Connect with the University of Toronto’s entrepreneurship community, including startups, accelerators, and ecosystem partners at the True Blue Expo on March 6.

Speak with the founders of over 40+ of U of T’s top startups who will be demoing their products and services, looking for partners, customers, investment and talent. U of T’s 12+ campus accelerators and a number of innovation ecosystem community partners will also have a presence.

True Blue Expo will take place as part of True Blue Impact Day on March 6th, in the culmination of U of T Entrepreneurship Week.

Meet the exhibitors

MapleMark Media Inc.

MapleMark Media helps businesses, campaigns, and creators grow by offering branding, content creation, and marketing solutions without high costs or complexity.

Flip & Floss

Flip & Floss is an AI-powered fintech app that helps children build financial literacy and discipline. By measuring and curbing instant gratification, the app encourages smarter money habits for a debt-free future.

MyWellSelf

My Well Self is an AI-powered tool optimizing health benefit funds through personalized wellness service recommendations.

Tabiat

Tabiat predicts hospitalizations using AI-focused remote care solutions.

Verinovi

Verinovi applies AI and ML to workplace data, providing organizations with insights to optimize hybrid workspaces and collaboration.

Call Fusion

Call Fusion provides human-like AI agents for automated phone outreach, integrating with CRM, calendar, and SMS systems to help businesses efficiently manage leads and scale outreach.

Rely Technologies Inc.

Rely Technologies Inc. provides an emergency communication app that instantly notifies chosen contacts in critical situations, bridging technology with human connections. 

VantEdge Labs

VantEdge Labs provides a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) enabling enterprise teams to deploy AI faster. 

QualiD

QualiD is an AI-driven SaaS platform automating cost-effective, compliant ESG report creation, transforming raw data into visually compelling sustainability reports. 

Medium AI

Medium AI delivers Canada’s most secure multilingual medical scribe system, saving clinicians time while increasing revenue through precise documentation. 

iCommute

iCommute is a shared mobility platform that enables enterprises to build commuter networks, making travel more affordable, time-efficient, and sustainable. 

Capita

Capita is building the AI Lawyer for Startups with the mission of making startup legal ops seamless and affordable. Capita is backed by Drive Capital, Hyperplane VC, GTAN, ArchAngel Fund and other exited tech founders and angels.

My Dorm Store

My Dorm Store provides full-service dorm shopping solutions for students, partnering with residences to deliver essential packages on move-in day and care packages year-round. 

Uma

Uma transforms retail with autonomous vending solutions, reducing operational costs and enhancing customer convenience for businesses in high-traffic locations. 

Apollo Sundials

Apollo Sundials is a rapid manufacturing e-commerce company specializing in high-end custom sundial gifts. Each sundial is unique, creating a memorable and lasting giftable item. With over 5,000 sundials produced and 900+ five-star reviews, Apollo Sundials offers four colors and four sizes for a perfect fit. 

Elemental Notes Inc.

Elemental Notes delivers natural health solutions through herbal medicine, holistic education, breathwork transformation, and health optimization. 

Morphace Skincare Wearables

Morphace Skincare Wearables brings clinical-grade skincare home with a treat-and-track mask device. 

Elev8 & Perform

Elev8 and Perform develops wearable technology using quantum nanotechnology to enhance athlete performance and longevity. Works with Olympic athletes, NBA players, and Harvard researchers. 

mhapy

mhapy is a mental health chatbot that connects users with therapists, conducts assessments, and provides actionable mental health analytics. 

EVOLVERE Mental Health Inc.

EVOLVERE Mental Health curates a collective space where students can access tailored mental health resources and build community. 

Neuropeutics Inc.

Neuropeutics Inc. develops targeted therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Using novel models of protein aggregation, Neuropeutics is advancing treatments for ALS and related conditions. 

Bough Biosciences

Bough Biosciences leverages cutting-edge biology to revolutionize treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases by clearing harmful senescent cells and restoring healthy brain function. 

Atorvia

Atorvia develops first-in-case treatments for organ failure. 

Flow Robotics

Flow Robotics is a Toronto-based medical device startup developing a soft continuum robotic system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of small intestinal diseases. 

Maman Biomedical Inc.

Maman Biomedical Inc. is advancing fertility treatments with microneedle-based drug delivery systems, eliminating the need for daily IVF injections. 

Oculum

Oculum develops a guidance system for eye surgeries. 

Re:Pair Genomics Inc.

Re:Pair Genomics Inc. uses AI to improve gene therapy safety and efficacy by targeting specific organs and cell types. Proprietary software accelerates design from months to days. 

Vrit

Vrit develops a handheld bioprinter for minimally invasive surgeries, eliminating the need for autografts and improving patient outcomes. 

Kelello Health

Kelello Health enhances mental health care delivery with Measurement-Based Care, integrating assessments and AI-powered decision support to improve accessibility and outcomes. 

Robotic Algometry Inc.

Robotic Algometry Inc. develops RAMalgo, an AI-driven robotic system automating preclinical pain testing to enhance reproducibility, accuracy, and drug development. 

Indus Space Inc.

Indus Space Inc. makes STEAM education accessible to underrepresented communities through space exploration programs, career pathways, and customized learning products. 

Dias Learning Interactive Ltd.

Dias Learning Interactive Ltd. provides inclusive multimedia French programs for children and teacher training. Services include after-school programs, tutoring, educational camps, and interactive publications. 

Yekola

Yekola is a language learning app focused on teaching and preserving low-resource languages. 

EduTutor

EduTutor offers affordable, high-quality tutoring across K-12 subjects while providing flexible jobs for university students and professionals. 

PocketClass Inc.

PocketClass Inc. is an all-in-one platform that connects students with expert instructors, providing verified reviews, secure payments, and scheduling tools. 

Dekki

Dekki is an AI-driven edtech platform optimizing student learning by determining what to study and when. Using evidence-based memory algorithms, it improves retention and reduces study time. 

Enzamato Corporation

Enzamato Corporation creates enzyme-based natural products for holistic wellness, environmental sustainability, and ethical consumerism. 

Just Vertical

Just Vertical manufactures indoor growing systems for all spaces, making fresh produce more accessible and promoting sustainability. 

Lyrata Inc.

Lyrata Inc. revolutionizes hydroponic agriculture with SmartSoil, a biodegradable, recyclable grow medium that significantly reduces carbon emissions and enhances yield. 

HyC Light

HyC Light has developed a patent-pending solar energy solution that converts methane into clean hydrogen and carbon nanotubes for a zero-emissions future. 

KanataQ

KanataQ connects buyers with top-tier sustainability and ESG solution providers. 

KON Aerosystems

KON Aerosystems pioneers electromagnetic propulsion technology to reduce aviation fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Solutions cater to UAVs, defense, logistics, and environmental monitoring. 

Xatoms

Xatoms uses AI and quantum chemistry to predict 3D models of photocatalytic structures, advancing global water purification efforts. 

NanoMorphix

NanoMorphix specializes in advanced nano-reinforced coatings that enhance durability, self-heal, and protect against blue light and UV radiation. Applications include defense, aerospace, and consumer electronics. 

LUNR

LUNR designs, manufactures, and launches rockets in Canada, currently developing LUNR-01, the country’s most powerful rocket. 

Black Founders Network

Black Founders Network (BFN) supports early-stage Black entrepreneurs.

Centre for Entrepreneurship

Centre for Entrepreneurship offers entrepreneurship education, co-curricular programs, venture incubation and acceleration.

Creative Destruction Lab

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.

The Hatchery

The Hatchery develops entrepreneurial human capital and creates start-up companies through an innovative development process.

Health Innovation Hub

Health Innovation Hub (H2i) supports health-focused ventures from UofT and beyond through mentorship, programming, funding opportunities, and more.

ICUBE

ICUBE focuses on supporting social impact and underrepresented entrepreneurs.

InnovED

InnovED supports entrepreneurs who are serving education across PK-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Learning & Development.

SpinUp

SpinUp provides highly subsidized lab space and equipment, office spaces, entrepreneurship programming and supports startups in engaging with university trainees and partnering with researchers.

The BRIDGE

The BRIDGE provides a facility where business, research and innovation converge, delivering extraordinary student experiences through entrepreneurship, research, advanced training programs, and work-integrated learning.

UTEST

Provides support to University of Toronto entrepreneurs to create research-based companies.

SICIEEIL

Helps students and recent alumni from all disciplines launch successful ideas in research commercialization, social innovation, and business creation.

Desjardins Group – Lead Partner

MaRS

MaRS Discovery District helps Canadian startups succeed so they can solve our toughest problems in areas such as climate, health and the economy. As North America’s largest urban innovation hub and a registered charity, MaRS provides direct support for more than 1,200 ventures, builds communities of innovators and spurs the adoption of new solutions — in Canada and around the world.

Startup Canada

Startup Canada is the gateway to Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem that points you in the right direction, eliminates barriers, and champions your needs to private and public sector partners. We connect you with support organizations and peers across the country with industry expertise, regional knowledge, and funding to help you start and build successful businesses.

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) maximizes the commercial impact of research developed in Ontario’s colleges, universities, and research hospitals, and accelerates the commercialization of Made-in-Ontario intellectual property and technologies. OCI runs two investment funds and a few other grant programs to support technology companies in Ontario.

Dell for Startups

Dell for Startups supports entrepreneurs with dedicated technology advisors, advice, product recommendations, and discounts. We can assist anywhere from manufacturing to hardware needs.

Toronto Global

Toronto Global is a not-for-profit organization helping international companies expand into the Toronto Region. By offering tailored guidance and strategic connections, they support businesses in navigating one of North America’s most vibrant ecosystems.
Their goal is to champion Toronto’s position as a leading destination for global investment and growth.

City of Toronto

City of Toronto’s Small Business Enterprise Toronto is a one-stop source of resources that provides information, education, and access to services and programs that enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and thrive.

OBIO

OBIO® is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization offering programming and infrastructure to support early-stage and venture-backed companies across the therapeutics, medtech, diagnostics, digital health and consumer health sectors.

TIAP – Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners

Since 2008, TIAP has been building relationships with innovators and entrepreneurs at Toronto’s top universities, hospitals and research institutes to identify the most exciting sparks of ground-breaking therapeutic, medical device and digital health/AI innovation; and then providing the tools, resources, and know-how to transform this work into successful commercial ventures.

Mitacs

Mitacs helps companies advance their product/services through innovation, and access to academic expertise, talent and funding.

Front Row Ventures

FRV is Canada’s first university-focused venture capital fund investing in Canada’s most promising university founders. We are early-stage and industry-agnostic investors. We back high-impact student entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds and ambitious technology-enabled ideas, regardless of their field of work or study.

TechTO

TechTO is Canada’s largest tech community, uniting entrepreneurs, startups, founders and technologists through content, events and activations across Canada.

Vector Institute – FastLane Program

The FastLane program enables Canadian startups to accelerate their AI commercialization journey and compete more effectively in the global economy.

Zero to One Strategic

ZerotoOne is a strategic non-dilutive funding partner and takes a cashflow-first approach to maximize net revenues from R&D spend.

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Program, Business Tax Incentives Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency

The SR&ED Tax Incentive Program is the largest Government of Canada program supporting research and development in Canada, providing more than $3.7 billion in tax credits to over 17,000 businesses annually. SR&ED tax incentives encourage businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada.

U of T Libraries

U of T Libraries supports students, staff, faculty and community partners conduct effective research to support entrepreneurial education and exploration.

TBEP and TRANSFORM HF

TBEP facilitates the Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities program – a national entrepreneurship training program designed to bridge the translational gap for cardiovascular innovations. Together with TRANSFORM HF, they also run the ECHO Discovery program – an introductory program designed for those interested in exploring research translation and entrepreneurship within the cardiovascular health sector but who may be unsure how to proceed.

Climate Positive Energy

The Climate Positive Energy Initiative is the University of Toronto’s centre for interdisciplinary clean energy research. Linking science, social science, engineering, economics and policy researchers to transform our energy systems.