National Impact Challenge 2024
Solutions for Healthy Aging 

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The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge is back for 2024! This year’s competition – the AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge: Solutions for Healthy Aging – will be held on October 24 in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the AGE-WELL Annual Conference.

The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge: Solutions for Healthy Aging recognizes top startups and supports entrepreneurship in Canada’s AgeTech sector. Four finalists from across the country will participate in a pitch competition where they will be challenged to explain how their solution can positively impact older Canadians and/or caregivers.

This year’s winner will receive $25,000 in cash plus in-kind prizes. A runner-up will be eligible for a $5,000 cash prize. The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is the key sponsor of this year’s National Impact Challenge: Solutions for Healthy Aging, with additional support from Bereskin & Parr and The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI).

The 2024 finalists are:

  • Fallyx Inc.
  • Incluzia Inc.
  • Institute of Science, Health and Performance (ISHP)
  • Thriving.ai Inc.

Learn more about this year’s finalists and the incredible technological innovations they will be pitching here.

Cast your vote for People’s Choice!

There will also be a People’s Choice award that is open for public voting online. You can get involved by watching videos from our finalists and voting once a day for your favourite. Online voting will be open daily right up to, and including, the pitch competition day on October 24. Cast your vote below!

 

Join us as an audience member!

Audience members help make this competition even more exciting and engaging. You can register to attend by adding a National Impact Challenge ticket to your AGE-WELL Annual Conference registration. The AGE-WELL Annual Conference takes place October 23-24. For details visit the conference webpage.

Alternatively, you can choose to attend only the National Impact Challenge pitch competition by registering here.

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