The Founder Institute, the World's Premier Startup Early-Stage Accelerator Program, is honoured to announce that Amélie Morency (CEO, The Food Room) from our Montreal chapter has received the Startup Canada "Young Entrepreneur Award 2016" - Quebec Region.
Each year, hundreds of nominations for the Startup Canada Awards pour in from across the country to recognize those who embody and have achieved excellence in entrepreneurship. Then, thousands join them to celebrate the regional winners at local, grassroots ceremonies in startup spaces and education hubs across Canada. Watch the journey here.
These winners are nation-builders inspiring the next generation of game changers, disruptors, and innovative leaders. They demonstrate that taking risks, disrupting industries, and supporting one another are pathways to a successful future for all Canadians.
There are 16 awards in four categories. Categories and qualifications remain general to enable the widest possible recognition of the individuals, organizations, and networks that demonstrate outstanding impact and achievement in advancing Canadian entrepreneurship.
Amélie Morency, CEO at The Food Room, has been recognized with the "Startup Canada" Quebec Region - Young Entrepreneur Award 2016. The prize is a awarded to individual entrepreneurs under the age of 25 who have impacted Canadian entrepreneurship through exemplary activities and leadership of their startup companies.
In a previous blog post, “The Ultimate Guide to Pitching in Dragon’s Den”, Amélie Morency, a Graduate of the Montreal Founder Institute, describes the experience of pitching her company, The Food Room, on Dragon’s Den, a popular reality show in which founders pitch their companies to venture capitalists. Here's a description of her company:
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The Food Room, Founder Amélie Morency The food room, will help small food business to grow their business by providing them culinary coworking facilities available via an online booking platform. |
The following partners of the Montreal chapter deserve recognition for their generous and continous support to our entrepreneurs: Spiegel Sohmer, Richter, Futurpreneur Canada, and WeWork.
