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The ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« is gearing up for its fourth annual , a celebration of ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« entrepreneurs and their startups. 

Running from March 9 to 13, Entrepreneurship Week features an array of events hosted by ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óȫ’s campus-linked startup incubators and accelerators, as well as other programming by ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« and its government and non-profit partners. There are startup showcases, pitch competitions, keynote talks, workshops, networking events and more.

Among the most highly anticipated events are , which will see dozens of startups showcase their innovations at the MaRS Discovery District; the 2020 RBC Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurship pitch competition, which offers $50,000 in prizes; and the , featuring entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Dragon’s Den judge Michele Romanow.

Here’s a rundown of some key numbers ahead of Entrepreneurship Week:

1 – ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óȫ’s rank in research-based startups among Canadian universities

10 – Startups vying for the RBC Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

20 – Events making up Entrepreneurship Week

60 – Startups participating in the True Blue Expo 

300 - Entrepreneurship-related courses offered at ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« 

500 – Startups created by ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« entrepreneurs over the past decade

$1,000 – Prize money for the winner of the

15,000 – Size in square feet of ONRamp, ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óȫ’s  for startups

$20,000 – Total prizes at organized by ICUBE at ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« Mississauga                 

$50,000 – Total prizes at the  pitch competition

$1.5 billion – Investment raised by ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÃâ·Ñ¿ª½±´óÈ« startups over the past decade

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