$200,000. five cities
one unforgettable grand finale.
MEET THE WINNERS OF
MELAMOON 2026
M’LISA COLBERT
LE JRDN$100,000 GRAND PRIZE
abdel ali
kiwi charge$50,000 SECOND PRIZE + PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
NICHOLAS SIMON
MAUREEN SIMON FOODS$25,000 THIRD PRIZE
Congratulations to these incredible founders—and to every entrepreneur who shared their vision with us this year.
The future is being built by you.CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR
TOP 5 MELAMOON FINALISTSWE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU AND WHAT’S COMING UP NEXT
le jrdn
M’LISA COLBERT
MONTREAL
FEM ENTITY INC.
MUKISA KAKEMBO
HALIFAX
MAUREEN SIMON FOODS
NICHOLAS SIMON
VANCOUVER
STEMINAI
OLASENI (SHANEY) COLE
EDMONTON
kiwi charge
ABDEL ALI
TORONTO
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO BUILD A NATIONAL MOVEMENT.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Interac, and to all of our partners who helped make Melamoon 2026 possible:
BLAXPO
BEKH
Black Innovation Zone
Government of Canada
Porter Airlines
FFBC
and so many incredible community and ecosystem partners across Canada. Your belief in Black entrepreneurs helped create a platform for founders to be seen, funded, and celebrated from coast to coast.
We’re grateful. We’re inspired.
And we’re just getting started.
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