Urban Ecosystems: This category includes ventures designed to enrich urban living through sustainable, community-focused solutions. These teams address the evolving needs of city residents by fostering connectivity, accessibility, and responUrban Ecosystems:sible resource use. Whether by enhancing local housing options, creating vibrant social networks, or providing convenient transit solutions, these ventures support a cohesive urban ecosystem where residents can thrive and engage meaningfully within their communities.

Teams: JetScoot, MEJJK Hostels, Green Grid Homes, UniGather, BeanTalk

Good Living: This category highlights ventures dedicated to enhancing quality of life through sustainability, wellness, and fostering positive lifestyle habits. These teams offer innovative solutions that promote healthy living, responsible habits, and improved daily experiences. Together, they address practical needs—from financial wellness and recycling to health technology and recreational tools—making life more accessible, enjoyable, and fulfilling.

Teams: Deposit Drop, Schwara, AmyGo, DAJA Golf, IDK Wealth

Enhanced Workflows: This category features ventures that streamline and enhance professional collaboration, resource sharing, and operational efficiency. These teams provide innovative platforms and solutions—whether through data-driven automation, flexible talent sourcing, consignment partnerships, niche job marketplaces, or on-demand services—that support businesses and individuals in working smarter. Together, they enable industries to overcome resource constraints, improve productivity, and connect with the right expertise to drive growth and adaptability across diverse sectors.

Teams: DataBotix, Swequity, JB Network, AWork Hub, CitySync

Conscious Choices: This category includes ventures that empower individuals to make mindful, sustainable, and health-focused decisions. From eco-friendly fashion and food waste reduction to nutritious treats and affordable outdoor adventures, these teams offer solutions that prioritize personal well-being and environmental responsibility. Each venture encourages consumers to embrace lifestyle choices that are both fulfilling and aligned with a sustainable future.

Teams: Nutritiva, Circular Drip, Sustainly, WasteWise, Gear 2 Peer

Protection: This category represents innovative solutions dedicated to safeguarding individuals, communities, and environments. The teams in this category focus on advancing safety, enhancing resilience, and reducing risk in various sectors. From improving physical safety with ergonomic solutions and protective gear to revolutionizing disaster prevention and remote operations in hazardous environments, these ventures aim to create systems and products that prevent harm, foster inclusivity, and empower users with peace of mind. Their solutions prioritize long-term protection, whether through proactive risk management, inclusive safety equipment, or innovative technologies that safeguard lives and livelihoods.

Teams: Karkhakon Aerospace, Occupational Overlords, MindGuard Solutions, XOFORM, Unified Teleoperations Exploration Corp.

Urban Ecosystems Category Top Winner: Green Grid Homes

Current housing models fail to meet the growing demand for affordable housing due to the imbalance between supply and demand. This presents an opportunity to innovate by creating affordable, sustainable housing solutions using alternative materials. Our goal is to develop dense housing models that not only reduce environmental impact but also lower housing costs and ultimately increase the overall supply of available housing.

Conscious Choice Category Top Winner: Geer 2 Peer

We at Gear 2 Peer are building an online-based peer to peer marketplace for outdoor adventure gear. We are doing this to make trying new adventures inexpensive, easy, and low-risk for adventurers; and to help avid adventurers earn money from the gear they have invested in. To make this marketplace possible, we will provide services to alleviate risks for renters (i.e. quality assurance & logistics) and lenders (i.e. insurance & logistics). To monetize, we will charge fees on marketplace transactions.

Good Living Category Top Winner: IDK Wealth

IDK Wealth is a mobile app designed to help recent graduates and young professionals transition into financial independence. By offering gamified budgeting tools, customized financial products, and AI-driven insights, IDK Wealth simplifies money management, making it easy and engaging to track expenses, build better financial habits, and start saving and investing. The app addresses common financial challenges young adults face, such as managing variable expenses and sticking to a budget. IDK Wealth's innovative approach combines automation, AI insights, and gamification, offering users personalized financial guidance that is both practical and fun.

Enhanced Workflows Category Top Winner: DataBotix

We are building a two-sided online consignment platform that serves as a central hub for retail businesses and product suppliers to form consignment partnerships. Product suppliers (like artisans and manufacturers) with idle inventory can display their products, while retailers gain access to new items without tying up capital. Our platform simplifies the process, making it easy for both sides to collaborate, manage inventory, and generate revenue.

Protection and High Impact Category Top Winner: XOFORM

XOFORM addresses the lack of safety-certified headgear for workers who wear turbans. Traditional hard hats either require alterations or do not adequately protect those wearing a turban, leading to safety risks and feelings of exclusion. By creating protective headgear that fully accommodates turbans, this solution promotes inclusivity and safety in the workplace, empowering all labourers to work comfortably and confidently.