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SUMMARY:RampUp
DESCRIPTION:RampUp Weekend 2026 is a flagship event hosted by North Forge\, designed to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in Manitoba. Held from April 10 12\, 2025\, this intensive 50+ hour\, hands-on competition brings together aspiring entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and tech enthusiasts to transform startup ideas into viable business plans.\n\n\n\nPast RampUp Weekend winners have gone on to build successful multi-million dollar businesses\, proving that Manitoba has the talent\, innovation\, and entrepreneurial spirit to build globally competitive companies and drive local economic growth.\n\n \n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\nFriday kicks off with:\n\n\n	\n	60-second pitches from participants   in 2026\, the Top 30 ideas will be pitched to the crowd!\n	\n	\n	Voting and idea selection\n	\n	\n	Team formation around the top ideas\n	\n	\n	Initial brainstorming to begin MVP development\n	\n\n\n \n\nWhat happens on Saturday?\n\n\n	\n	Teams dive into building:\n	\n	\n	Business plans\, logos\, websites\, and product mockups\n	\n	\n	Mentors will challenge ideas and guide teams through pivots\n	\n\n\n \n\nWhat happens on Sunday?\n\nThe final stretch! Teams:\n\n\n	\n	Finalize their pitch decks and product demos\n	\n	\n	Present their business in front of a live audience and a panel of judges\n	\n	\n	Compete for over $15\,000 in prizes and in-kind support\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="cqfST cQRuq WGebp jTM--" dir="auto" id="viewer-foo" style="background: transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-align: initial\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-line-height\,unset)\; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height\,unset)\; box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><strong>RampUp Weekend 2026</strong>&nbsp\;is a flagship event hosted by&nbsp\;<strong>North Forge</strong>\, designed to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in Manitoba. Held from&nbsp\;<strong>April 10&ndash\;12\, 2025</strong>\, this intensive 50+ hour\, hands-on competition brings together aspiring entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and tech enthusiasts to transform startup ideas into viable business plans.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Past RampUp Weekend winners</strong>&nbsp\;have gone on to build successful multi-million dollar businesses\, proving that Manitoba has the talent\, innovation\, and entrepreneurial spirit to build globally competitive companies and drive local economic growth.<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="cqfST cQRuq WGebp jTM--" dir="auto" style="background: transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-align: initial\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-line-height\,unset)\; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height\,unset)\; box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><!-- notionvc: 363f3cce-455a-47c0-81f6-377baecdc5e6 --></p>\n<strong style="color: rgb(7\, 130\, 193)\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">REGISTER HERE </strong>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-family: helvetica-w01-bold\, sans-serif\;">Friday kicks off with:</span></p>\n\n<ul class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-inline: 0.5em 0px\;">\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">60-second pitches from participants &mdash\; in 2026\, the Top 30 ideas will be pitched to the crowd!</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Voting and idea selection</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Team formation around the top ideas</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Initial brainstorming to begin MVP development</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-family: helvetica-w01-bold\, sans-serif\;">What happens on Saturday?</span></p>\n\n<ul class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-inline: 0.5em 0px\;">\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Teams dive into building:</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Business plans\, logos\, websites\, and product mockups</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Mentors will challenge ideas and guide teams through pivots</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-family: helvetica-w01-bold\, sans-serif\;">What happens on Sunday?</span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">The final stretch! Teams:</p>\n\n<ul class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px rgb(246\, 246\, 246)\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\; pointer-events: auto\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: 1.6\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-inline: 0.5em 0px\;">\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Finalize their pitch decks and product demos</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Present their business in front of a live audience and a panel of judges</p>\n	</li>\n	<li class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; margin-inline: 1.3em 0px\;">\n	<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="vertical-align: baseline\; background: 0px 0px transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-language-override: normal\; font-kerning: auto\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-variation-settings: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: 1.6\; letter-spacing: 0em\; margin-block: 0px\; margin: 0px\;">Compete for over $15\,000 in prizes and in-kind support</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="cqfST cQRuq WGebp jTM--" dir="auto" style="background: transparent\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-align: initial\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: helvetica-w01-roman\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-line-height\,unset)\; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height\,unset)\; box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><br />\n<br />\n<span class="_61ACD" style="background: transparent\; border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-align: initial\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; display: block\; box-sizing: inherit\;"><span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color\,unset)\; border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; outline: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; box-sizing: inherit\;"><a href="https://www.northforge.ca/rampup"><strong>REGISTER HERE </strong></a></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Friday Kickoff Event: Smartpark Innovation Hub - 100 Innovation Drive Sunday Grand Finale: Princess Auto Stadium Pinnacle Club 315 Chancellor Matheson Rd
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URL:http://ictam.memberzone.com/events/details/rampup-1557
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