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Exploring the underwater world to combat climate change
Leveraging a wealth of pre-existing data, Coastal Carbon is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure blue carbon credits for kelp farmers.
Leveraging a wealth of pre-existing data, Coastal Carbon is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure blue carbon credits for kelp farmers.
Velocity will collaborate with the Accelerating Clinical Trials Consortium, backed by the newly established Pan-Canadian clinical trials consortium, which has received $39 million in Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding — the federal government’s largest ever clinical trial investment
RelayMD is improving the specialist referral process for health–care practitioners, leading to positive outcomes for patients Primary care physicians are sending referrals with a keyhole view of the network of specialists available — at great cost to patients — and RelayMD founders Dhvani Patel and…
Velocity has had a remarkable evolution since our start in 2008. With a global network of founders and alumni, Velocity is rapidly growing! Today we are working with a broad range of startups that span software, deep tech, and health tech. Companies in each of these areas require different guidance and resources and therefore leaders within Velocity with matching expertise.
Four Velocity startup founders met in Boston in September to attend the RESI Conference. Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) is a conference specifically designed to connect start-ups and early-stage investors and strategic channel partners in the health industry. Before attending, the four companies: Vessl,…
Velocity, MIX, and Western University derisk health tech start-ups. By providing connections, expert advice and facilities for product development, the Southwestern Ontario Health Innovation Partnership innovation hub increases survival and supports capital-efficient growth for health tech companies.
The recent global health crisis highlighted the need to support and develop health-focused technology companies and build a stronger health innovation and manufacturing pipeline in Ontario. With the support of a $10-million investment from the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency…
Which social media sites you get your news from is an incredibly hot topic. By now, we are all aware of the unintended consequences of letting ‘engagement-prioritizing’ algorithms decide what news article should be pushed in front of people. Using social proof as an…
Velocity companies were heavily featured in the Top 100 Tech Companies to Watch for in 2022 report from FoundersBeta. Able Innovations Able Innovations is solving the painful and labor intensive process of patient transfers by developing robotic technology that enables effortless, single caregiver, safe…
2021 was an incredible year for venture capital and tech. Canadian companies raised a collective $11.8B CAD by the end of Q3 2021, nearly three times the total raised in all of 2020. As of 2020, Canada had four unicorns (two of them Velocity…