Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre Regional Pitch Competition 2025

Watch as start-ups compete to win funding for their venture, with a prize pool of up to $50,000 in non dilutive seed funding. Attendees will also have the opportunity to vote for the venture they believe has the greatest market potential for the Wisdom of the Market Award.

We will have participants from DDQIC'S QFII 2025 cohorts, and regional applicants.

The event will be held in person in the Mitchell Hall Building, 69 Union Street. (Kingston, ON).

If you are a regional applicant looking to apply to compete, please check out our website here.

Host or Publisher The Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre