Summer 2023 marks the launch of the Discovery Foundation’s RISE Resilience: Health Innovation Investment Readiness Program and Nimbus Synergies Health Impact Investor Challenge to support BC health innovation startups with raising capital. One of the key drivers of the success of the health innovation industry in Canada is the country’s …
“[Impact investing] is a newer phenomenon and speaks to the times we’re in—the emissions, the Paris Accord—there’s a shift in the culture to care about these things.” – Sarah Stevens Sarah Stevens is a consultant and founder of Innov8 Green, a real estate holding and investment company. As an investor, …
These 15 promising Canadian ventures are building innovative healthcare solutions for the future. In today’s world, there are many healthcare focused companies that have become household names due to their innovative solutions. Solutions that were completely new or re-imagined from the old. That’s why we teamed up with the TELUS …
This special edition of Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Challenge, presented by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, aims to connect healthcare founders with investors and support them in navigating the investment process and Canadian healthcare landscape On a mission to champion investment within the impact investor and startup ecosystem, Spring …
The Importance of Impact-led Investments and Social Responsibility in Solving Global Problems “Impact investing is a neat way to bring some of the values of charitable giving over to the for-profit world, and support early- stage companies doing high-impact work.” This is one of the statements made by Sonya Bell, …
A special edition of Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Challenge in collaboration with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good. The aim: stimulate impact investing in women-led businesses. Register for the Pitch Finale Meet the Top 5 Women-led Ventures We are excited to introduce the Top 5 women-led companies in the …
Special edition of Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Challenge (IIC), in collaboration with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, aims to stimulate impact investing in women-led businesses On a mission to promote gender diversity within the impact investor and startup ecosystem, Spring Activator and the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good are …
The Challenge culminated in UVX Inc. receiving $300,000 in capital investment from the graduating cohort of 35 newly trained impact investors On June 8, UVX Inc. was selected as the winner of Spring Activator’s 2022 Health Impact Investor Challenge, presented by the TELUS Pollinator Fund. UVX focuses on disinfecting occupied …
These 20 promising canadian startups are building innovative healthcare solutions. When it comes to activating impact capital in the healthcare industry, fostering investing is just as important as and complementary to growing a national community of impact investors. That’s why we teamed up with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good to bring …
A special edition of our Impact Investor Challenge, the new program aims to accelerate early-stage healthcare solutions and stimulate impact investing in inclusive healthcare innovation. On a mission to accelerate investment in impact startups driving social, health, and environmental change to make the world a better place, Spring Activator launches the first-ever Health …
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