MaRS Discovery District

MaRS Discovery District is a direct investment firm based in Toronto, Canada. Established in 2000, it is a comprehensive innovation hub and a registered charity supporting a portfolio of over 1200+ ventures. From startups to scale-ups, MaRS offers a range of services that help founders grow their companies and create meaningful innovation: solving real problems for real people. It works with hundreds of companies across the country, turning breakthrough ideas into products and services with global impact. MaRS membership provides everything founders and ventures from seed to scale-up need to increase their odds of success: functional and industry expert advisory and mentorship, connections to capital and funding, peer networking events and workshops, specialized cohort programs, PR services, market intelligence, data & benchmarking. The assets of the firm are managed by the executive management team.