CIX Startup Awards 2025

The CIX Startup Awards is the largest national showcase of Canada’s most innovative tech companies. Selected by a committee of 150+ esteemed North American investors, CIX’s awards program has amplified Canada’s most promising startups at both early and growth stages to a global audience of active investors.

In 2024, CIX Startup Award winners represent various industries, including climate technology, renewable energy, medtech, fintech, e-commerce, security, big data, and software.

Benefits of CIX Startup

• Your business will be seen by 150+ North American investors, who make up CIX’s 2025 Selection Committee.
• Recognition as a CIX Startup Award winner in Canada’s longest running and most prestigious innovation awards program.
• Your CEO/Founder will present to an audience of investors, startups, corporates at CIX Summit.
• Early access to sign-up for CIX Meeting Exchanges which are the popular 1:1 face-to-face meetings with investors at CIX Summit.
• Introductions to key people and groups that help your company succeed.
• Recognition in CIX media release to North American outlets and in ecosystem announcement.
• 3 passes to CIX (one for the presenting founder/CEO, two for company executives) and a dedicated meeting table at CIX.
• Invitations to VIP in-person and virtual events with investors, corporates and media such as private dinners, TSX Market open.
• Permanent posting on CIX website.
• Award badge graphic to post and share on socials and website.

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Eligibility for CIX Startup

To apply for the CIX Startup Awards, your company must:

• Be an incorporated business in Canada;
• Be headquartered in Canada;
• Be privately held and not listed on any exchanges anywhere in the world;
• Have a unique/disruptive/innovative digitally-based business that brings commercial or social value;
• Have a functional prototype (at minimum) of the product, service or application (must be in market, can be pre-revenue);
• In addition to rating your company’s innovation, market opportunity, management and business model, the judges will rate your company on its diversity of leadership;
• The company CEO or Founder must be available to present at the CIX Summit, in-person, March 25 26, 2025 in downtown Toronto;
• They recommend that your submission include a Pitch Deck or Sales Deck in PDF format.

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Evaluation Criteria

The Selection Committee evaluates each application on the following six criteria:

• Business Model
• Quality of Product and Service Offering
• Innovation
• Market Opportunity
• Depth of Management
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Leadership

Application

There is no cost for involvement and the application takes 20 minutes. It’s time for your business to be seen by North American investors. Apply by October 31, 2024.

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