Скачать или смотреть 2025 Investor of the Year goes to UCeed: Start Alberta Tech Awards

The Investor of the Year is awarded to an individual (Angel) or investment firm (VC or family office) for exceptional investment acumen and community leadership. Recipients have demonstrated exceptional investment acumen over the past year by making smart, strategic, and high-impact investments in Alberta-based tech startups or scaleups—whether through early-stage bets, follow-on rounds, or exits that signal market confidence. They exemplify a high standard for ethical and inclusive conduct and collaborative engagement in Alberta's innovation economy, actively contribute to raising the profile of Alberta as a destination for world-class innovation and investment, and play a visible and respected role within the investment and entrepreneurial communities by offering mentorship, guidance, and support to founders.

UCeed wins the 2025 Investor of the Year, presented by Alberta Enterprise Corporation!

UCeed is Canada's largest philanthropically driven university-based investment fund and one of the most active pre-seed investors in Canada. Since launching in 2020, UCeed has bridged the critical funding gap between research grants and commercialization, providing investments ranging from $50,000 to $300,000 alongside mentorship and sector expertise.

Funded entirely by donors with zero management fees, UCeed's evergreen model reinvests all returns back into Alberta's innovation ecosystem while training the next generation of investment professionals through its Haskayne Student Fund.