CODELAUNCH CANADA 2025
STARTUP COMPETITION

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CodeLaunch Canada is for startups with founders or co-founders who are Canada-based only. This will be our 23rd startup competition and our second time back in Toronto (check out our Canada event recap from last year)! Startup founders will have the opportunity to win at least $50,000 in investment capital, an additional tens of thousands in in-kind seed services such as software and product development, and the infamous CodeLaunch Championship Belt. Be sure to join the CodeLaunch community for our most exciting and impactful year yet.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ELIGIBILITY All CodeLaunch 2025 Finalists have an opportunity to earn their way onto the stage at the CodeLaunch World Championship in Dallas on November 12th, 2025 where at least $50K in investment capital will be deployed.

CODELAUNCH CANADA 2025 EVENT INFORMATION

CodeLaunch Canada 2025 will be hosted by Improving on June 25th, 2025 at El Mocambo in Toronto, Ontario. See below for important event attendee dates and information.

APPLICANT EVENT SCHEDULE

Applicants for the CodeLaunch Canada 2025 startup competition can reference the event schedule below for important dates and milestones during their participation. This list is subject to change; be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you don’t miss out on any important announcements.

EVENT	TIME	DATE
Applications Open	12:00 AM CT	1739707200 Feb 16, 2025
Application Deadline	11:59 PM CT	1744588740 Apr 13, 2025
Acceptance Appeal Video Deadline	11:59 PM CT	1744934340 Apr 17, 2025
Acceptance Reveal @ El Mocambo & Virtual LiveStream	5:00 PM ET	1745431200 Apr 23, 2025
Homework Submission Deadline	11:59 PM CT	1746143940 May 1, 2025
Semifinalists Reveal @ El Mocambo & Virtual LiveStream	5:00 PM ET	1746640800 May 7, 2025
Semifinalists Agreement Deadline	11:59 PM CT	1746835140 May 9, 2025
Seat/Assign Pitches Notification	TBD	1746900000 May 10, 2025
Semifinalist Pitch Week Begins	9:00 AM CT	1747072800 May 12, 2025
Semifinalist Pitch Week Ends	5:00 PM CT	1747418400 May 16, 2025
Draft Eligible Sneak Peek Delivery	TBD	1747418400 May 16, 2025
PCL Hackathon Team Draft	NOON CT	1747677600 May 19, 2025
Finalists Reveal @ El Mocambo & Virtual LiveStream	5:00 PM ET	1747850400 May 21, 2025
CAN Finalists Hackathon Day 1	9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET	1750615200 Jun 22, 2025
CAN Finalists Hackathon Day 2	9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET	1750701600 Jun 23, 2025
CAN Finalists Dinner	7:00 PM ET	1750788000 Jun 24, 2025
CodeLaunch Canada 2025 Main Event	5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET	1750874400 Jun 25, 2025

HAVE YOU REVIEWED THE CURATION PROCESS? We strongly encourage all CodeLaunch applicants to review our Applicant Curation Process. Our mission is to elevate the top startups across the world and this page includes all of the information you need to succeed at CodeLaunch.

FEB 16TH - Application Window Opens
APR 13TH - Application Window Closes
APR 17th - Acceptance Appeal Video Deadline
APR 23RD - Acceptance Reveal @ El Mocambo (Neon Palms Room)
MAY 1ST - Homework Submission Deadline
MAY 7TH - Semifinalists Reveal @ El Mocambo (Starlight Room)
MAY 9TH - Semifinalists Agreement Deadline
MAY 10TH - Seat/Assign Pitches Notification
MAY 12TH-16TH - Semifinalists Pitch Week
MAY 16TH - Draft Eligible Sneak Peek Delivery
MAY 19TH - PCL Hackathon Team Draft
MAY 21ST - Finalists Reveal @ El Mocambo (Starlight Room)
JUN 22ND - CAN Finalists Hackathon Day 1
JUN 23RD - CAN Finalists Hackathon Day 2
JUN 24TH - CAN Finalists Dinner
JUN 25TH - CodeLaunch Canada 2025 Startup Competition

PROFESSIONAL CODER LEAGUE TEAMS

These professional software and product development firms each contributed a full technical team to draft and develop a minimally viable product for their Finalist partner during an all-out 48-hour hackathon. The Finalists and their PCL Team will provide a live demonstration to an audience of in-person attendees and judges, who will ultimately determine the CodeLaunch Canada 2025 Overall Winner. Learn more about the Draft Order and Finalist-PCL Team pairings below.

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LOCAL SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Discover all of the sponsors and partners who make CodeLaunch possible. These organizations have donated various in-kind services and provided their support to our CodeLaunch Canada 2025 startup competition.

CODELAUNCH CAN 2025 JUDGES & EMCEE

Rajiv Nathan

The Startup Hypeman

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GLOBAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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Applications for ALL CodeLaunch 2025 events will open on February 16th, 2025. Be sure to APPLY before the window closes!

CODELAUNCH CANADA 2025STARTUP COMPETITION