2021 Innovation Rodeo Crowd Favourite Idea Pitch Competition

Connect, Learn, Grow

The Innovation Rodeo Crowd Favourite Idea Pitch Competition is open to students and recent alumni of Alberta's tech upskilling and self-employment programs like EdgeUp, InceptionU, Lighthouse Labs, MNP Self Employment, Momentum, TAP and first-time entrepreneurs living in Alberta who recently completed a startup program like Platform Calgary's Junction program or Startup Edmonton's PROPEL program who want the opportunity to win cash for a startup or early-stage company they are working on.

The top 6 submissions will proceed to the live event held on the final Friday of this year’s Innovation Rodeo – See the Friday schedule near the bottom of this page: https://innovationrodeo.com/schedule.

The six finalists will be announced on Sunday, July 11^th and would pitch on the afternoon of Friday, July 11^th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Now in its 6^th year, the Innovation Rodeo is spearheaded by Bow Valley College and is five afternoons of keynote speakers, entrepreneurship panels of world-class entrepreneurs, innovation challenges that give away $6,000 to participants, a crowd favourite pitch competition that awards all the ticket proceeds to the top three contestants, and student pitch competitions that award $25,000 in cash and $45,000 in scholarships to the top Entrepreneurship Program in Silicon Valley..