2020 Canada
Regional Finals
Halifax, NS
March 6, 2020
Hosted by:

Available on campus for $20/day.
Atlantica Hotel Halifax,
1980 Robie Street
Halifax, NS
Rate: $109 + taxes and 50% off parking
Call or e-mail reservations to book: 1-888-810-7288 or reservations@atlanticahalifax.com
Refer to the Venture Capital Investment Competition or use code VEN to receive the preferred rates.
Event Sponsors
Organizers
Teams
Startups
Judges
Agenda
Wednesday
- 5:00 p.m. Local time of event. Teams receive business plans by email.
Friday
- 8:00 a.m. Team check-in, facility tour, coffee and muffins
- 8:30 a.m. Judge and startup check-in
- 8:50 a.m. Orientation for everyone
- 9:00 a.m. Startup pitches
- 10:00 a.m. Due diligence sessions (14-minute team/startup Q&A + 3-minute judge/team Q&A)
- Noon Lunch and team work session
- 1:00 p.m. Written deliverables due by email (use filename “Teamname_Startupname.doc/pdf” template)
- 1:30 p.m. Partner meetings (10 minutes each)
- 3:00 p.m. Judges vote for top two teams (see results at www.vcic.org/results)
- 3:15 p.m. Negotiations (top two teams only, 10 minutes each)
- 3:45 p.m. Awards ceremony + networking with judges
- 5:00 p.m. Networking event at local venue – DO NOT SKIP THIS!
Traveling teams should arrive the night before and leave the morning after to take full advantage of the experience.