Materia advances to the CodeLaunch World Championship in Dallas, TX on November 20th!
CodeLaunch Canada 2024, produced by Improving, electrified the Toronto startup scene during its debut event at the legendary El Mocambo. With a sell out crowd of almost 300 attendees, we delivered a groundbreaking fusion of innovation and entertainment—an experience only CodeLaunch can deliver. This inaugural Canadian event left a powerful imprint, bringing together top-tier Canadian startups, investors, and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable evening of “venturetainment”.
Congratulations to Materia for earning the prestigious title of CodeLaunch Startup Champion! Materia is in the biomaterial industry, building a platform that allows material scientists, product developers, suppliers, and converters to improve and accelerate their development of biomaterial applications.
"This is amazing. The team worked super hard to get to this level. CodeLaunch helped us tune how we presented our company to a broader audience and helped us engage with a spectrum of people, so that's something that we really appreciate."
The judges, Evan Back and Melanie Grad, gave the coveted Judges Choice award to Lodestone. This startup is a product management platform designed to help product teams and founders, move faster, get more things done, and make better product decisions. Lodestone collaborated with Improving during the competition.
"Tonight has been quite the experience. It's been absolutely fantastic seeing familiar faces, seeing new faces, getting up, telling our story, and getting that validation. It's been unbelievable."
Our judges delivered insightful (and hilarious) feedback and asked critical questions, helping each startup founder refine their pitch and clearly articulate their vision.
Evan, the founder of Evanback.com, leads a boutique agency dedicated to helping startups thrive. Beyond his success in the startup world, Evan has a unique story that was featured in the Ashley Madison documentary on Netflix.
"I have been involved with start-ups for the past 15 years. Supporting start-up founders and visionaries with funding, strategic partnership development, and scaling. There's nothing more exciting than witnessing founders’ concepts becoming realities and those realities becoming successful, benefiting economies through employment creation and revenue generation. CodeLaunch is a proven, fantastic opportunity that creates buzz and provides dev work for startup winners.”
Melanie is the Co-Founder and Executive Producer at Perspective Squared Digital Inc. which is a video production company specializing in content strategy and creative content production.
"Entrepreneurship takes courage, vision, and the relentless pursuit of your passion. CodeLaunch offers founders invaluable opportunities to launch their startups, and I strongly support their values of helping with product development and business support, pitch, practice refinement, and networking - all without costs or equity surrendered!"
CodeLaunch attendees immersed themselves in an energetic ecosystem of exhibitors before and after the competition. The venue buzzed with excitement as local startups and vendors sparked lively conversations, creating an abundance of networking opportunities. The energy was palpable from the moment the event kicked off.
A huge thank you to our Professional Hackathon Sponsors, who worked relentlessly alongside our finalists to supercharge their technical products. Their dedication didn’t just drive innovation—it empowered these startups to get ready to crush their next big milestone: closing that seed round of funding. And of course, shoutout to all of the CodeLaunch Canada 2024 finalists who will now go on to launch viable startup companies!
We especially want to thank our featured sponsor PSPro.AI. They offer AI-powered solutions to automate business operations, optimize decision-making, and centralize data, helping companies boost productivity and reduce costs.
Another meaningful sponsor at this event was Boast. Boast is an industry leader in helping organizations across Canada and the United States maximize their R&D tax credits.
What truly sets CodeLaunch apart is its signature professional hackathon. Each finalist is paired with a powerhouse development team that accelerates product development and builds out as much of their MVP as possible in a 2-day time frame. During the pitch competition, the product is demoed live and for the first time in front of a live audience, who then votes for the overall winner.
CodeLaunch is no ordinary seed accelerator—it’s a game-changing traveling seed accelerator and startup expo that connects early-stage startups with invaluable seed services critical to stimulating their business. Unlike many accelerators, CodeLaunch is completely free to apply, and no equity is surrendered.
CodeLaunch Canada 2024 exceeded all our expectations! We are deeply grateful to everyone who came out and made this event an incredible success, lighting up the Toronto startup community like never before.
The countdown is on for CodeLaunch Mexico and the first ever World Championship!
CodeLaunch is going international again! We’re heading to Guadalajara, MX, on October 16th, bringing our blend of innovation and acceleration to the vibrant Mexican startup scene. Learn more about this upcoming competition by reading this blog post.
On November 20th, the first-ever CodeLaunch 2024 World Championship will bring together eight elite startups from the US, Canada, and Mexico to compete for $50,000 in funding. It will showcase cutting-edge startups aiming to make their mark on the global stage and show their potential to venture capitalists and angel investors from across the continent.
We’re connecting Angels and VCs with startups in real time like never before. Voting for the main event is an exclusive perk for VC and Angel ticket holders, putting the startups’ fate in the hands of those with the most at stake. Additionally, we’re hosting a private Investor and Startup-only event the night before the World Championship to foster connections ahead of the finale. Learn more about the investor experience packages and ticket options.