David Anyon, Group Leader, CEO Global Network, Naveen Khan, President Brock University Entrepreneurship Club, Bruce Croxon, CBC’s Dragon’s Den, Jason Sparaga, President, Spara Capital and Kevin Holman, Executive, Brock University Entrepreneurship Club.

Spara Capital took part in a student “elevator pitch” competition at Brock University last week known as Monster Pitch.  The event, organized by Brock University’s Entrepreneurship Club, featured presentations of business concepts by student finalists and award a prize package of start up advisory services valued at $30,000.

Spara President, Jason Sparaga was joined by CBC Dragon Den’s Bruce Croxon and retired entrepreneur and CEO Global Network Group’s Leader, David Anyon, in judging the pitches and selecting the finalists.  The event was attended by some 200 students.

Following solid presentations and intense deliberation, the judges selected Physis Outdoors as the winner.  Physis Outdoors is an outdoor adventure company focused introducing metropolitan customers with limited recreation experience to the fun of camping.

Company founders; Kristopher Luey, Christian DiVincenzo and Mathew Grootjen were awarded a unique prize package, valued at $30,000, which included advisory services from leading Canadian firms including; Spara Capital Partners, Phil Lefko/Cognition LLP, Caters Design Group, nGEN and Durward Jones Barkwell & Company.

 Winners:

 Physis Outdoors

Founded by Kristopher Luey, Christian Di Vincenzo and Matthew Grootjen, takes a new approach to outdoor adventure. With a focus on metropolitan customers who have limited recreational experience, Physis provides an integrated online research, planning, and booking tool that opens the gateway to the great Canadian outdoors.

 Runners up: 

 INDi

David Turk, Glyn Holmess and Andriano Cammelli collaborated to form INDi, the future of innovative display advertising.

 Lumatronics

Samim Rostainajad and Austin Simpson provide interactive art installations for clubs, bars and other events for purchase or rental.

 MyCareerCity.com

Co-founders Stephen Amoah & Eugene Osei have dedicated their life to redefining the way students make decisions about their future.