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Jun-2019
HAMILTON – June 11, 2019 – Who dares to enter the Lions Lair? Fifteen local startups have been narrowed down from a field of over 60 applicants to compete in Innovation Factory’s signature pitch competition, Lions Lair. This year’s competition has seen big changes, most-notably with the new structure for judging and the live-pitching element […]
It’s been great spending Global Entrepreneurship Week with our innovative ecosystem! We were pleased to host our ELEV8 Pitch Competition on November 15 as a celebration of entrepreneurship and startups in Hamilton. Congratulations to our winners: NeuralSeg won second place and $250 while Helix Brass won first place and $750. Our new $150 People’s Choice […]
Machine learning is a hot topic in the tech industry, perhaps the buzz word of 2017. With companies investing between $26b to $39b in machine learning last year, there’s been a surge in machine learning innovations creating tangible value and disrupting entire industries from health care to transportation, but also some media over-hype and over-promising […]
Nov-2017
We are excited to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week with the Hamilton business community! As part of our week-long lineup of events, Innovation Factory is pleased to present ELEV8 Pitch Night. On Wednesday, November 15, seven promising startups will present their products and innovations. Will you witness the next million dollar idea in action? ELEV8 Pitch […]
Jun-2017
Thank you for making our summer ELEV8 Pitch Night such a success! Congratulations to our winners: healthypets.io won second place and $250 while HomeShare Alliance won first place and $750. We were pleased to welcome our supportive community to a night of innovation. Our presenters worked hard the month prior to perfect and polish their […]
Nov-2015
Technology is so accessible now that it’s easy to come up with an idea for an innovation and simply hire developers to execute on your vision. As a result, non-tech founders are starting tech companies all over the place, and in corporations, department managers are launching apps and cloud software to offer to their customers. […]
Jun-2015
We’re excited to let you know that our friends and supporters at Software Hamilton have announced the demo lineup for the upcoming DemoCampHamilton21 on June 24th! DemoCampHamilton events are show-and-tell for tech startups, where you can view demos of locally built video games, health technology and web applications. DemoCamps are centred around a series of […]
Apr-2015
By Geordie Stewart Geordie is a research scientist, entrepreneur and investor keen on working at the interface of science, economics and commercialization. When we think ‘innovation’ we tend to think in terms of advances in technology. But innovation, of course, is a broad concept that extends beyond technological R&D. It applies to all manners […]
After weeks of hard work and training, three top finalists have advanced to the final round of the 2015 Synapse Life Science Competition! Congratulations to Avertus, Blue Orchid and Sound Options. Avertus has created a home based, wireless, brain monitoring and seizure warning system, Blue Orchid has developed the OrchidLift: a compact and portable sit-to-stand […]
If you’re a budding entrepreneur or involved with us here at Innovation Factory, then you may have heard about the MaRS-run Entrepreneur’s Toolkit program we offer. The set of workshops is run three times a year as an Intensive Program, and it’s a great opportunity for highly motivated entrepreneurs to take their startups or […]
