The winners of the 25the The five Pierre Péladeau grants totaling $200,000, aimed at supporting innovative projects by emerging entrepreneurs, were unveiled.
Quebecor and asterX announced that the winners were distinguished by their level of innovation, the great potential of their solution and its social and environmental impact.
The top grant of $75,000 was awarded to three young entrepreneurs studying at Université Laval: Félix Lapointe, Jonathan Audet and Étienne Boucher. Her company, Ferreol Technologies, develops and commercializes new, more efficient and environmentally friendly materials and technologies for the manufacturing sector in Quebec and internationally.
Kashif Khan and Karina Gasbarrino – from McGill University – secured $50,000 for Sonaro. For him, the Polytechnique trio consisting of Aymeric Guy, Maxence Coulombe and Louis Marceau, who founded Technologies Modulate, received $35,000.
Students from the École de technologie supérieure (ETS) Charles Gauthier and Raphaël Leblanc won the sum of US$25,000 for Géodar, while representatives from the Université de Sherbrooke presented Félix-Antoine LeBel, Pascal Messier and Louis Pelletier with US$15,000 for SysNergie.
Pierre Péladeau Fellowship Awards Ceremony at Mels Studios in Montreal on Wednesday 21 June 2023. In this photo: Pierre Karl Péladeau, Raphaël Leblanc (Géodar), Pierre Laurin, Charles Gauthier (Géodar) and Jean B Peladeau . Joel Lemay / QMI Agency
“The 25th Anniversary of the Pierre Péladeau Scholarships is an opportunity to celebrate the path the successful entrepreneurs have traveled over the years and the results achieved,” said Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau.
80 start-ups took advantage of the grants created in honor of Pierre Péladeau.
“This commitment clearly reflects Quebecor’s desire to actively contribute to the development of startups that will shape tomorrow’s Quebec and, moreover, have the potential to create a more prosperous and sustainable society,” added Pierre Karl Péladeau.