Dyne dynamic in pitch competition. Plus, a serial Seattle entrepreneur looks north up the Cascadia Corridor—and likes what he sees.

Vancouver software company Dyne won $65,000 at the Valhalla Summit after a keynote from Rahul Sood who shared his views on Canadian entrepreneurship.

Four weeks culminated in five minutes for Vancouver startup Dyne whose five-minute pitch won Thursday’s virtual Valhalla Summit.

The Summit, co-hosted by investment firms Volition and Valhalla Angels, is the crescendo of a four-week investment program that sees a roster of investors widdle down a shortlist of startups to a top five. The startups receive …