Meet the top 8 teams

Mike Comessotti, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering) | Liam Wong, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering) | Vianney Nguyen, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering & Faculty of Science) | Patric Frey, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering) | Maxwell Shedd, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering & Haskayne School of Business)

Quantification of fuel density is a critical component forest management and wildfire mitigation, but its collection is labour intensive and expensive. Our venture, FuelEye, employs drone and machine learning technology to survey large areas efficiently, providing accessible, scalable, and effective fuel density estimates.

Amirhossein Foroughi, Co-Founder & CEO (Schulich School of Engineering) | Aminreza Abbasi, Co-Founder & CTO (Faculty of Science) | Haden Harrison, Co-Founder & COO (Haskayne School of Business)

Agrivanna is a Calgary-based agtech startup building a precision ranching platform for beef producers. They pair smart GPS collars with satellite-driven pasture analytics to deliver virtual fencing (invisible boundaries) and rotational grazing recommendations — even on remote rangeland without cell service — helping ranchers grow more grass and raise healthier herds with less labour.

Aidan Bangs, Founder (Haskayne School of Business)

ExTel Solutions is a Calgary-based exterior window washing company dedicated to delivering a memorable customer experience and top-notch results for residential and low-rise commercial properties. With a focus on quality, reliability, and experience, ExTel Solutions uses modern equipment and environmentally friendly cleaning solutions to ensure every window shines. Their team is committed to exceptional customer service and attention to detail, making them a trusted choice for spotless windows.

Shaheer Wasif, Co-Founder (Schulich School of Engineering) | Shahryar Wasif, Co-Founder (Faculty of Arts)

At ProTek, better never stops. ProTek Sportswear Inc. is a custom sports equipment and apparel company trusted by professional athletes, elite sports organizations, and the world's leading brands. With over 80 years of family manufacturing experience, their products have been on FIFA World Cup pitches, in professional boxing rings, and on international field hockey stages. Fully customizable and factory-direct, they deliver the same championship-level craftsmanship to every order, with reliable lead times you can count on.

Aliza Ali | Amithi Bawa | Sean Cadawan | Elin Ha (School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape)

Using systems thinking, they mapped out how social media is designed to concentrate power among the elites. Through ownership, algorithmic control, and policy making, they are heavily shaping public discourse, culture, and individual lives. Rather than treating this as a technological problem, they researched the system's architecture to find out who benefits, how it's maintained, and where its leverage points are to propose a solution for real structural change.

Samantha Jones, PhD (Faculty of Arts) | Jessica Wilkins, MSc (Faculty of Arts)

Their project focuses on rigging, hoisting, and lifting activities in Alberta, and why they are involved in a large amount of workplace fatalities. They uncover the broader global system that has allowed incorrect safety practices to become the norm, and provide a feasible solution to keep workers safe and going home at the end of the day. 

Gerry Giesbrecht, Project Lead (Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine)

Their mission is to develop and clinically validate a first-in-class psychobiotic derived from a previously uncultured gut bacterium to prevent and treat perinatal depression symptoms.

Narsis (Narges) MohammadMehdipour, Founder (Postdoctoral, Chemical Engineering)

Adaptive Smart Lens addresses the challenge of light sensitivity, which impacts many individuals, particularly after eye surgeries or in conditions like photophobia. Current solutions are mostly passive and do not adapt to real-world lighting changes, often limiting their effectiveness.