Past Judges

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Our past judges include accomplished entrepreneurs, investors, and technology leaders who bring valuable industry experience and insight to the competition. Their guidance helps participants refine their ideas, strengthen their pitches, and gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to succeed in the world of business and innovation.

Meet our Past Judges!

Richard Burston

Starting with a career in finance, Burston became a tech entrepreneur, founding 3 companies: one hedge fund and two wireless tech companies. Currently, he is the founder investor of KORE Wireless, delivering transformative business performance from IoT solutions.

David Fleck

As an expert in finance and mining, Fleck focuses mainly on capital management. Apart of his career feats, Fleck was appointed as the Senior Vice President and Partner of Delaney Capital Management, ensuring the company's clients receive the highest level of service.

Jamie Shulman

Lawyer by training, Shulman headed up the digital product for Indigo. As a serial entrepreneur for the past 20+ years, funding and exiting 2 large companies.

Hassan Khan

With a background in the army before becoming a management consultant, Khan has since then became a FinTech entrepreneur and the founder of 3 companies.

Jon Lister

As the founder of 2 large tech companies, Lister is now working in crypto transaction space, founding his current company Satstreet. Lister is one of the lead sponsors of Start Tank.

Jeremy Rogers

Starting his career as an investment banker, Rogers now works in venture capital as the president of Altitude Capital Partners.

George McBride

McBridge is currently a director of sales for Jon Lister's company, Satstreet. Working closely with Canada's largest crypto-specific venture funds, Round12 Digital Asset Fund, McBridge helped to shape Satstreet into the successful company it is today.

Morley Ivers

Ivers is a serial tech entrepreneur, founding several tech companies with large exits using his siginificant domain experience with loyalty reward programs and food-tech. As the CEO and co-founder of his latest company, Cookin', he aims to empower talented chefs to become entrepreneurs.

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Justin Madhany

As the founding partner of Prodigy, a construction management firm in Toronto, Madhany is an ethically-conscious product and angel investor. Bringing decades of retail and institutional construction experience and shares a passion for the built environment, he provides strategic leadership that guides his current firm through the market.