Buffalo VC to Invite Toronto Startups to “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”

A Buffalo, New York-based venture capital firm will be coming to Toronto today to talk aboutĀ 43North, being labelled “the world’s largest ($5 million)Ā business plan competition”.

Andrew J. Pulkrabek, Executive Director for 43North, will head toĀ Hodgson Russ LLP atĀ 150 King Street West in two hours to join a roundtable discussion and to “share his expertise on early-stage investing and how CanadianĀ entrepreneurs can participate in the competition.”

43North said the competition is the largest business plan competition of its kind due to the prizes: a top cash prize of $1 million, along with six $500,000Ā prizes and four $250,000 prizes. Winners will also receive free incubator spaceĀ for a year in Buffalo, and guidance from mentors related to their field.

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The Toronto stop is all part of Pulkrabek’s “roadshow tour.” Throughout the roadshow he’ll present at Communitech andĀ the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship, sponsor a Startup Grind TorontoĀ ā€œfireside chatā€ with Robert Scoble, and host a series of 43North ā€œinfo sessionsā€Ā for interested students, startups, and venture capitalists, amongst other activities.

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