LiONS LAIR celebrates its 11th anniversary as Hamilton’s leading pitch competition that brings together innovation and entrepreneurship.
Sponsoring Agency: LiONS LAIR
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/16/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
LiONS LAIR celebrates its 11th anniversary as Hamilton’s leading pitch competition that brings together innovation and entrepreneurship.
Criteria
• Residents and business owners in the greater Hamilton area of Ontario, Canada, and/or Ontario-located business owners with the intent to relocate to Hamilton, Ontario before December 31, 2022, Innovation Factory clients, and/or members of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce are eligible to participate in LiONS LAIR.
• Any corporation or enterprise with revenues in excess of $2.5 million, or who placed in the top 10 at a previous Lions Lair, or placed in the top 3 at a previous Synapse Competition shall be precluded from participating in this Forum.
• Applicant’s technology/innovation should fall within one of the following sectors: advanced manufacturing, life science, cleantech, digital and ICT, integrated mobility and social innovations.
Process
Participants selected to participate in the Forum will be notified by telephone or email. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact the selected participants within three days following their selection. The Organizers accept no liability for incorrect, incomplete or illegible contact information provided. If a selected participant cannot be contacted in the manner described above or fails to respond in a timely manner, its application will receive no further consideration by the evaluation panel.
Impartial third party judges will evaluate and score all applications, from which the top 10 will be selected.
The top 10 participants chosen are required to:
• participate in training sessions over the summer months;
• deliver a verbal pitch that will be recorded and made available online;
• participate in 3, half-hour interviews, and
• participate in the virtual production of the LiONS LAIR Pitch Madness competition.
Training sessions will occur between June 16 and August 26, 2021 with on-going coaching and one-on-one meetings required at the Organizer’s discretion.
Participants must be available to participate in interviews between July 19 and 23, 2021.
LiONS LAIR Madness Tournament
• Finalists will be required to attend a scheduled filming event between August 17 and 19, 2021 to present their pitch to the judges, (the “Lions”) who will in return, ask questions and determine the winners of the pitch competition.
• Film footage from the pitches may be used at the discretion of the Organizers for future promotions.
Judging
The evaluation panel will consist of investors, business executives, and other individuals contributing valuable insight as determined by the Organizers. The criteria upon which the panel will base its decisions may include whether:
• the business concept/idea is clearly stated;
• the customer is clearly targeted;
• the message is delivered persuasively within the time limit;
• the investment/resources are clearly articulated;
• the business model is clearly described; and
• the value proposition is clearly articulated.
More information at: http://lionslair.ca/apply/
