RBC Fast Pitch Competition
The RBC Fast Pitch Competition is a longstanding tradition at the Haskayne School of Business. Over 1100 students across 17 lectures of Entrepreneurial Thinking 201 and 317 have worked in collaborative teams to identify compelling problems to solve, to work towards innovative solutions to those problems, and to develop a business model that could make those solutions feasible and impactful.
2025 RBC Fast Pitch Competition
59 student teams applied to the competition, and 24 teams qualified for the semi-final competition. From the semi-finals, 6 top teams competed for over $20,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. Congratulations to all these students for their hustle and hard work!
Semi-finals
24 teams presented their 1-minute pitches live to different advisors from the Haskayne Entrepreneurial Advising Team and answered follow-up questions.
Pitch refinement
The 6 finalist teams were assigned a Haskayne Entrepreneurial Advising Team member to help them tighten their pitch before presenting to the judges.
Finals
The 6 qualifying teams pitched for 1 minute on the stage, then answered follow-up questions from the judges.
Keynote by Jamie Parker & Mike Wenzlawe
Jamie Parker, BSc'15 & Mike Wenzlawe, co-founders of Canadian Heritage Roasting Company, took the audience and the students on an emotional journey of starting their company and the hardships of operating during the pandemic.
Winners
1st Place: StattList
An automated, real-time platform that fills cancelled appointments with waitlisted patients. The team hopes to reduce the average wait time to see a medical specialist, which is currently averaging 21 weeks.
Team members:
Zach Tweedy
Lanu Okuboyej
Taro Lakra
Huy Nguyen
Ajmer Singh
Abdul Almas
2nd Place: SafePick
A drug-detecting toothpick designed to indicate if a drink has been spiked. The team is addressing the increasingly prevalent issue of drink tampering with a convenient yet discrete product which changes colours in the presence of the most common drink spiking drugs.
Team members:
Guzel Hanly
Adam Sanson
CJ Buenaventura
Nadine Al Ismaili
3rd Place: OrbitNav
An innovative smart cane designed to overcome the safety and inclusivity limitations of traditional mobility aids. OrbitNav mimics a guide dog’s functionality, offering 360-degree obstacle detection. Once given a verbal command, it uses integrated smart maps to gently guide users in the correct direction.
Team members:
Ayla Barber
Adam Fitzgerald
Salma Yassin
Julia Minczuk
Mohamed Eloufy
Judge recognition
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Team members:
Rheanna Adams
Tabbed
Team members:
Noor Lalli
Ysabelle Arcos
Whispa
Team members:
Meghan To
Sohum Jain
Leo Gonzalez Sesma
Ben Furniss
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