Velocity Fund Finals winner Vitameter is ready to break through the blood barrier
Vitameter co-founder James MacLean had multiple causes for celebration when I ran into him at the Bombshelter pub after the…
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MaRS Study: Toronto startups with women, foreign founders less likely to raise funding
Last December, the MaRS Data Catalyst team published a study investigating the ethnic and gender diversity of Toronto startups.…
EXCITE2015 tracks intersection of health & wearables this weekend
A conference dedicated to providing university students with opportunities in the healthcare industry takes over the University…
ChipCare raises $5 million in Series A financing
Canadian health care startups are receiving both attention and investment in 2015. The latest infusion goes to Toronto-based…
MaRS HealthKick 2015 pitch competition offers $60,000 in prizes to health startups
It takes a special kind of person to be in healthcare. Caring for others takes heart and an enormous amount of patience. At…
Ontario second in life sciences sector, but VC funding down 20%
A first of its kind report has been released by Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) that shows the economic impact the sector is having…
EyeCheck accepts the challenge of hardware to close the global vision deficit
In addition to the $25,000 EyeCheck took home last November at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fall Fund Finals…
eQOL receives $435,000 from Ontario government to enhance patient independence
MaRS Innovation is reporting that Sault Ste. Marie-based eQOL received $435,475 from the Ontario government last week in a…
Suncayr’s Rachel Pautler on the importance of a killer pitch
Attendees at the Velocity Fall Fund Finals last November were shocked, shocked, when Suncayr didn’t walk home with one of…
Medella Health is in the right place at the right time
It’s not easy being a wearable hardware startup. It’s also hard being an impact health tech startup. Now, a wearable health…
Tech in Motion #HealthTech drinks and demos event hits Toronto tomorrow
Tech in Motion, a new player to the Toronto events scene, is kicking off a series of events hosted in HIGHLINE VC with a drinks…
Going Global: Toronto and Chicago startups share dreams of international expansion
Last week, 10 startups from Toronto and Chicago pitched their wares as part of an event to help entrepreneurs from both cities…
CTI Life Sciences holds initial close for second fund at $134 million
The CVCA is reporting that Montreal-based CTI Life Sciences has held an initial close for its second fund, CTI II, with $134…
Today in health tech: GenePOC and Interface Biologics close rounds
Toronto-based Interface Biologics announced this week that it has closed a Series B financing round led by DSM Venturing and…
Persistence Capital Partners invests in mdBriefCase
The CVCA is reporting that Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) has placed a significant equity investment in continuing health…