eSight Visit: iGan Analyst tests virtual reality glasses on family member with Stargardt Disease
December 1 2018 Anand Ganeshalingam It was a cold bright day in November, and the clocks were striking ten. A crowd was bustling through Toronto’s union station, and my uncle, standing next to me, counted the chimes quietly on his fingers. He has Stargardt Disease and can’t see the clock across the room, so he […]
Why Immigrants Make Great Entrepreneurs
November 26 2017 By Wall Street Journal Adrian Furnham Outsiders face a tough struggle fitting into a new culture. They must figure out how to deal with, and overcome, frustration, loneliness and a steep learning curve.And that’s why immigrants make such great entrepreneurs—they’re once again outsiders facing many of the same kinds of obstacles. Been there, done […]
The Unseen Perils of Crowdfunding for Investors
November 26 2017 By The Wall Street Journal Letting small investors buy shares in startups sounds like a great way for budding companies to raise cash. But it could be dangerous for the people putting up the money. In a paper published in the journal Business Horizons, Melissa S. Baucus, formerly of the University of […]
eSight has been named ‘best invention’ of 2017 by Time Magazine
Alexandra Sifferlin For the millions of people who are legally blind, navigation is a routine challenge. Though support canes and guide dogs can help, they cannot mimic actual vision. eSight 3 can. Think of it as the world’s most powerful pair of glasses: once users put on eSight, it records high definition video and uses magnification, contrast […]
SceneDoc & Galaxy S8 help Transit Police automate data collection
Samsung public safety solutions address the technology limitations that law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies face daily, incorporating the seamless integration of ubiquitous data access, defense-grade security and intuitive mobile technology that your people need to be agile and stay safe. Read More
Quandl is investors’ secret weapon to beating the market
Claire Brownell Hedge funds are willing to pay handsomely for Quandl’s alternative data because it helps them achieve alpha, or market-beating returns, that are harder and harder to come by as information becomes easier to find and analyze. (more…)
Exact Imaging Exec tested companies medical imaging tech – and found out he had cancer
Rajiv Rao Rob Sandler never thought that his marketing job at Exact Imaging would one day save his life. Read more at MaRS Blog
Planting the Seed
Sam Ifergan As an entrepreneur and investor, it’s not every day you have the opportunity to work on a world-changing project. So many factors need to line up; not just the product, technology and its impact, but finding the proper funding, talent, and opportunity to capitalize. In 2014 when iGan Partners first heard about a […]
Thomson Reuters pledges $100-million to growing Toronto technology hub
James Bradshaw “Thomson Reuters Corp. plans to invest $100-million (U.S.) to help build a permanent home for its growing Toronto technology hub. The news and information company has snapped up naming rights and all of the commercial office space in a major redevelopment of the former Southam Press Building. Sitting at the corner of Duncan […]
As the world rushes to protect data, Toronto emerges as a cybersecurity hub
Marjo Johne “In dozens of sports arenas across the United States, athletes unlock doors to secured areas with a biometric app on their mobile phones that recognizes their fingerprints, faces, eyes or voices. The technology is part of a made-in-Canada product by BioConnect, a Toronto startup whose core offering is an intelligent platform that translates […]
