Deadline: August 4, 2025
Applications are open for the VentureLab HardTech Pitch Competition 2025. The HardTech Pitch Competition connects Canada’s top hardware innovators with high-profile investors, strategic partners, and government champions. If you’re a Canadian SME with bold tech and big potential, this is where deals begin.
The HardTech Pitch Competition is your opportunity to shine at ventureLAB’s HardTech Summit, Canada’s leading hardware-focused tech event. Backed by the Regional Municipality of York, this high-energy summit brings together top founders, investors, and industry leaders. With over 1,200 attendees in 2024, the summit is where Canada’s most promising hardware ventures gain visibility, build connections, and launch onto the global stage.
If you’re a Canadian SME developing cutting-edge hardware, this competition is for you. They are looking for bold innovators whose products are shaping the future of:
- Cleantech
- Automobility
- MedTech & Wearables
- Smart Agriculture & Industrial Solutions
- Smart Retail & Fintech Hardware
- 5G & Next-Gen Communications
Benefits
- Claim your share of $50,000: Cash prizes awarded to the top two ventures pushing the limits of hardware innovation.
- Showcase Your Innovation: Finalists receive an exclusive booth at HardTech Summit to demo their technology and connect with over 1,200+ attendees, including investors, industry leaders, and media.
- Get 1:1 coaching with a pitch pro: Refine your story as delivery with personalized sessions – an exclusive opportunity to boost your confidence and win any pitch.
- Eyes on You: Up to three opportunities to pitch and stand before investors, government, and tech leaders and turn visibility into traction. Top 3 startups pitch on the Main Stage at the HardTech Gala.
Eligibility
- Be developing a novel semiconductor, sensor, silicon-based IP, or embedded hardware product;
- Be incorporated in Canada with a valid CRA business number;
- Have fewer than 100 employees and under $5M in revenue in the past 12 months;
- Commit to co-locate in York Region or ventureLAB’s Innovation Hub for 6 months if you win (includes 6 months free membership);
- Not be a past winner of a ventureLAB pitch competition;
- Be available in person for coaching and pitch.
Application
Apply for your opportunity to pitch across both days of the HardTech Summit October 29 – 30, 2025. The application deadline is August 4, 2025.
For more information, visit HardTech Pitch Competition.
