Amara Okonkwo
Kola Kitchen Co.
Brampton, ON
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Startup of the Year
An early stage business, roughly under three years old, showing real traction and a clear runway to grow.
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Priya Raman
Loopnest Studio
Mississauga, ON
Lucía Herrera
Verde Thread
Toronto, ON
Mei Lin Zhao
Brightpath Tutors
Markham, ON
Fatima Haddad
Olive & Oak Candles
Hamilton, ON
Women in STEM & Technology Award
Founders building in technology, AI, engineering, science, fintech, cybersecurity or health tech.
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Dr. Anjali Mehta
CareSignal Health
Waterloo, ON
Grace Achieng
LedgerLeaf
Toronto, ON
Sofia Petrova
Northgrid Robotics
Ottawa, ON
Nadia Rahman
SecureNest IT
Brampton, ON
Hye-jin Park
Fieldnote AI
Vaughan, ON
Sustainable Business & Social Impact Award
A commercially viable business built around meaningful environmental or social impact, where the impact and the business model are the same thing.
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Chiamaka Eze
ReThread Collective
Toronto, ON
Ana Gabriela Costa
Terra Refill
Guelph, ON
Samira Benali
SunRoots Energy
London, ON
Kavya Iyer
Seed to Table Foundation
Scarborough, ON
Elena Morales
Second Bloom Furniture
Kitchener, ON
Hospitality, Food & Tourism Entrepreneur Award
Restaurants, catering, food brands, hotels, travel and tourism businesses, the industries where culture becomes commerce.
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Ruth Tesfaye
Injera House
Toronto, ON
Marisol Duarte
Sabor Catering
Mississauga, ON
Aisha Siddiqui
Spice Route Tours
Brampton, ON
Thi Nguyen
Little Saigon Bakery
Ottawa, ON
Olena Kovalenko
Maple & Wheat Inn
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Aesthetics Entrepreneur Award
Healthcare practices, wellness and fitness businesses, salons, skincare brands and medical aesthetics clinics.
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Dr. Leila Karimi
Radiance Skin Clinic
Richmond Hill, ON
Zainab Bello
Crown & Coil Studio
Brampton, ON
Isabel Fernandes
MoveWell Physio
Oakville, ON
Shreya Kapoor
Mindful Roots Wellness
Toronto, ON
Yasmin Farouk
Pure Glow Naturals
Hamilton, ON
Professional Services & Business Award
Consulting, finance, legal, HR, real estate, education, manufacturing and other B2B or professional service firms.
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Ngozi Adeyemi
Adeyemi Immigration Consulting
Brampton, ON
Carmen Ruiz
Clearview Bookkeeping
Mississauga, ON
Deepa Nair
Bridge HR Partners
Toronto, ON
Agnieszka Nowak
Nowak Realty Group
Burlington, ON
Halima Yusuf
Precision Parts Manufacturing
Cambridge, ON
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