Le Jrdn Founder M’Lisa Colbert Wins $100,000 Melamoon Grand Prize

M’Lisa Colbert, founder of Montréal-based urban food-systems company Le Jrdn, won the $100,000 grand prize at the 2026 Melamoon National Pitch Competition. The Black-focused competition distributed $200,000 in non-dilutive funding to participating founders.[7]

• le jrdn
• melamoon
• black entrepreneurs
• canada
• non-dilutive funding