Tiny Summit
The Tiny Summit is an opportunity for a select group of entrepreneurial Gustavson alumni and students to:
- compete for up to $24,000 in business funding prize money
- gather and discuss the challenges of scaling their businesses
- interact with other entrepreneurs
- get advice
Generously sponsored by Tiny, a Victoria-based venture investment company, Gustavson hosts a summit and competition for ventures that are six months to five years post-launch. The summit is for those looking to scale their business and reach their next milestone. All Gustavson alumni whose start-ups meet these criteria may apply to join us.
Congratulations to the 2023 Tiny Summit winners!
The 2023 Tiny Summit took place on January 28 and saw pitches from four impressive alumni-founded ventures.
Congratulations to No Story Lost co-founders Andrew Hall, BCom ’11, and Jeremy Bryant, on taking home $20,000 in funding.
Three additional start-ups were recognized with funding at the inaugural summit:
- joni, co-founded by Jayesh Vekariya, MBA ’19, and Linda Biggs
- Nature Bee, founded by Katie Gamble, BCom ’18
- MeepMeep, by Eve Olynyk, BCom ’17 and co-founder Simon Park
About the Tiny Summit Fund
Tiny co-founder Andrew Wilkinson started the Tiny Summit Fund to support Gustavson entrepreneurs in developing their businesses. This summit is a “follow-on” competition for ventures that are six months to five years old, and a second opportunity supported by Wilkinson, who also created the Tiny Start-Up Fund. The Tiny Start-Up Fund is given to Gustavson students or teams of students who win the annual Gustavson Business Start-Up Competition. Together, this “Tiny” community represents some of Gustavson’s top entrepreneurs.
Get involved
For further information on the Tiny Summit and entrepreneurship events at Gustavson, please email bizinfo@uvic.ca.