Selection Committee
The Selection Committee for the CIX Startup Awards, consisting of global investors and experts in innovation, is tasked with assessing a selected set of applications. They have rated each submission based on six criteria: Business Model, Product and Service Quality, Market Potential, Management Depth, and Leadership Diversity. Judges will avoid reviewing applications with a conflict of interest to ensure fairness.
Co-Chairs
Jury
Aashna Kumar
Senior Associate | Vistara Growth
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Ab Makalo
Director | CIBC Innovation Banking
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Alejandro Pereda
Associate | Forum Ventures
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Alexander Norman
Partner | N49P
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Alexandra McGregor
Chief Program Officer | NEXT Canada
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Alexandre Prefontaine
Principal, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Alexandre Nossovskoi
Principal | Esplanade Ventures
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Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner | Blockchain Founders Fund
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Amy Rae
Partner | Vanedge Capital
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Ana Misra
Co-Chair | Angel One Investors Network
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Ariel Siller
Managing Director | Women’s Equity Lab
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Bonnie Chau
Principal | BCF Ventures
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Boyang Li
Principal | FRAMEWORK
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Brenda Hogan
Chief Investment Officer | Venture Ontario
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Brian Spivak
Associate | Vertu Capital
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Bryan Watson
Managing Director | CleanTech North
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Charles Lesperance
Partner | Celesta capital
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Christina Fox
Chief Executive Officer | TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario
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Claudio Rojas
CEO | National Angel Capital Organization
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Dani Lipkin
Managing Director | TSX
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Daniel Nieto
Principal, Seed Venture Fund | BDC Capital
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Dany Sarrazin-Sullivan
Manager Private Equity and impact Investing | Climate Technology and Information Technology | Fonds de solidarité FTQ
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Dejana Dua
Head, Hardtech and Capital Programs | ventureLab
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Emilie Ferrieu
Senior Associate | Crédit Mutuel Equity
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Faizal Javer
Managing Partner | Greyhill
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Felicia Parker
Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Ventioneers Capital
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Gaurav Bansal
CEO | AMG Venture Partners
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Graham Day
Managing Partner | Spring Impact Capital
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Hamza Kayani
Investment Analyst | Cross-Border Impact Ventures
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Harshal Pathak
Investor | Plug and Play Tech Center
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Hormuz Dadabhoy
Associate Director, Ventures | Creative Destruction Lab
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Inshaal Qadir
Analyst | Panache Ventures
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Jacob Topatigh
Senior Associate | Whitecap Venture Partners
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Jacquie Marshall Siegmund
Partner | Origin Ventures
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Jahangir Bhatti
Principal | BDC Capital
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Jake Raubvogel
Associate | Plaza Ventures
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Jamie Rosenblatt
Partner | Golden Ventures
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Jillian Malcolm
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Joe Ros
Partner | Entrepreneurs First
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John Albright
Founder and Partner | Relay Ventures
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Jonathan Shui
Director of Investments | Good & Well
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Jude Sacramenthas
VP, Ecosystem | Graphite Ventures
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Julien Marolleau
Investor | NAventures (National Bank of Canada)
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Justin Dunnion
Senior Associate | GreenSky Ventures
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Katherine Hovdestad
Venture Investor | Inovia Capital
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Kia Besharat
Executive Chairman | Centurion One Capital Bahamas Ltd.
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Leonard Kofman
President | Codex Advisory
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Lindsay Hamilton
Investment Manager | Emerald Technology Ventures
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Mahendra Naik
Chairman | TiE Toronto
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Mano Kulasingam
Managing Partner | Flair Ventures
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Matan Hazanov
Managing Director | Enigma Ventures
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Matt Wilson
Managing Director | Allied Venture Partners
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Matthew Leibowitz
Co-Founder & Managing General Partner | Plaza Ventures
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Matthew He
Investor | White Star Capital
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Mayuran Yogarajah
Head of IX Labs and Distinguished Engineer | Index Exchange
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Mckeever Conwell
Founder & Managing Partner | RareBreed Ventures
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Michael Wallace
CEO | TIMIA Capital
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Mike Sfalcin
Partner | Yaletown Partners
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Mike Kop
Senior Venture Scout | LvLUp Ventures
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Mohamed Soliman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Ventioneers Capital
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Mohamed Elabshihy
Senior Associate | Graphite Ventures
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Mohan Markandaier
Managing Partner | Good News Ventures
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Moien Giashi
Principal | GreenSky Ventures
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Narbe Alexandrian
CEO | Define Capital
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Neha Bahl
General Partner | Renew Venture Capital
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Neha Khera
Managing Partner | Innovobot Resonance Ventures (IRV)
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Neil Kenley
Principal | Vistara Growth
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Neil Peet
Partner | GreenSky Ventures
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Nicole LeBlanc
Partner | Woven Capital
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Noah Chaikof
Vice President | First Ascent Ventures
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Pedro Serrador
Angel Investor | Maple Leaf Angels
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Quinn Murdock
Associate | Impression Ventures
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Raif Barbaros
Partner | Mistral Venture Partners
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Ricky Mehra
General Partner | Continuum Health Ventures
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Robbie Marks
Director, Investments | MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
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Roshni Wijayasinha
CEO | Prosh Marketing
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Salman Qadir
Associate Principal | BDC Capital
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Sameer Pirani
Managing Director, North America | Brinc
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Sanjay Zimmermann
General Partner | White Star Capital
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Sarah Rea
Early-Stage Advisor & Investor
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Shawn Kim
Investor | RBC Capital Partners
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Stephen Pollack
Principal Consultant | InsideSpin
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Steve Currie
VP | Graphite Ventures
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Suvid Ajmera
Innovation and Technology Team | City of Brampton – Economic Development Office
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Tal Schwartz
General Partner | North Exit Ventures
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Tiffany Linke-Boyko
Principal | Flying Fish Ventures
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Tim Tham
Investment Associate | Portage
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Tom Astle
Partner | Longevity Funds
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Tuyen Vo
Head & Vice-Chair, Technology and Innovation Banking | National Bank
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Udit Bhatnagar
Vice President | McRock Capital
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Victoria Leon
Vice President | Hyde Park Venture Partners
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Will Ma
Senior Director, Investments | MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
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Zeeshan Ali
Senior Investment Director | MaRS IAF
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Zizi Zarei
Venture Recruitment Manager | DMZ
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