Vertex Health presents CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY IN HEALTH TECH, a live showcase and an industry mixer for exploring the perspectives of early-stage entrepreneurs, investors and community builders on early-stage VC funding in Canada. Hosted in collaboration with the Canada Startup Association, Toronto Tech Week, Toronto Metropolitan University and Brampton Venture Zone this event brings together first-hand experience of founders, investors & community builders on raising capital for early-stage health tech startups in Canada. Canada’s health-technology investment market staged a notable rebound in 2025, but the recovery was narrow with capital flowing into fewer companies, larger financings and later-stage opportunities. This reveals cautious optimism rather than a broad-based resurgence even as total disclosed funding in the industry reached approximately $1.3 billion in 2025, marking a sharp increase from the prior year. With exit markets still constrained and early-stage financing tight, the Canadian health-tech ecosystem remains in a selective growth phase. For market watchers, the message is that opportunity exists, but it increasingly favours companies that can prove clinical relevance, economic value and a realistic path to liquidity. The sector’s next chapter will depend not just on innovation, but on execution. Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com Hosted By Vertex Health Inc. Dr. Saira Siddique Co-Hosted By Canada Startup Association tehmina@canadastartups.co Toronto Tech Week contact@torontotechweek.com Brampton Venture Zone bramptonzone@torontomu.ca

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