Announcing our Finalists:

Able Innovations. Argentum Electronics. Convictional Commerce. EmulGreen Labs.

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Past Winners: UCIC - Linkitz - Qoints - PinPress - Ambience Data

Welcome to N100 Evolution

Northumberland, Ontario, Canada’s biennial open invitational
$250,000 technology startup competition.

Powered by:

Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation
DeltaV         ImpactCentre         Spark Centre         UOIT
Mathworks        CCO Productions         Budgeto         Reviewr

Now located at:

Venture13

About N100

What is N100?

Northumberland, Ontario, Canada’s annual open invitational and biennial $250,000 technology startup competition.

N100 Evolution

New this year: we’ve taken the competition from $100,000 to $250,000. We’re officially biennial. N100 is at Venture13 in Cobourg. CCO Productions is sponsoring a $2,500 N100 Audience Choice – Best Pitch Award. And the intrepid Ji Ke from HAX has joined our corps of N100 Advisors.

2018 Timeline

Call goes out May 17. Apply by July 13. Top 8 Semi-Finalists compete in the N100 Pitch Contest September 13. Top 3 Finalists present investment proposals October 17. Winner(s) announced in November.

Who should compete?

Founder teams that get things done, high growth potential and technology-driven enterprises that will have a presence and impact in Northumberland.

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Why N100?

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Compete to secure up to $250,000 in the form of the N100 convertible note and position your startup for follow-on investment. Get your company onto a solid venture capital track with N100 Evolution.

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Finalists receive free one-year software licenses from our official sponsors: MathWorks (MATLAB, Simulink and all other products with full technical support) and Budgeto (easy to use budgeting software for startups).

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Gain valuable insight and feedback from the N100 Power Panel and Advisors and from Northumberland CFDC.

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Hone your pitch and investment proposal at N100 Pitch School with DeltaV, the Impact Centre and our N100 Advisors, and advance your business through a competitive gauntlet.

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You could take home a special $2,500 cash prize with the Audience Choice – Best Pitch Award, new this year and sponsored by CCO Productions.

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Join us at the Venture13 in Cobourg and take advantage of everything Northumberland CFDC and our community has to offer, including: fibre connection, 24/7 secure access, a fully-equipped MakerLab and collaborative workspace in the V13 VentureZone.

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Benefit from concurrent entrepreneurial development along the way from Northumberland CFDC, the Impact Centre, Spark Centre, DeltaV and Two Rings Media, our N100 Advisors the N100 Power Panel—whether you ultimately win or not.

Overview of the N100 Process

Applications for N100 2018 are now closed.

The next biennial edition of N100 starts up again in 2020.

News

44 Startups Apply to N100 Evolution

44 Startups Apply to N100 Evolution

Aug 1, 2018

I am officially reporting that we have received the highest number of applications since N100 began in 2013, that is, 44 in all! The quality and competitiveness is outstanding and we would like to thank all of the startups who accepted this year’s challenge. Here are some statistical highlights from this stellar group of 2018 N100 applicants:

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The calm before the meeting... our #N1002018 Final Four present this morning in the board room ...#goodluck #N100startups

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Our four N100 Finalists head to the @NrthmbrlndCFDC Board Room tomorrow for investment presentations. Wishing @AbleInnovation, Argentum Electronics, @goConvictional and @EmulGreen good luck in the last stage of our $250,000 open invitational tech startup competition.

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Our #N102018 Final Four @EmulGreen @goConvictional @AbleInnovation and Argentum Electronics with N100 Advisor Brittany Ugolini @brit_ugo who led our entrepreneurial development workshop today at @Venture_13.

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Our special N100 Advisor @brit_ugo, who has successfully pitched to countless board rooms, competitions and summits around the world, leads our presentation skills workshop with #N1002018 Finalists at @Venture_13 today.

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N100 Evolution Pitch Contest at Venture13

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Northumberland CFDC, in collaboration with the N100 Power Panel and our community innovation partners, delivered the sixth N100 Pitch Contest at Venture13 where seven technology entrepreneurs competed to advance to the Board Room and the finals of our $250,000 startup competition.

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N100 Evolution Pitch Contest Simulation at Venture13

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Entrepreneurs competing in N100 Evolution (Northumberland’s $250K open invitational biennial startup competition) took part in a day-long series of intensive workshops to hone their pitches with N100 Advisors and coaches, culminating in a simulation of next week’s Sixth N100 Pitch Contest at Venture13.ca. Special thanks to Arjun Malu iMerciv Inc., Mark Elias Steadiwear Inc., Noureddin Chahrour AdrenalEase Inc., Leo Mui Impact Centre, Alison Burgess and Joe Miller University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Tony Orsi from Bereskin & Parr, Szanne McNutt from ONeconomy, Astrum Nanji from Lux Equity and Braden Kemp from NationalProStaff. Photos by Chris Lotton Photography.

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Grand Opening of Venture13

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Photos by Chris Lotton from the Grand Opening of Eastern Ontario’s newest centre for innovation and entrepreneurship: Venture13. For more, visit www.venture13.ca

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Contact

John Hayden
Manager, Enterprise Programs
905.372.8315 x224
john.hayden@northumberlandcfdc.ca

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For over a decade, John Hayden has worked with Northumberland CFDC in entrepreneurial development and finance, with a particular interest in innovation-driven enterprise and advanced manufacturing.

John is a member of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) and holds an Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT, where he participated in the Entrepreneurship Development Program in 2013. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto and a MA from the American University of Beirut. John was instrumental in devising and launching N100 and has judged other startup competitions including the Ontario Centres of Excellence Make Your Pitch student entrepreneurship challenge.

He currently works with over 30 early-stage companies across Southern Ontario as a Venture Catalyst with Northumberland CFDC’s N1M initiative (supported by FedDev Ontario) and was part of the Committee of the Town of Cobourg that successfully designed, developed and launched the all new “Venture13” technology centre in Cobourg (which includes a hardware MakerLab developed in partnership with Northumberland Makers).

Outside of the world of startups, John maintains a serious passion for back-country hiking. In 2015, he undertook an epic unsupported continuous traverse of Iceland and has plans for a similar expedition to the Caucasus in 2019 (keeping in shape with the 100 Mile Wilderness in Maine and other trails this year).

You can follow John on Twitter at @N100startups.

739 D’Arcy Street, Suite 120
Cobourg, Ontario K9A 0H6
phone: 905-372-8315
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email: info@northumberlandcfdc.ca

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Open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

With the support of:

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

A Special Thank You to N100’s Official Sponsors

Budgeto

CCO Productions

Mathworks

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