CAPITAL
CITY PILOTS
EDMONTON'S
INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Home-grown solutions for local and global impact
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CAPITAL CITY PILOTS
The Capital City Pilots project calls on entrepreneurs to address City Challenges with innovative solutions.
Pilots will:
- be utilized for prototype development and/or product validation
- address gaps in operations
- explore emerging innovations
- develop products with real-world customers
- up to $20K in project support (product development/market-readiness)
- work with partners to support local innovation
- experience with marquee partners to build a better Edmonton
THE PROCESS
Exploration
Capital City Pilots program works directly with the City of Edmonton, its agencies, and partners to define Challenges. These may be critical pain points in need of solutions or simply areas where innovation can be explored.
Engagement
The call for innovation is issued and Innovators are invited to explore the Challenge alongside Challenge partners via information sessions, in-person events, and through our teams.
Submission
We invite Pilot proposals detailing how an innovation would address the Challenges. What anticipated impacts would piloting have on product, business, community, and the City?
Evaluation
Proposals are evaluated and assessed for innovation, impact, and viability.
Pilot Launch
Pilots are activated, prototype development and/or market-readiness support projects are contracted, and a success team is established.
Is there a challenge that your innovation solves?
Apply to Open Challenges
BENEFITS
Working Directly with the City
Gain a deep understanding of the City as a customer. Benefit from the exposure to the municipal processes and constraints to better position your product when going to market.
Business Development
Validate your technology in a real-world environment. Add a powerful case study to your marketing materials. Use the learnings to scale your solution into adjacent industries.
Expert Support System
Access 100+ hours of free one-on-one industry-specific business support to realize a pilot successfully and reach your next growth milestones.
Brand Recognition
Establishing a strong and recognizable brand presence to help founders stand out from their competitors, and build trust, credibility, and familiarity among their target audience.
Access to Ecosystem Partners
Leverage the opportunity to acquire new partners and customers. Get connected to industry and ecosystem partners.
Innovate City Hall
Collaborate with the City through pilot-ready solutions to enhance and push processes to the forefront of cutting-edge innovation.
Innovation in the Public Eye
Highlight and celebrate the groundbreaking ideas, inventions, and accomplishments of home grown talent tobuild civic pride and inspires others to pursue their own endeavors.
Case Studies
Build case studies to serve as real-world examples that demonstrate the value, impact and success of founders pilot-ready solutions to attract customers and investment.