May 25, 2022- Yesterday was the 4th annual Discovery Foundation’s Discover your Pitch, presented by JABC. This exclusive competition lets B.C. high school students pitch their business ideas for a chance to win cash prizes.  View images here.

Six local student teams pitched live to a panel of seasoned business leaders and entrepreneurs at the Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver. Parents, teachers, JABC team members and JABC partners came out to watch the pitches and meet the students. The judges had a tough time deliberating. All of the teams were excellent and made huge progress since the start of the program six  weeks ago.

Here are the final results!

1st place ($3,000) StormShine 

Student description: StormShine is a company that sells all weather solar panels to individual households, corporations, and solar farms. On top of being a conventional solar panel, our product features new solar-cell technology developed by researchers from Suzhou University, which can use the kinetic energy from rainfall to produce electricity. On both sunny and rainy days, this solar panel can generate energy. 

2nd place ($1,500) Ponderosa 

Student description: Ponderosa is dedicated to supporting your sustainable lifestyle with our hand-sewn and fashionable totes with locally sourced eco-friendly materials. Our tote bags are created by determined students who share a passion for the environment. To honor our values, 15% of the profit earned will be donated to the “Environmental Youth Alliance” to reinforce Vancouver’s eco-friendly initiatives. 

3rd place ($500) Edible Utensils 

Student description: Plastic utensils are becoming an increasingly more prevalent problem in our society today, but not one that can’t be solved. Our company, Edible Utensils, aims to help resolve this issue by bringing inexpensive and sustainable cutlery to the table. Our utensils are quick and easy to make, only using four ethically sourced ingredients, as well as natural flavouring so the utensils go with any meal you eat. We believe that we can solve the problem of utensils in the landfill. 

Fan Favourite ($500)  StormShine 

Event co-hosts (and JA Alumni) were Maria Smith and Sheila Wang. Presenting Partner Remarks were given by David Harper, President and CEO, Discovery Foundation. Opening remarks were given by Sheila Biggers, President and CEO of JA British Columbia.

Thank you to our judging panel:

Thank you to our partners:

About Discover your Pitch:

Discovery Foundation’s Discover your Pitch, presented by JABC, is an exclusive investor pitch competition for B.C. high school students to take their business and presentation skills and knowledge to the next level. JA students from all over B.C. who have taken JA Be Entrepreneurial or JA Company Program during the 2021/22 school year have the opportunity to participate. Top teams from these programs will be invited to register for Discover your Pitch. Learn more at jabc.org/dyp.