Join us on March 6th to cheer on the 11 shortlisted startups competing in the 2025 Desjardins Startup Prize Pitch Competition!

This year’s competition will take place as part of True Blue Impact Day on March 6th, in the culmination of U of T Entrepreneurship Week.

The Desjardins Startup Prize is U of T Entrepreneurship’s annual business pitch competition, awarding $100K in prizes to recognize, reward, and accelerate the University of Toronto’s most innovative startups.

  • 1st place: $15,000
  • 2nd place: $10,000
  • 3rd place: $5,000
  • People’s Choice: $4,000
  • 1st place: $40,000
  • 2nd place: $20,000
  • 3rd place: $10,000
  • People’s Choice: $4,000

Judges

Emcee