Eligibility Criteria:
To apply for our grant, make sure you meet the following criteria:
- Your startup must be incorporated and have its headquarters in Québec;
- At least one of the founders must work full-time in the startup;
- Your startup must clearly demonstrate its impact on the productivity of its target client companies — whether through process optimization, automation, performance improvement, or the adoption of new technologies;
- Your company must be in the pre-seed or seed stage.
The Process:
Pitch to the judges!
Our investor judges will be on the ground, roaming around during the three-day festival. You’ll easily recognize them by their investor judge badges with a green lanyard.
You’ll find them at the Fonds de solidarité FTQ table in the Startupfest Village or directly on the site. The beauty of the concept is that you can pitch anywhere and anytime.
You’ll have a few minutes to present your project to the judges. They can do so in their preferred language: French or English.
Selection Process:
Startups have until 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 10th, to present their pitch to the investor judges.
Subsequently, the judges will crown the winning startup during the afternoon closing ceremony.
This is the very first edition of the Productivity Grant. Who will rise to the challenge?
Startupfest does not guarantee that an investment prize will be awarded. All investment decisions and agreements are made solely at the discretion of the participating investors and the selected startup.That said, we’re proud to share that over 95% of the approximately 30 Startupfest investment prizes awarded over the past 15 years have successfully closed.
Good luck to all!
