Congratulations to all participating teams for your dedication and drive.

Thank you to our sponsors: LaBarge Weinstein, JANDL Inc., and RBCx —for your continued support of Canada’s emerging entrepreneurial talent.

Demo Day marked a key milestone in their journey, highlighting the progress, ambition, and potential of each founder. We’re proud to have supported their development and look forward to what comes next.

We concluded our inaugural Summer Accelerator with a focused and forward-looking Demo Day.

Over the past two months, 20 teams from our campus programming joined us at the Innovation Arena for an intensive experience designed to support their transition from student to entrepreneur.

Phoenix secures equity from Valspring, venture debt from CIBC for prescription drug service Toronto-based healthtech startup Phoenix has closed $50 million CAD in equity and debt to help men suffering from erectile dysfunction and other common but stigmatized health conditions “rise again.”

Phoenix, a leading Canadian healthtech startup, raised $50M CAD to expand its digital health platform for men’s health. Committed to patient-centric care, Phoenix is redefining men's healthcare from diagnosis to delivery.

Ria Menon and three other students inside of a lab at UWaterloo

#UWaterloo alum Ria Menon (BSc ’24) is bridging the gap in undergrad research opportunities with Real Research- connecting students with mentors for hands-on lab experience.

More: bit.ly/3COacbl | #GlobalFutures #UWaterloo

Tech talent surging in Waterloo Region Waterloo Region is known as one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in North America and new data backs it up.

Waterloo Region is a fast-growing tech hub, home to ambitious founders like Cameron Waite, CEO of Real Life Robotics. His company is transforming daily life with autonomous robots, bridging the gap between tech and non-tech users.

Read more: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Say hello to Codi, the autonomous robot transforming ultrasound procedures!

Developed by Velocity startup Cobionix, Codi tackles health-care labor shortages with cutting-edge tech.

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MedInclude has partnered with Grand River Hospital to address communication challenges in the Renal Program. This 3-month collaboration will use MedInclude's platform to enhance patient engagement and streamline provider-patient interactions.

More: www.velocityincubator.com/news/medincl...

A simple saliva test could detect a concussion.

HeadFirst, a company at Velocity has developed a way to test for concussions using a simple saliva test. The process provides a rapid and accurate way to detect mild traumatic brain injuries.

More: www.velocityincubator.com/news/detecti...

We’ve opened our new headquarters at the University of Waterloo’s Innovation Arena

The Arena houses enhanced business supports for founders, state-of-the-art product development labs, manufacturing equipment and collaboration spaces.

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