Capturing opportunities for business building: Velocity June recap.
July 5, 2024
Velocity founders and staff made an impact at Inventures 2024 in Calgary.
A need for clean: Artemis Data raises $2 million pre-seed to automate data cleaning to keep up with AI demand
Kenota Health received FDA approval for its allergen blood testing device to give allergists more tools to better serve patients.
Velocity partnered with MaRS for the MaRS Impact Health event, bringing together innovators across digital health, medical devices and biotech to commercialize new breakthroughs, empower our healthcare workers and improve patient outcomes.
Clearpath Robotics CTO Ryan Gariepy spoke at a special fireside chat as part of Velocity’s Cornerstone Program finals, a 10-day validation sprint supporting University of Waterloo student founders.
Taking your temperature can often help a healthcare practitioner figure out if you’re sick. The new University of Waterloo startup ThermOcular AI aims to do something similar with your eyes. Founders Dr. Paul Murphy and chief scientific officer, and CEO Dr. Ehsan Zare Bidaki have been working with Velocity as they shift their focus from research to entrepreneurship.
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji’s joined Velocity Fund joined general partner Akash Vaswani for a fireside chat at Velocity Downtown Kitchener and spoke about the steps he took on the path of success, including co-founding unicorns Andela and Flutterwave.
Velocity startups showcased the undeniable startup talent from Waterloo at Collision Conference 2024. Velocity Fund hosted a networking reception with Dentons and MaRS Discovery District at Catalyst at Altea Active in downtown Toronto.
