What is The Crunch?

Designed to inspire purposeful collisions, The Crunch is Ottawa’s latest interdisciplinary entrepreneurship competition ignited by Algonquin College, Carleton University, University of Ottawa, and Collège La Cité. Individuals can join solo or in a group to address challenges and gaps within any industry, including categories such as health innovation, social impact, and emerging technologies.

Over three days, participants will get to form teams; develop their business model; and pitch their business idea for a chance to win cash prizes. This event, held from November 15th to 17th, 2024, is ideal for anyone who is looking to create value while getting a first-hand look at life in a startup!

This year, The Crunch will be hosted at Algonquin College!

Benefits for participants:

• A chance to win cash prizes!

• Develop your problem solving skills by working with others to identify a solution to a problem

• Practice your pitching

• Grow your network

• Get a team together to work on an idea you’ve been thinking about

• Meet established mentors

• Connect with companies to help solve problems

What does The Crunch look like?

• Get access to mentors all weekend

• Participate in workshops like Business Model Canvas and Learn How to Pitch

• 7 meals throughout the weekend

• Coffee and snacks

• Final pitch event where you can win cash prizes!

Sign up!

Use this LINK to sign up now!