Entrepreneurship
Award date
July 2023
Amount
$150,000
Organization
University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Purpose
To give University of Victoria alumni opportunity to compete for business funding and build a network of fellow entrepreneurs.
The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business hosts the Tiny Summit annually. It is an opportunity for a select group of entrepreneurial University of Victoria alumni to compete for up to $24,000 in business funding prize money, gather and discuss the challenges of scaling their businesses, connect with other entrepreneurs including the Tiny Fellows and last year’s scaling summit winners, and get advice from judges and other competitors.
The 2024 Tiny Summit took place on June 1, and saw pitches from impressive alumni-founded ventures. Congratulations to Solaires Entreprises on taking home $20,000 in funding. Here are the results of the competition:
1. Solaires Entreprises (Sahar Sam, Mech Eng '16)
2. Esquimalt Vermouth & Apéritifs (Michela Palmer, BCom '11)
3. Apricell Biotechnology (Matt Sutherland, BCom '22)