This week Toronto Metropolitan University’s DMZ held its second annual Women Innovation Summit, where tech startups had the opportunity to pitch their businesses to angel investors from The Firehood to secure cash investments.
The pitch competition, which received over 160 applications to participate from coast to coast, heard from 10 women-led startups and awarded a total of $100,000K.
Among the two winners was Calgary’s LyfeMD, a startup that offers an evidence-based platform transforming the management of inflammatory diseases.
LyfeMD is an advanced digital health platform serving patients with IBD, NAFLD, IBS, and Inflammatory Arthritis. They offer personalized wellness programs, drawing from over a decade of scientific research, to provide proven, effective strategies for managing these health conditions.
The LyfeMD platform connects you with health coaches and registered professionals dedicated to improving your health and quality of life.
LyfeMD took home a cheque for $60,000 from The Firehood.
“Partnering with DMZ for the Women Innovation Summit for a second consecutive year was an honour,” said Danielle Graham, Co-Founder of The Firehood. “Empowering and investing in women-led innovation is at the heart of our mission at The Firehood; we’re committed to supporting these amazing ventures to fire up their growth.”
Hosted in honour of International Women’s Day, the day-long event featured curated activities to empower and celebrate women in entrepreneurship and business. These included intimate roundtables that encouraged candid discussions around women’s empowerment, and the unveiling of DMZ’s 2024 Women of the Year recipients.
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