The winner of Ontario Centres of Excellence's (OCE) $20,000 Accessibility Tech Pitch Competition was announced at the Discovery conference by Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science (MRIS) in partnership with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO).
Interested companies could apply to participate in the Accessibility Innovation Showcase (AIS), the Tech Pitch Competition, or both. In total, 24 Ontario-based companies were selected to participate in the AIS and of the applicants for the Tech Pitch Competition, five companies were chosen as finalists to pitch to the panel of judges.
Of the five finalists, MyndTec Inc. was selected as this year's winner and will receive a $20,000 award to assist with further development of their accessibility solution.