Team Carddrop is the winner of the Peel Region’s first Startup Weekend. Hosted at Sheridan College, this was a great event full of enthusiastic entrepreneurs working away to build businesses out of thier ideas. On the evening of Sunday, Oct 21st, 11 teams presented their business pitch to a panel of 4 judges. In the end, judge and sponsor Grand Cheng from PointClickCare announced the winner.

Carddrop instantly adds full profile information to any phone’s contacts from any location without the use of an application or “app” With a simple scan or tap, multiple e-mails, phone numbers and even a profile photos are supported. The Carddrop team includes 3 skilled developers, 1 finance guy, 2 marketing and social media people, 1 graphics person, and 1 manager with both technical and business backgrounds. Visit carddrop.me to try it out.

The prize package the team recieved to help them launch their business includes:

$1000 Cash Prize by PointClickCare
$500 Training Certificate by VentureStart
$100 from 1st Customer by Silicon Halton
Free video coverage by SwitchVideo
3 hours of consulting by Candybox Marketing Inc.