Axiom Startup Competition

​ If you're building something cool or already have some kind of startup idea, this is the place to be.

​Our event will have around 20 mentors that will provide guidance and a bunch of cracked and ambitious youth that you could connect with.

​If you want to get the chance to win a 1k prize, apply on our website to participate: https://www.axiomstartups.ca

​If you want to attend and get/give mentorship- sign up on our Luma.

​Event Timeline:

​4:30–5:45pm Teams and participants will have a chance to connect with engineers and founders, ask questions, and get advice.

​5:45pm Opening remarks. After this, we’ll kindly ask mentors to step out so the participants and other youth attendees can stay and watch the pitches.

​6:00–7:30pm 10 team pitch and compete for a $1K prize.

​7:30–8:15 pm Dinner + a fun round of startup trivia (with a small prize for the winning team).

​8:15–8:30pm Winner announcement and closing remarks.

​8:30–9:30pm Rooftop get-together for youth to hang out (optional)

​~We are official event hosts with Waterloo Tech Week 2025, a celebration of what’s been built here, and what’s still to come. We’re building something great together. September 8-11, 2025!~