Awards Ceremony | Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize 2021

Join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the and the conclusion of another exciting competition as we announce the winners at the Awards Ceremony. Meet SFU’s most promising entrepreneurs!

PRIZES

• Top Venture Prize
• Top Idea Prize
• Top Local Impact
• Top Digital Platform
• Top Research & Development
• Female Founder award
• Social Impact award
• SFU Alumni Founder award

Date: April 21

Time: 2PM

Location: Online

Open to the public.

NOTE: For security reasons, you must be registered to attend the event and to receive the Zoom link. Individuals who are forwarded the Zoom link, but are not registered will not be admitted to the online event. Thank you for understanding.

>>Meet the Finalists<<

We’re excited to introduce you to the 17 finalists (nine from Venture Stream and eight from Idea Stream) who will be racing to the end in April. From fintech to life education for youth to detecting unpredictable diseases, the finalists demonstrate the need for entrepreneurship and innovation across the field.

🔗 Visit to meet the finalists.

Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize 2021

The Venture Prize competition, organized by Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection, celebrates innovative ideas and entrepreneurial pursuits from the Simon Fraser University community.

Competitors are given the opportunity to practice venture ideation, business plan writing, and presenting pitches. They’ll receive support in dedicated workshops and coaching sessions from Venture Connection’s mentors prior to the finals in April.

The competition is open to early-stage business ventures founded by SFU students from undergraduate, graduate and professional programs (e.g MBA), as well as by staff, faculty, and recent alumni.

Competitors are judged by a panel of industry experts on the quality of their business concept, current progress and future plans, founder track record and presentation skills.

• 10 years of the Venture Prize competition
• $75K in cash and prizes awarded to winners in 2020

Going online: SFU’s spring semester classes are taking place online. In light of this, the Venture Prize competition will be an entirely virtual experience in 2021.

Visit for the list of prizes and more information.

About Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection

Western Canada’s first university business incubator, Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection® is a university-wide incubator, entrepreneurship training program for students and recent alumni. From the initial business idea through to validation, Venture Connection® supports individuals exploring entrepreneurship possibilities. The program offers an early-stage business incubator, mentorship, co-op education terms, competitions, networking opportunities, workshops and seminars. Venture Connection® collaborates with all SFU faculties and departments, including the Beedie School of Business, the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Communication Arts and Technology, Work Integrated Learning and a wide-range of external partners. The program is supported by professional staff, including Mentors-in-Residence with substantial experience in a range of industries.