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thriveFORWARD Sub-Regional Highlights Part 3: The GTA
Early-stage thriveFORWARD ventures in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) included some of the most exciting up-and-coming start-ups in Canada in 2023. These start-ups have already raised more than $8 million in follow-on funding.
Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 8 – Vessl
Episode 8 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of biomedical engineering with Sydney Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO of Vessl Prosthetics.
Vessl is introducing ISOFORM™, an automatically adjustable prosthetic socket. “We are dedicated to amputees and being the best company we can be,” Sydney said, in conversation with Frontier co-hosts Braden Kemp and Tracy Morningstar.
Register Now for StrikeUP 2024
Registration continues for Canada’s flagship digital conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial development. Set to take place on February 29, 2024, StrikeUP 2024 is a free and accessible program that will showcase the diversity and ambition of Canada’s women entrepreneurs.
Inscrivez-vous à Une coche plus haut 2024
Les inscriptions se poursuivent pour la conférence virtuel phare du Canada dédiée au soutien des femmes entrepreneurs et à leur développement entrepreneurial. Une coche plus haut 2024, qui aura lieu le 29 février 2024, est un programme gratuit et accessible qui mettra en valeur la diversité et l’ambition des femmes entrepreneurs du Canada.
Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 7 – Jetsplitz
Episode 7 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of air travel with Sarah Paterson, Founder & CEO of Jetsplitz. Jetsplitz is an online marketplace for empty legs and empty seats on private jets anywhere in the world, making it possible to share a plane while materially reducing the cost. Backed by thriveFORWARD and CCAB, Paterson’s start-up is a proudly Canadian-based, female-led and Indigenous-owned-and-operated venture
NCFDC Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting for Northumberland Business Development Assistance Corp. (o/a “Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation”) will take place virtually at 9:45 AM EST on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. All are welcome to attend.
Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 6 – ENERZA
Episode 6 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of grid transformation with James Aein, Co-Founder & CEO of ENERZA. Led by James Aein and Co-Founder Anson Maitland, ENERZA is revolutionizing distribution grid reliability with autonomous on-wire robotic monitoring and cutting-edge AI-driven predictive analytics, empowering utilities to proactively safeguard their distribution grids.
thriveFORWARD Start-ups Have Already Raised a Total of $8.3 million in Follow-on Investment
In the midst of a difficult fundraising environment and coming out of a venture capital industry slowdown in 2022, 11 companies out of over 100 in the thriveFORWARD start-up portfolio have already raised a total of [at least] $8.3 million in incremental follow-on investment as a result of technology validation, completion of prototypes and early product commercialization.
thriveFORWARD Sub-Regional Highlights Part 2: Southwestern Ontario Innovation
Today we take a moment to showcase investments made in southwestern Ontario (nearly 30% of all thriveFORWARD projects), where a high degree of momentum is apparent across the entire innovation corridor.