth Spetter

Marketing Consultant

Adam Danyleyko

Service Provider

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