Founders

Everyone who has pitched at Aurrin Ventures. Winners receive a non-dilutive microgrant.

70founders pitched
16microgrants
$7,000awarded
12events

Microgrant Winners

Shubhangi U. Sanghavi60DNorth Labs logo

60DNorth Labs

Shubhangi U. Sanghavi

Northstar, an evidence-driven cybersecurity evaluation platform that helps organizations test, compare, and assess security products based on measurable technical outcomes rather than vendor claims.

Essam AbdelhamidLifeLink Health Inc logo

LifeLink Health Inc

Essam Abdelhamid

An AI-powered platform unifying EMR, patient engagement, billing, and clinical tools into one system for primary care and specialty clinics.

Jenna LetainBeeSafe Biotech Inc. logo

BeeSafe Biotech Inc.

Jenna Letain

Rapid, field-deployable diagnostics that let beekeepers detect honey bee diseases directly at the hive in just 15 minutes, with no sample shipping required, helping protect pollinators and support sustainable agriculture.

Nick KuzykAnswir logo

Answir

Nick Kuzyk

AI-powered investor relations intelligence platform for public companies. Helps them engage with and understand investors via an AI assistant embedded on their websites, while capturing analytics and insights viewable via a dashboard.

Aleisha Reese Cerny & Yvonne LiuSerenity Power logo

Serenity Power

Aleisha Reese Cerny & Yvonne Liu

Portable power units built for remote and off-grid sites where running a line in isn't an option.

Jeet GargYouth Policy Council logo

Youth Policy Council

Jeet Garg

A youth policy council that gets students directly in front of the officials making decisions that affect them, instead of routing feedback through adults.

Diogo José Notario Guaitolini & Luiz Felipe Gama Di GradoInspekto AI logo

Inspekto AI

Diogo José Notario Guaitolini & Luiz Felipe Gama Di Grado

Transforms inspection photos and field notes into structured, standards-aligned reports so engineers move faster with greater consistency.

Sophia Dhami & Isavella TsouliasClotGuard logo

ClotGuard

Sophia Dhami & Isavella Tsoulias

A wearable patch using nanotechnology to deliver freeze-dried platelets and help address severe bleeding.

Shreeya ShenoyTeenSleepLab logo

TeenSleepLab

Shreeya Shenoy

TeenSleepLab is a peer-to-peer sleep aid, tracking, and research app designed by a teen, for teens, to combat the teenage sleep epidemic.

Nour IssaAUV UCalgary logo

AUV UCalgary

Nour Issa

AUV UCalgary is an interdisciplinary engineering team at the University of Calgary focused on the end-to-end design of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.

Evezi EsiehorMindtrail logo

Mindtrail

Evezi Esiehor

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.

Amirhossein Foroughi & Haden HarrisonAgrivanna logo

Agrivanna

Amirhossein Foroughi & Haden Harrison

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.

Giovanna AcostaSynfera logo

Synfera

Giovanna Acosta

Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers for blood shortage crisis.

Caden Kjelgren & Raiyana ShamsProject90 Hip Abductor logo

Project90 Hip Abductor

Caden Kjelgren & Raiyana Shams

Accessible hip abductor device for children with cerebral palsy.

Muhammad Ansari & Reyansh Badhwar

Connected

Muhammad Ansari & Reyansh Badhwar

Crystal Kisakye & Emmanuel FasesanParagon logo

Paragon

Crystal Kisakye & Emmanuel Fasesan

Preventing the spread of wildfires using technology to protect communities and ecosystems.

All Pitchers

October 2026Cybersecurity Industry Night
August 2026Bio and HealthTech Industry Night
July 2026AgTech Industry Night
May 2026Pitch Night: Artificial Intelligence
April 2026Energy Industry Night
March 2026Youth Pitch Day
February 2026Pitch Night, February 2026
January 2026Pitch Night, January 2026
November 2025Pitch Night, November 2025
October 2025Pitch Night, October 2025
September 2025Pitch Night, September 2025