Past Winners
2022 - ODEN HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.
Coast Capital Venture Prize
Top Idea Prize [TIE]: Fingerprint Electric Bicycles and One Iota Performance Inc.
Local to Global Category Prize: Tires 2 Go
Digital Platform Category Prize: AdvisorFlow
Research & Development Category Prize: NANOSentinel Technologies Corp.
Diversity Award: MeaningfulWork
Social Impact Award: Viridis Research
SFU Alumni Founder Award: Brandon Chapman, Founder & CEO, AdvisorFlow
SFU WIL Award: MeaningfulWork
2021 - LABORA
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Labora Consulting Services Corp.
Top Idea Prize: Livshows
Local Impact Category Prize: BAK’D Cookies
Digital Platform Category Prize: Streamline Athletes
Research & Development Category Prize: Fibrilex Canada Inc.
Female Founder Award: Mirjam Mai from Fibrilex Canada Inc.
Social Impact Award: Moment Energy
SFU Alumni Founder Awards: Ryan McKee from Elemeno and Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan, Gurmesh Sidhu from Moment Energy
2020 - MALA THE BRAND
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Idea Prize award: GameSeta
Idea Prize first runner-up: Elemeno
Idea Prize second runner-up: The Kelp Collective
Top Local Impact award: Luv The Grub
Top Digital Platform award: LumenWire
Top Research and Development award: Optican Systems
Female Founder award: Viridiana Perez, NANOSentinel
Social Impact award: SPARK Foundation
SFU Alumni Founder award: Labora
SFU Work Integrated Learning award: Rochelle Prasad, SPARK Foundation
2019 - SPEXI GEOSPATIAL
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Spexi GeoSpatial
Small Business: Employ to Empower
Science & Technology: Spexi GeoSpatial
Digital Internet: Anonymous Chat
Female-Founder Award: Aplica!
Social Impact Award: Davos
SFU Alumni Award: Streamline Athletes & CareCrew
Idea Prize: Labora
2018 - ZENNEA TECHNOLOGIES
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Zennea Technologies
Small Business: Mr. Arancino
Scalable Patentable: Daily Delivery
Female-Founded Award: Zennea Technologies
Social Impact Award: CareCrew
SFU Alumni Award: BioInteractive
Idea Prize: Employ to Empower
2017 - ORELLO HEARING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Orello Hearing Technologies Inc.
Scalable Non-Patentable: HockeyData
Small Business: Frontrvnners
Scalable Patentable: Opthalight
Female-Founded Award: MyCosmos
Social Impact Award: Refood, Bridge for Health
SFU Alumni Award: Cliff Mander
Idea Prize: NaviMe, Smart Parks Canada
2016 - IONOMR
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
1st: Ionomr
2nd: Ophthalight Digital Solutions
Idea Prize
1st: Heilu
2015 - EMPOWER OPERATIONS
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
1st: Empower Operations
2nd: TerraTap Technologies
Venture Idea Prize
1st: Mr. Arancino
2014 - METAOPTIMA
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
1st: MetaOptima/Molescope
2nd: Enhanced Scientific
Idea Prize
1st: Str8 A Tutors
2nd: Transcription Ninjas
2013 - WITTY COOKIE
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
1st: WittyCookie Digital Agency
2nd: CKM Sports (formerly known as CKM Sports Management)
3rd: MLT Media
2012 - TEXTS4HEALTH
Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
1st: Texts4Health
2nd: VenueWize
3rd: AdsonNaps (New Heights Creative)