Disruption Magazine

Your secret weapon for investor relations success? 🎯 Owned media. Blogs, websites, emails—these aren’t just digital placeholders; they’re power tools for your brand. Why owned media matters: ✅ Full control over your messaging ✅ Data you can trust and leverage ✅ A launchpad for earned media (like features, shoutouts, and shares) Ready to build a strategy that sticks? Dive into the latest LaunchPad article and discover how owned media can fuel business growth here: https://lnkd.in/gVwFHczb irlabs #InvestorRelations #IR #BusinessGrowth #OwnedMedia

Our next issue of Disruption drops next week and the theme this time around is Impact! Here's what to expect. 👇 The issue celebrates the innovators, visionaries, and changemakers driving meaningful change across industries. Get ready for: ✨ A bold call to action from Wendy Cukier on AI and equity. ✨ A spotlight on Calgary’s rise as an entrepreneurial powerhouse. ✨ Inspiring profiles of women making a difference and redefining leadership like Mona Sabet and Sunny Schwartz. ✨ Winners of the Mitacs Innovation Awards—true trailblazers in ingenuity. 🚀 Stay tuned for stories of impact, transformation, and innovation shaping the future, and subscribe to get notified when it's released! https://lnkd.in/eVsy8hpD #Impact #MakingADifference #StartupNews #TechNews #Disruption

As charitable donations decline, especially among younger Canadians, the secondhand economy is booming. Enter GiveRise, the Toronto-based startup transforming fundraising by connecting nonprofits to the $350B+ secondhand market. Their platform allows users to sell items and donate proceeds to nonprofits, aligning with Gen Z & Millennial values of sustainability & affordability. A win for communities, the planet, & the next generation of donors. 💚 ➡️ Learn how GiveRise is reshaping the charitable sector: https://lnkd.in/eHkBmUuJ #GivingTuesday #Sustainability #SecondhandEconomy #CharityInnovation

What started as a simple PDF list of satellite events has grown into a game-changing app, thanks to the vision of Ali Ardakani, founder of Novateur Ventures Inc. Ali recognized the challenge attendees faced in navigating the countless satellite events surrounding the JPM Healthcare Conference and finding the most valuable networking opportunities. Determined to level the playing field, Ali launched a free app that has since become an essential tool for 8,000+ users, empowering attendees to maximize their conference experience. 👉 Read on to learn about Ali's journey, the app's impact, and more here: https://lnkd.in/eCYNnwgs #InnovativeTech #TechInnovation #TechNews #Founders #StartupCommunity #Disruption

Investor Relations + Email Marketing = A Winning Combo 💥 Dive into this article to discover:  ➡️ How email marketing can be a powerful tool for connecting with your investors ➡️ Best practices for effective campaigns, from timing to branding and compliance ➡️ And more!  Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eqCqBM_C  #InvestorRelations #EmailMarketing #BusinessGrowth

Silvana Huaman is on a mission to change the light electric vehicle industry and make clean transportation accessible and sustainable. 🚲 The Co-Founder and CRO of FTEX shares her journey from tech marketing to electric mobility, how she's scaling in the U.S. and Europe, and more. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/eXkMXef8 #WomenInTech #ElectricMobility #SustainableFuture #ElectricVehicles #Innovation #TechNews

Exciting news for Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses!  The federal government has announced two major programs to boost AI adoption across the country, with $300 million in funding to help SMBs integrate cutting-edge technology. Here’s what’s happening: - $200M for the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) to support AI integration across regions - $100M for the AI Assist program focused on R&D, testing, and validation of generative AI and deep learning Applications are live: https://lnkd.in/e-UG64Vp  #AI #CanadianBusiness #SmallBusinesses #Innovation

If you have an Ontario-based business, this is for you.  👉 Check out this list of the top grants, loans, and tax credits available in 2025 to see what funding support you can tap into: https://lnkd.in/esXEQfTw #OntarioBusiness #Funding #SmallBusinesses #Entrepreneurship #Grants #StartupFunding

While AI often seems like a buzzword, Sean Stephens is on a mission to ensure it becomes a core driver of real, strategic impact. Read on to learn why simply “filling the AI bucket” isn’t enough, how Treefrog Group is guiding CEOs to navigate AI in ways that push industries forward, and why businesses can't afford to ignore AI:: https://lnkd.in/eTHxv33g #AIInnovation #AI #AINews #AIStrategy #FutureOfWork

What if we could predict drug success before it even hits clinical trials? Nardin Nakhla, co-founder of Simmunome Inc., is tackling one of biotech’s biggest mysteries with a groundbreaking platform that uses AI to make drug development smarter and faster. Get the inside story on how Simmunome’s disease-agnostic model could change the future of precision medicine here: https://lnkd.in/e9RQXmCr #Biotech #AI #Pharma #DrugDevelopment #PrecisionMedicine #WomenInTech