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The event offered insight and opportunities related to connected transportation and electrified vehicles. HAMILTON, ONTARIO, November 4, 2022 – The fifth installment of the Future of Transportation and Mobility Series (FTMS) attracted hundreds of attendees from around the world, interested in exploring the trends, opportunities, and changes in transportation. Co-hosted by the Centre for Integrated […]
$50,000 Awarded as 300 Members of the Innovation Community Celebrate HAMILTON, ON – September 29, 2022 – Boardball Inc. was named the grand prize winner yesterday at Innovation Factory’s LiONS LAIR Gala, claiming top prize of $25,000. Celebrating its twelfth anniversary, the annual pitch competition drew over 300 attendees from the Hamilton region’s business and […]
Jul-2022
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Best Startup Canada, beststartup.ca, July 9, 2022 Since launching at a farmer’s market stand in 2015, Nuts For Cheese has enjoyed explosive growth in the natural product category, producing Canada’s top-selling line of artisan, organic, vegan cheese. Handcrafted from the highest quality, ethically sourced ingredients, Nuts For Cheese makes a stunning charcuterie centrepiece […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Anthony Urciuoli, insauga.com, April 12, 2022 Hamilton pitch competition, Lions Lair is back, and organizers are looking for up-and-coming entrepreneurs to pitch their business to a panel of Hamilton’s top business experts and investors. Now in its 12th year, applications for Lions Lair opened on Apr. 5 and will close on May 8 at 11:59 […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Jeremy Kemeny, thespec.com, August 24, 2021 Three local businesses will share nearly $50,000 in prize money at Hamilton’s 11th annual Lions Lair competition. Fifteen teams of entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to contest judges in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament. The contest, presented by Innovation Factory in collaboration with the City of Hamilton’s Economic […]
Celebrating its 11th anniversary in 2021, Lions Lair is Hamilton’s premier pitch competition that gives up-and-coming entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business to a panel of Hamilton’s top business experts and investors. Applications for the Lions Lair pitch competition opened on April 14th and will close on May 16th at 11:59 PM. Innovation Factory […]
Sep-2020
Innovative e-commerce start-up wins big at 10th annual LiONS LAIR Pitch Competition First ever virtual event draws 1,200+ online viewers HAMILTON – Sept. 24, 2020 – Digby Paints, Canada’s first online paint store, took home the top prize of $30,000 after competing in front of more than 1,200 registered online and TV viewers in the […]
Jul-2020
Press Release by the Entrepreneurship World Cup Competition. ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD CUP IN LAST CALL FOR GLOBAL COMPETITORS FOR ITS BIGGER AND BETTER SECOND EDITION Applications welcomed from Canada and around the world for 2nd edition of the largest and most diverse global pitch competition for entrepreneurs and startups – deadline August 2. Canadian winner of […]
This article appeared on thespec.com, written by Tom Hogue. To read the original post click here. The big winner was Niagara’s Bisep Inc., which designed a device for people with mobility issues Dan Bordenave’s Niagara Falls-based company, Bisep, won the top prize of $35,000 cash and $7,000 in-kind services with a device that joins a […]
Jun-2019
HAMILTON – June 11, 2019 – Who dares to enter the Lions Lair? Fifteen local startups have been narrowed down from a field of over 60 applicants to compete in Innovation Factory’s signature pitch competition, Lions Lair. This year’s competition has seen big changes, most-notably with the new structure for judging and the live-pitching element […]
