Why Ryerson Venture Zone is building a healthtech hub in Brampton fuelled by pilot programs
Despite the increased interest in telehealth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, for healthtech startups in Canada, a key challenge remains commercialization. Whether navigating the murky waters of public or private sector procurement, “you can’t do healthcare innovation unless you figure out who pays,” according to MedStack CEO Balaji Gopalan.
One of the best bridges over these murky waters is a pilot program, which provides startups with a first customer to unlock revenue, credibility, and needed feedback. So when Ryerson University expanded its Venture Zone programs to Brampton and opened applications for its first healthtech incubator program, sourcing corporate pilots became a key focus.
New Podcast Launches Focused on Security Start-up Entrepreneurs
Secure Ventures is the latest podcast that aims to address the widespread interest in the constantly growing cyber security space. The host, Kyle McNulty, follows cutting edge founders in the cyber security space to understand their plights, glories, and revolutionary products.
The podcast interviews founders at start-ups in the space across a variety of domains. The first three episodes released at launch include several big names in security entrepreneurship:
Ari Jacoby, CEO and Founder at Deduce, is revolutionizing account takeover by democratizing the detection and remediation process for small companies, rather than leaving next-generation capabilities to just the major tech companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook. Ari s interview follows his journey from a planned career in politics to his third year at Deduce, after four previously successful exits.