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ORIGINAL ARTICLE, foundersbeta.com, 2021 Toronto has became one of the top destinations in the world to build a startup. It is a diverse, peaceful, and stable place to start a startup. Many tech giants have their head quarters in Toronto such as Google, Facebook, and Linkedin. Netflix is also coming to Toronto soon. In this […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Jared Lindzon, theglobeandmail.com, October 26, 2021 Rich Emrich successfully avoided selling any equity in his EQ-assessment company, Altus Assessments Inc., for seven years. Instead, the Toronto-based company took advantage of a range of government grant programs, took on debt financing and secured loans. In that time, it grew from a single client – […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, foundersbeta.com, 2021 We are beyond thrilled to bring you part II of Toronto’s hottest startups. In part I series, we covered some incredible startups in a wide range of industries and stages. In part II, we continue to cover the founders behind these startups in Toronto. They are building great companies with great impact. […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Johanna Weidner, therecord.com, October 25, 2021 WATERLOO — The prize-winning idea came to Rachel Bartholomew while on bed rest after surgery for cervical cancer. Bartholomew had already experienced issues with pelvic health years before the damaging cancer treatments and knew the rehabilitation device available was outdated and far from helpful. “Women deserve way […]
Oct-2021
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Josh Scott, betakit.com, October 20, 2021 Toronto-based healthtech startup Steadiwear has secured $1.1 million CAD ($900,000 USD) in seed financing to support the manufacturing and commercialization of its new product, a second-generation glove for people with Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s disease. Steadiwear has finished developing the Steadi-Two, a smaller, lighter, more versatile version […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Charlize Alcaraz, betakit.com, October 21, 2021 EmergConnect, a startup based in Waterloo, has raised $350,000 CAD in what the company classified as an all-equity, SAFE, pre-seed investment round that closed in September. The financing was led by Loyal VC, a global startup index fund, and saw participation from Maple Leaf Angels and Front […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, businesswire.com, October 19, 2021 Partnership leverages Ryder’s expertise in fleet servicing and maintenance to commercialize autonomous delivery at scale for Gatik’s customers across U.S. & Canada MIAMI & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, and Gatik, a leader in automating on-road transportation for short-haul, middle-mile logistics, […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, newswire.ca, October 14, 2021 Fero International Inc. to acquire AVL Manufacturing Inc., an established turnkey manufacturer with expertise in engineering, design, development and assembly of modular enclosures serving multiple customers and sectors throughout North America Combining Fero’s innovative technology and modular solutions with AVL’s engineering expertise and 30-year track record will enable Fero to […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, newswire.ca, October 14, 2021 TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW/ – A device designed for the 1 in 3 women worldwide who will have pelvic health problems has won the 2021 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge. In making her winning pitch, the product’s inventor, Rachel Bartholomew, CEO of Hyivy Health, spoke about her own personal health challenges. Bartholomew […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, worldiscoveries.ca, October 18, 2021 For the culmination of their work through the 10.5-month program, the 2020-21 cohort of Western Medical Innovation Fellows (MIF) have launched a startup for one of their program projects. Tenomix will help commercialize a bench-top robotic scanning device that can automate the detection of lymph nodes in resected colorectal cancer tissues. […]
