Tiny Summit
The Tiny Summit is an opportunity for a select group of entrepreneurial UVic alumni to:
- compete for up to $24,000 in business funding prize money, with a first prize of $20,000
- gather and discuss the challenges of scaling their businesses
- connect with other entrepreneurs including the Tiny Fellows and last year’s scaling summit winners
- get advice from the judges and other competitors
Generously sponsored by Tiny, a Victoria-based venture investment company, the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business hosts a summit and competition for ventures between 6 months and 8 years post incorporation. The summit is for entrepreneurs looking to scale their business and reach their next revenue milestone. All University of Victoria alumni whose start-ups meet these criteria may apply to join us.
The 2024 winners
The 2024 Tiny Summit took place on June 1, 2024 and saw pitches from impressive alumni-founded ventures. Congratulations to Solaires Entreprises on taking home $20,000 in funding.
Here are the results of the competition:
- Solaires Entreprises (Sahar Sam, Mech Eng '16)
- Esquimalt Vermouth & Apéritifs (Michela Palmer, BCom '11)
- Apricell Biotechnology (Matt Sutherland, BCom '22)
About the Tiny Summit Fund
Tiny co-founder Andrew Wilkinson started the Tiny Summit Fund to support Gustavson entrepreneurs in developing their businesses. This summit is a “follow-on” competition for ventures that are 6 months to 8 years old, and a second opportunity supported by Wilkinson, who also created the Tiny Start-Up Fund. The Tiny Start-Up Fund is given to Gustavson students or teams of students who win the annual Gustavson Business Start-Up Competition. Together, this “Tiny” community represents some of Gustavson’s top entrepreneurs.
More information
For further information on the Tiny Summit, please email bizrsvp@uvic.ca.