Accelerate Okanagan sifted through over 80 promising applications from startups across Canada to compete for $200,000+ in angel investment
Drawbridge, the platform that helps brands turn audience attention into action and revenue, has been named a Top 5 Finalist at the 8th Annual Okanagan Angel Summit, presented by Accelerate Okanagan. The company was selected from a competitive field of over 80 startups from across Canada following a rigorous review process and semi-finals round.
The five finalists will take the stage live at Metro Hub in downtown Kelowna on June 4, where accredited investors will decide how to allocate more than $200,000 from this year's investment fund.
"It’s an honour to be selected as part of the top 5," said Janna Shea, CEO and Co-Founder of Drawbridge. "Everyone we've met in the Accelerate Okanagan network has been so genuine and supportive; and receiving this vote of confidence from experienced investors, entrepreneurs and leaders in this ecosystem really shows that Drawbridge is on to something meaningful. We’re poised for rapid growth and on a mission to help marketers and DTC brands grow their audiences and drive sales through fully-branded, modern, engaging campaigns."
The recognition marks Drawbridge's second major validation in 2026, following CEO Janna Shea's selection as part of the Top 10 founders in the DMZ Women Innovation Summit earlier this year.
Drawbridge is building the platform DTC brands have needed but never had — the power to create a branded campaign experience that captures leads, drives Shopify sales, automates follow-ups all from one platform. The platform replaces fragmented, single-feature tools with one, and currently has users across three continents.
About the Okanagan Angel Summit
Now in its eighth year, the Okanagan Angel Summit is one of Canada's premier angel investment programs for early-stage tech companies. Powered by Accelerate Okanagan, the Summit has facilitated direct investment in Canadian startups and supported hundreds of founders through pitch training, due diligence, and investor relationship-building.
About Drawbridge
Drawbridge is an engagement and commerce platform for DTC brands, agencies, and creators. It replaces fragmented marketing tools with a single platform for building “Story-style” campaigns — giveaways, quizzes, games, and always-on lead capture forms — that grow audiences, capture first-party data, and drive sales through the industry's first platform-agnostic confirmation-page commerce layer. Excitement should be built, not bottled.
