Sixteen local companies will battle it out in a virtual pitch showdown. HAMILTON – June 10, 2020 – Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2020, Lions Lair is Hamilton’s premier pitch competition that gives up-and-coming entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business to a Read more…
HAMILTON – Sept. 26, 2019 – IRIS, a company which enables cities to conduct real-time monitoring of road conditions using AI-enabled dash cams, took home a top prize of $35,000 after making their pitch the Lions and a sold-out crowd. Read more…
In 2018, when MesoMat took home top prize at the 8th annual LiONS LAIR competition, their flexible fibres were targeting the wearable tech industry. Today their focus is on a much larger target. “Wearables were a great stepping stone to Read more…
Gowling WLG has been a proud supporter of LiON’S LAIR since its inception, and for many years we have offered our legal services as one of the LiON’S LAIR prizes. Indeed, helping startup companies get off the ground and move Read more…
At the 2018 Gala, five companies walked away with prizes after being selected as winners of the 8th annual LiONS LAIR. One year later, the companies are continuing to grow and expand. 1st Place Winner: MesoMat In March MesoMat closed Read more…
Three ways to grow your business (in 48 hours or fewer) Digital strategy in its full glory is complex. It requires different types of expertise, and(!) the patience to work within algorithms that change all the time. Many brands have Read more…
HAMILTON – Aug. 15, 2019 – Ten local companies will be pitching live for a chance to win up to $75,000 in cash prizes at the Lions Lair this fall. Fifteen semifinalists were narrowed down to 10 after the first Read more…
HAMILTON – June 11, 2019 – Who dares to enter the Lions Lair? Fifteen local startups have been narrowed down from a field of over 60 applicants to compete in Innovation Factory’s signature pitch competition, Lions Lair. This Read more…
MesoMat Wins $76,000 at LiON’S LAIR 2018 With Their “Conductible, Body Conforming, Wearable Technology” Hamilton, ON (Sept 28, 2018) – After almost two months of anticipation, the winners of the 8th annual LiON’S LAIR Competition were announced yesterday evening at a Read more…
Our 2018 Top Ten Finalists Age Rate Age Rate has developed a prototype which uses a mouth swab and test to determine how well a user is ageing by comparing their biological age to their chronological age. Altius Analytics Read more…