In the Last 30 Days: November Edition
*talking to the camera* Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel!
Wait, this is an article? I don’t have a YouTube channel?
Oops…
Obviously, I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube in my spare time, but not our entrepreneurs; they’ve had a busy month.
Let’s see what they did.
Startup Garage 2021 Application Launch
Startup Garage is a 4-month, pre-accelerator open to students and recent alumni who have validated their idea and are getting ready to launch or are making sales. We provide companies with cash, mentorship, resources and workshops on how to start and grow. Lucky for aspiring founders, Startup Garage has officially launched the applications for summer 2021!
From May to August, founders will be hard at work to developing their businesses. We can’t wait until the new year when we find out which startups will make up the summer cohort. Apply HERE!
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020
Mid-November means one thing… Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)! From November 16–20th, GEW was celebrated globally. This November we did it a bit differently, a bit trendier. Socially distant networking events are all the rage, and GEW plenty! From Speaker panels on mental health to Elevator Pitch competitions, we kept the entrepreneurs of today on their toes.
HireFast Co-Founders Featured in Podcast
Co-Founders of HireFast and alumni of uOttawa, Karim Alibhai and Alina Jahani were featured on the Living the Startup podcast. HireFast uses GitHub to help companies find the best up and coming software engineers through nuance filtering and ranking systems. As for the podcast, it is brought to you by FanSaves; discussing the ins and outs and the daily rollercoaster that is sustaining a startup.
FDA grants a Breakthrough Device Designation for Spiderwort Spinal Cord Technology
Spiderwort Inc. is a Canadian medical device company developing biomaterials for regenerative medicine. The U.S. FDA has designated CelluBridgeTM, Spiderwort’sSpinal Cord Scaffold Implant, as a “Breakthrough Device”, granting it to be eligible for the Breakthrough Devices program.
The FDA Breakthrough Devices program creates a path for innovators to get their medical devices to market faster.
Spiderwort’s revolutionary biomaterial uses a plant-based cellulose scaffolding to create a framework that supports the regeneration of healthy tissues.
As of 2021 Spiderwort will be preparing for its series A financing as they get closer to clinical trials.
Welbi set to roll out contact-tracing tool in retirement homes
It’s another milestone moment for Welbi, in September, the firm beat out 11 competitors to win a long-term contract with Canadian-owned Revera. Welbi will now install its wellness platform at retirement homes across the country.
Welbi has also been working on a new technology to help with COVID-19 outbreaks in retirement homes.
Welbi is continuing to push into new markets and is expected to announce more new customers in the near future.
The firm is also close to finalizing a new financing round!
Northern Nanopore Instruments Inc. won Best Pitch
The IO Pre-Accelerator program is hosted by Invest Ottawa to help entrepreneurs at early stages of their tech startups.
In their 9th Cohort Finale Pitch event, Northern Nanopore Inc. was selected as the “Best Pitch” winner!
uOttawa alumni Kyle Briggs and Vincent Tabard-Cossa are co-founders of Northern Nanopore; they hope to revolutionize the nanopore field.
Northern Nanopore Inc. is an instrumentation company that specializes in research tools and solutions to support research on solid-state nanopores and they’re well on their way to succeeding!
A big shout out to the Giden team for pitching during the finale! We’re so proud!
*This feature was published as a part of the In the Last 30 Days series, 2020.
