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CEO & Co-Founder

Roya Aghighi

Thirty-five of the most promising startups will battle it out in the group rounds of PITCH. In this round, seven of them will fight for a chance to move onto the semi-final. Competing startups will have three minutes to pitch, followed by a three-minute Q&A with our judging panel. 

Meet our judges: 

Alexis Williams | Self
Rutvik Deepak | GO Ventures
Jenn Henry | VentureUs Fund
Praveen Varshney | Varshney Capital Corp
Sim Desai | Hiive

PITCH Group 2

11am: Hear from industry experts and entrepreneurs about some of the game-changing solutions that are keeping our drinking water safe, our food production secure, and our resources resilient.

12pm: Meet UBC startups poised to change the world – translating research to impact to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues.

Innovation UBC - Innovation and Sustainability in Food, Water & the Circular Economy + POWER PITCHES: From Lab to Market

PITCH Semi-final

Our three finalists battle it out to see who will be crowned winner of the greatest pitch competition in the world.

Roya Aghighi

CEO & Co-Founder

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