Angel One's Executive Director, David W. Wright spoke with Haltech Regional Innovation Centre on April 24th to discuss raising angel investment during a pandemic.

Stock market values of many companies are dropping steeply. Much of the world is home in an effort to fight COVID-19. Some investors retreat to safety. You may be wondering if now is the best time to seek investment.

This year saw 21 ventures from Haltech, Innovation Factory, Innovation Guelph, Innovate Niagara and the RIC Centre take the stage and pitch to over 100 accredited investors. Karen Grant, Executive Director at Angel One Investor Network notes that these high-potential technology startups, “have earned their place and are ready to impress with their opportunities.”

IRIS, a company which enables cities to conduct real-time monitoring of road conditions using AI-enabled dash cams, took home the top prize of $35,000 after making their pitch the Lions to a sold-out crowd.IRIS’ technology enables city-owned assets such as buses and trucks to autonomously locate and measure the formation of potholes and road damage, cutting down the cost of manual patrols employed by cities today…

Angel One Network held its sixth annual Founders and Funders Celebration last night where it announced the winners of the Pauli Awards, beautiful handmade glass sculptures created by local artist, Paull Rodrigue. Angel One congratulates the following winners.