Pitch Night - February 2026
About This Event
February 2026 Pitch Night featured founders across vehicle security, mental health, agtech, UAVs, scheduling, and inspection tech. Agrivanna took home the microgrant.
Judges
Norman Poon
Co-Founder, BitWide
Kartavi Shah
Founder & Managing Director, NextGen Founders Lab
Musap Abdelhag
Founder & CEO, SIYS | Struggle Is Your Success
Founders Who Pitched
Jeremy Hunter
Omneo Inc.
Non-wireless internal vehicle security system to stop theft before a car moves. Hardware-first approach that protects vehicles in ways thieves cannot bypass through signal hacking.
Evezi Esiehor
Mindtrail
Bridges the gap between rising mental health needs and limited preventative support for young adults through a hybrid digital platform and curated in-person experiences building emotional resilience and community connection.
Amirhossein Foroughi & Haden Harrison
Agrivanna
AI-powered virtual fencing and smart herd management for ranchers. GPS collars and real-time alerts reduce labour, replace costly fencing, and improve animal health and land productivity.
February 2026 Winner
Liam Mah & Haziq Sabri
Nacreous
Specialized unmanned aerial vehicle for Arctic operations with the Canadian Coast Guard. Complements helicopter missions, lowers operating costs, and reduces human risk in extreme environments.
John Idowu
Nuvoro
Canadian-built scheduling platform for service businesses. Combines bookings, payments, calendar sync, and automation in one dashboard to help professionals grow.
Diogo José Notario Guaitolini
Inspekto AI
Transforms inspection photos and field notes into structured, standards-aligned reports automatically. Engineers shift from writing reports to validating them, saving time and improving consistency and auditability.
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