MaRS HealthKick Invest is the largest early-stage health investment conference in Canada
Connecting health leaders and influencers with the Canadian and global investment community
MaRS HealthKick Invest brings together innovators in the therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device, digital health, and consumer health spaces and connects them to global venture capital funds, family offices, angel investors, and other capital partners interested in investing in the future of health.
The conference will feature talks by leading health investors and executives, one-on-one meetings between companies and investors, and the HealthKick Challenge pitch competition. MaRS HealthKick Invest takes place at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
600+
attendees from 16 countries
300+
investors
50+
speakers
1,000+
one-on-one meetings
HealthKick Invest Advisory Committee
Selected speakers
Cedric Bisson
Partner
Teralys Capital
Bharat Srinivasa
Co-Founder & Associate
Amplitude Ventures
Shayn Diamond
Partner
Whitecap Venture Partners
Joel Finlayson
Partner
iGan Partners
Allyson Tighe
Co-Founder & Associate
Amplitude Ventures
Olivier Giner
Partner
iGan Partners
Kelly Holman
Managing Director
Genesys Capital
Elayne Wandler
Director, Partnerships & Programs
Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator
Sam Ifergan
Founder and Managing Partner
iGan Partners
Billy Lai
Associate
iGan Partners
Damian Lamb
Managing Director
Genesys Capital
Nilay Thakar
Associate
ARCH Venture Partners
Gregg Michaelson
Partner
Edison Partners
Richard Osborn
Managing Director
TELUS Ventures
Russell Samuels
Partner
Whitecap Venture Partners
Erhan Soyer-Osman
Investor
Two Sigma Ventures
Jamie Stiff
Managing Director
Genesys Capital
Marc Weill
Senior Advisor
Two Sigma Ventures
Agenda
DAY ONE: APRIL 2, 2019
Track 1 – Investing Panels
7:30 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.: Welcome and Keynote
9:30 a.m.: Early-Stage Digital Health and Medical Device Investing
10:30 a.m.: AI and Big Data – Digital Health and Medical Device Investing
11:30 a.m.: Angels and Family Offices Investing in Health
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m.: HealthKick Pitch Competition
3:00 p.m.: Early-Stage Therapeutics Investing
4:00 p.m.: AI and Big Data – Therapeutics Investing
5:00 p.m.: Announcement of HealthKick Pitch Finalists and Cocktail Reception
Track 2 – Fundraising Panels
7:30 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.: Welcome and Keynote
9:30 a.m.: Why I Did the Deal
10:30 a.m.: Reverse Due Diligence
11:30 a.m.: Understanding How VC’s are Motivated to Invest
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m.: HealthKick Pitch Competition
3:00 p.m.: What NOT to Do When Raising Capital
4:00 p.m.: Bootstrapping!
5:00 p.m.: Announcement of HealthKick Pitch Finalists and Cocktail Reception
DAY TWO: APRIL 3, 2019
Track 1
7:30 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.: Welcome & HealthKick Pitch-Off
9:30 a.m.: Multinational Partnering and Corporate Venture Capital Investing
10:30 a.m.: Venture Philanthropy
11:30 a.m.: Why Invest in Canada
12:30 p.m.: Lunch and Announcement of HealthKick Pitch Winner
1:30 p.m.: 1:1 Partnering
Track 2
7:30 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.: Welcome & HealthKick Pitch-Off
9:30 a.m.: VC’s Raising Too – Pitching is Not Just for Entrepreneurs
10:30 a.m.: After the Close
11:30 a.m.: How the Public Markets Affect Private Health Investing
12:30 p.m.: Lunch and Announcement of HealthKick Pitch Winner
1:30 p.m.: 1:1 Partnering
More details and speakers will be announced soon! Agenda subject to change
Pitch Competition
This year’s conference will feature the MaRS HealthKick Pitch Competition, which will spotlight and give 15 high-potential health technology companies a chance to compete for $25,000 cash and in-kind services worth up to $10,000.
