Life Sciences Summit 2025
Have Fun. Make Friends. Build Life Sciences Companies. Invest in Life Sciences Companies. Be part of Life Sciences Week.
Apply to Raise Money
Applications due August 11, 2025
Investors
Due Diligence Kicks off August 13, 2025
The Summit is part of Life Sciences Week, Alberta’s largest life sciences event of the year. From September 22 to 26, connect with innovators, academics, policymakers, investors and industry leaders from across Canada.
Our Impact
$19M+
Raised for local Canadian startups in five years
120+
Companies invested into
2600
Syndicated cheques
500+
Investors
45
Investment Summits
About Our Partner API
75+
Industry projects
API is one of Canada’s largest not-for-profit life sciences organizations, playing a pivotal role in supporting the entire development and manufacturing lifecycle — from early-stage research through clinical trials to full-scale commercial production. By fostering local talent and resources, API enables companies to develop intellectual property within Canada and plays a leading role in securing the country’s supply of critical medicines while driving sustainable sector growth.
50+
SMEs, scale-ups, and spin-offs supported
$700M+
In value created for life sciences companies
100+
Network experts & advisors
Why join the 2025 Life Sciences Summit?
We are the Most Active Pre-Seed Investors in Canada.
We syndicate 30 deals per year
250+ Angels participate in our syndicates annually, from first-timers to seasoned investors
We help our syndicate companies attract additional capital from our co-investment partners
Time-bound and team-based Due Diligence
Throughout our 8-week process, we give companies clear and time-bound decisions every 2 weeks
We leverage the power of our collective investment teams to provide professional-grade due diligence
We negotiate deals that work for all parties and provide active feedback to our participating companies
Leverage the Community
The Finale culminates at Life Sciences Week in Alberta
Thousands attend TNT events annually
Leverage the community to provide more than capital
Startup TNT Life Sciences Summit 2025 Powered By API
Investment Summit Finale: September 24, 2025
Startup TNT is dedicated to improving access to capital for early-stage tech companies. We do this by increasing the pool of professional early-stage investors, educating entrepreneurs on fundraising best practices, and facilitating lasting relationships between both parties.
Startup TNT Investment Summits help raise capital for startups and make it easier for local investors, both seasoned and new, to angel investing.
Eligibility: Our Life Sciences Investment Summit is open to startups located anywhere in Canada.
Pre-series A companies (both pre- and post-revenue) are eligible
Typical round size is $500k - $2.5M
How it Works: $200k+ invested into each Winner ($150k+ from the individual angels and $40k+ from the VC fund, syndicated together as one cheque) + $25K-$150K+ side deals into additional companies.
Many angels decide to invest more than their original $5k cheque; therefore, the Winner will likely raise $200k - $500k+ in total. In 2024, our 11 Summit Winners received an average of $213K.
Additional side deals negotiated at the Summit Finale with non-winners range from $25k to $350k.
All deals are syndicated by Startup TNT (through an LP), resulting in a single line on your cap table and easy investor relations (we herd your cats).
LIFE SCIENCES KEY DATES
Aug 11 | Applications Close
Aug 12 | Company Kick-Off
Aug 13 | Due Diligence Kick-Off
Aug 21 | Pitch Night (virtual)
Sept 11 | Top 5 Announcement
Sept 24 | Finale Night
SUMMIT DETAILS
2 pitch nights (A virtual pitch night and a LIVE Finale during Life Sciences Week)
Top companies meet investors
Top 10 undergo detailed diligence
Top 5 pitch at the Summit Finale
How Summits Work
Companies apply to participate in the summit
20-40 Investors Pre-Commit $5,000 to invest in Summit Winners
Companies that make the first cut undergo due diligence 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!
TNT Capital VC Fund Co-Invests $40,000 into every TNT Summit Winner
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.