2025 Mel Woodward Cup Finals

Wednesday, March 19, 4-6 p.m.

Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal hill Campus; Online

Join us for the 2025 Mel Woodward Cup Finals!

Be part of an exciting evening as Memorial University’s top five student-led startups pitch their game-changing ideas, competing for $25,000 and $15,000 in funding.

In addition to the grand prizes, the student founders will also compete for:

The Fry Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Award for an Early-Stage Idea
The Fry Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Award for Women or Non-binary Leadership

The finals will be a high-energy and fun-filled event where innovation and hard work are rewarded. We invite you to watch the startup pitches and Q&A, engage with our student founders, meet others in the audience, and enjoy the ninth annual Mel Woodward Cup!

Join the Finals to:

Watch student-led startups pitch their bold ideas
Connect with innovators and industry leaders
Celebrate the next generation of visionaries shaping the future

Tickets are free! Reserve yours now: https://mce.news/MWC2025

Learn more about the Mel Woodward Cup here. The Mel Woodward Cup was created thanks to a generous donation from the Woodward family and supported by the Fry Family Foundation, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the provincial government through the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, and in-kind sponsors.

Presented by Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship

Event Listing 2025-03-19 16:00:00 2025-03-19 18:00:00 America/St_Johns 2025 Mel Woodward Cup Finals Join us for the 2025 Mel Woodward Cup Finals! Be part of an exciting evening as Memorial University’s top five student-led startups pitch their game-changing ideas, competing for $25,000 and $15,000 in funding. In addition to the grand prizes, the student founders will also compete for: The Fry Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Award for an Early-Stage Idea The Fry Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Award for Women or Non-binary Leadership The finals will be a high-energy and fun-filled event where innovation and hard work are rewarded. We invite you to watch the startup pitches and Q&A, engage with our student founders, meet others in the audience, and enjoy the ninth annual Mel Woodward Cup! Join the Finals to: Watch student-led startups pitch their bold ideas Connect with innovators and industry leaders Celebrate the next generation of visionaries shaping the future Tickets are free! Reserve yours now: https://mce.news/MWC2025 Learn more about the Mel Woodward Cup here. The Mel Woodward Cup was created thanks to a generous donation from the Woodward family and supported by the Fry Family Foundation, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the provincial government through the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, and in-kind sponsors. Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal hill Campus; Online Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship