CODELAUNCH CANADA 2026
STARTUP COMPETITION
FOR CANADA-BASED STARTUPS

  • CODELAUNCH CANADA
  • SEPT 16TH, 2026
  • TORONTO, ON
  • EL MOCAMBO
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ELIGIBILITY: CodeLaunch Canada is for startups with founders or co-founders who are Canadian-based only.

CodeLaunch Canada 2026 will be our 27th startup competition and our third time back in Canada! 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.

NOTE: The CodeLaunch Canada 2026 winner will advance to the World Championship on November 11th, 2026 in Dallas to compete for at least $50K. Additional high-performing finalists from CodeLaunch Canada may be invited to the World Championship based on their competitive ranking against finalists from our other regional competitions. A total of $100K was deployed at the 2025 World Championship event

CODELAUNCH CANADA 2026 INFORMATION

CodeLaunch Canada 2026 will be hosted by Improving on September 16th, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. See below for important attendee dates and information.

  • APPLICATIONS OPEN: 10/15/2025
  • APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 05/10/2026
  • FINALISTS REVEAL: 08/05/2026
  • HACKATHON: 09/13- 09/14/2026
  • LIVE EVENT: 09/16/2026
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FULL APPLICANT EVENT SCHEDULE

Applicants for the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 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.

EVENTTIMEDATE
Applications Open12:00AM CT1760486400 Oct 15, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025
Application Deadline11:59PM CT1778457540 May 10, 2026
Acceptance Appeal Video Deadline11:59PM CT1779062340 May 17, 2026
Acceptance Reveal Virtual LiveStream4:00PM CT1779904800 May 27, 2026
Homework Submission Deadline11:59PM CT1782086340 Jun 21, 2026
Semifinalists Reveal @ The El Mocambo in Toronto6:00PM ET1783555140 Jul 8, 2026
Semifinalists Agreement DeadlineNOON CT1784894400 Jul 24, 2026
Seat/Assign Pitches Notification5:00PM CT1784916000 Jul 24, 2026
Semifinalist Pitch Week Begins9:00AM CT1785088800 Jul 26, 2026
Semifinalist Pitch Week Ends5:00PM CT1785434400 Jul 30, 2026
Draft Eligible Sneak Peek DeliveryTBD1785538800 Jul 31, 2026
PCL Hackathon Team Draft12:00PM CT1785780000 Aug 3, 2026
Finalists Reveal @ The El Mocambo in Toronto6:00PM ET1785952800 Aug 5, 2026
Canada Finalists Hackathon Day 19:00AM - 7:00PM CT1789322400 Sep 13, 2026
Canada Finalists Hackathon Day 29:00AM - 7:00PM CT1789408800 Sep 14, 2026
Canada Finalists Dinner7:00PM ET1789495200 Sep 15, 2026
CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Main Event @ The El Mocambo in Toronto5:00PM - 10:00 PM ET1789585200 Sep 16, 2026
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PROFESSIONAL CODER LEAGUE TEAMS

These software and product development firms will each draft a CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Finalist and, together, will design and develop a minimally viable product during a 48-hour hackathon.

1ST PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

2ND PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

3RD PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

4TH PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

5TH PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

6TH PICK

TBD

TBD will represent team TBD in the CodeLaunch Canada 2026 Hackathon.

LOCAL SPONSORS & PARTNERS

All of the sponsors and partners who have donated in-kind services and provided their support to our CodeLaunch Canada 2026 startup competition.

CODELAUNCH CANADA 2026 JUDGES & EMCEE

Rajiv Nathan

Startup Hypeman

Emcee

 

 

Simba Wakatama

CEO, Flo100
Judge

 

 

Emily Fleck

CPO, Sterling Brokers

Judge

GLOBAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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