When you invest in a startup, a ripple effect happens. Jobs are created, local economies are strengthened, families are supported, dreams are realized, and technology advances into the future. With an angel investment, everyone involved wins.
Read the stories below to learn more about the impact of these innovative startups and the investors who believe in them early on.
They call concussions the “invisible injury,” but the serious health issues they cause are anything but imaginary or disguised. With about 200,000 diagnosed concussions in Canada each year—and patients suffering the repercussions for months or longer—Ashleigh Kennedy...
Single-use takeout containers make up one-third of all plastic packaging in Canada, and, while we’ve all played a role in contributing this waste to landfills, Friendlier’s Kayli Dale and Jacquie Hutchings are fervently making our planet greener one province at a time...
More than one billion people around the world live with a preventable and treatable vision impairment, many of which lead to sight loss. Calgary-based startup RetinaLogik is making access to eye exams a priority, and developed a highly accurate, comfortable, portable...
Focusing on inclusivity, wellbeing, accessibility and taste, Toronto-based Grüvi has pioneered a new way to socialize with their collection of non-alcoholic beers and wines that taste pretty much identical to the real deals. Enjoy your evening, skip the hangover....
Metaverse company from India has found a home and friends in Canada Picture this- A event platform that looks like the Sims. An event platform where you are able to host events that are not only highly interactive but also immersive in a fully...
Nudge's potential was first recognized by the Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN). After this early investment, one of the Angels who invested recommended that Nudge Founder, Lindsey Goodchild, connect with Peterborough Region Angel Network (PRAN)....
The Start-Up While many Angel investments take place here on earth, some find themselves orbiting its surface. Kepler Communications, a Toronto-based start-up, is building a communications network in space with many small satellites to enable...
At one time, you would have to go to a brick-and-mortar store to purchase hard goods. Then came the Internet to help facilitate the transaction. Now, as we approach a new era, producing goods from the comfort of your home has moved from concept to...
In today’s technology-centric world, anyone with his or her hands on the pulse owns a smartphone. And while phones might merely be seen as an extension of self, few using smartphone technology truly grasp the mechanisms behind the magic. For many,...
Rna Diagnostics Inc., an advanced healthcare company with offices in both Toronto and Sudbury, recently received a fourth round of financing from 20 Angel Investors in the Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) group, representing a significant milestone for...
Angel-Backed SurfEasy Inc. Acquired. by Opera Software ASA Members of Angel One Investor Network (Angel One), Georgian Angel Network (GAN) and Niagara Angel Network (NAN) invested in the Toronto-based start-up, SurfEasy, between November 2012 and...
Ontario-Based Company Advancing the Global Health Mission ChipCare Corporation is a Toronto-based start-up commercializing a handheld, blood-testing platform for remote health settings. The handheld platform is mobile, does not require a power...
After decades of experience in working with multinationals and in senior management roles, Founder and Vice Chair of ClevrU, Dana Fox decided to become a professor at Wilfred Laurier University. In his experience, he recognized the difficulties...
Field ID is software-as-a-service that allows companies to digitize their safety compliance inspections on a variety of handheld devices. The software increases workplace safety, and reduces costs as well as liability for the customer. “The...
Founded in 2005, REGEN Energy (now Encycle) has been working hard to provide solutions to the ever-rising costs of energy. Their industry-leading wireless demand-management and demand-response solutions for commercial and industrial facilities has...
Members of Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN), the Sudbury chapter of Northern Ontario Angels (NOA), York Angel Investors (YAI), Niagara Angel Network (NAN), and Angel One Investor Network (Angel One) united to make a substantial undisclosed...
Six members of Thunder Bay’s Angel investment group organized by Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) have invested a total of $3.5M in IGY Immune Technologies and Life Sciences Inc., a three-year-old biotechnology company specializing in the extraction,...
Members of the Angel One Investor Network (Angel One) contributed a first tranche of capital investment totalling $160,000 in Quant Interpretations Inc., an innovative market intelligence company that is developing a suite of online consumer...
The mentorship and soon-to-be financial relationship between ActivDox (now SavvyDox) and Capital Angel Network (CAN) began at a CAN investment meeting. ActivDox was referred to CAN by Brian O’Higgins, a member of CAN. With significant references...
Miovision now employs close to 80 individuals, has over $4M in annual revenues, and 60+ global customers. In 2010, members of the Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN) of Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Cambridge catalyzed a significant round...
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