Open Waters Solar is proud to be the winner of Beaver's Den 🎉 🦫
Open Waters Solar is proud to be the winner of Beaver's Den 🎉 🦫
Final Pitch and Winner Announced April 27th, 2026.
87 companies applied.
25 advanced to pitch.
11 moved into due diligence.
5 reached the final stage.
1 winner. $100,000.
We’re honoured to come out on top.
We went into this process stronger than last year, with a more developed data room, clearer commercialization, and real market traction. That showed.
Huge credit to the team:
Niki Kearl delivered an outstanding final pitch to bring it home
Tony Olynyk and Roger Middleton were there in person
Simon Angus P.Eng Angus joined via facetime from Prince George to watch live!
Thank you to our advisors, team, and everyone who’s supported us.
And thank you to the organizers Funded in Vancouver, Chang Han, Tiffany Scarlett, and the sponsors who made this possible: Spring, New Ventures BC, Front Row Ventures, LN - Now, Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP, MLT Aikins LLP, and Convergence.
Congratulations to the other finalists:
PhyCo Technologies, BryoSphere Biotechnologies, Goverly, and ImageCyte Technologies Inc. — strong companies and tough competition.
This was our second time reaching this stage (previously under Startup TNT). We came back better, and it paid off.
Looking forward to sharing what’s next.
Context:
(Beavers Den is a play on the investment TV show Shark Tank, or UK/Canadian Dragons Den. Beavers Den is a first time event a semi-rebranding of the esteemed Startup TNT event held across Canada.)
