Life Sciences Summit 2025
Raise capital with the most active pre-seed investors in Canada
Raise $250k+ to launch your round
Apply by August 8, 2025
Summit Eligibility
Company stage:
Pre-series A companies (both pre- and post-revenue) are eligible
Typical round size is $500k - $2.5M
Geographic location: Companies must have their headquarters in Canada.
Company sector: Applicant companies must be able to demonstrate that they are a Life Sciences company with a product or service that is on a regulatory journey. We expect most companies to fall into at least one of the following categories:
Therapeutics and Vaccines
Diagnostics (including Software as a Medical Device)
Medical Devices
Veterinary and animal applications
Natural Health Products
Participation requirements: Companies must be able to engage with investors for an 8-week due diligence process that could include 6 or more investor meetings.
Should you be selected, you must be able to pitch at our Virtual Pitch Night and again at the Summit Finale Pitch Night on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 in Edmonton, AB.
TNT Capital VC Fund Co-Invests an additional $40,000 into every TNT Summit Winner
Our Impact
$20+M
Raised for local Canadian startups in five years*
120+
Companies invested into*
3000
Syndicated cheques
500+
Investors
45+
Investment Summits
*Including pending deals
About Our Partner API
API is Alberta’s largest not-for-profit life sciences organization. By bridging the gap between academic research and commercial development, API catalyzes growth in the life sciences sector and addresses key challenges that hold companies and innovators back from commercializing pharmaceuticals, natural health products, medical devices, diagnostics, and more. API's work brings life-changing research to the real world and ensures Alberta is a destination of choice for innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors.
75+
Industry projects
50+
SMEs, scale-ups, and spin-offs supported
$500M+
In value created for life sciences companies
100+
Network experts & advisors
70+
Employees
A Different Approach to Raising Capital
At Startup TNT, we understand that accessing capital is the biggest hurdle for startups. That's why we organize 30+ Angel Syndicates in Western Canada per year, to invest in both new and existing startups. We strongly believe that local startups stand to benefit from raising capital from local investors. We also believe that building companies and investing in startups is more enjoyable when done as a team, with friends. And we can confidently say that we have the most fun doing it.
Join us today!
How it Works 8-Weeks of Due Diligence
Companies apply to participate in the summit
20-40 Investors Pre-Commit $5,000 to invest in Summit Winners
Selected companies participate in due diligence with investors and join us for Pitch Night
Companies filter down to the top 5 and give one more pitch at the Finale Event where deal terms are negotiated
Additional Angel Investments committed live at the Finale!
Why raise capital with Startup TNT?
We are approachable
Many of our investors are writing their first Angel check with Startup TNT
We work to provide constructive feedback to all companies going through due diligence with us
We work together with the top companies to structure a deal that makes sense for all parties
We do a LOT of deals
We know what it takes to close a deal and we work directly with investors to get to “YES”
We fund around 10% of the deals we screen, an order of magnitude higher success rate for entrepreneurs than most VC funds
We syndicate many small cheques into a single investment so you have a clean cap table with the benefit of a broad investment network
We are a community
At our summits, entrepreneurs meet new investors, new business partners, and new employees
We have a network of business professionals to offer you advice, support, and mentorship whenever they can
What They Say About Us
IT’S FUN! You get to enjoy some drinks, chat about cool new technologies, and meet all kinds of awesome people. It always feels like I get the opportunity to bring some value in and get some value out.
Kyle Kanovsky, Investor
We’re both born in Saskatchewan, and we’ve chosen as a family to keep our roots here. We want to see the people around us succeed, and also see our kids, and the future generations succeed. We want to create a legacy of success for Saskatchewan.