Thank you Melissa and all of our community for your support! #mentalhealth #healthtech #roga
Beyond excited Alison Smith Ph.D. !!!
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Thank you Melissa and all of our community for your support! #mentalhealth #healthtech #roga
Beyond excited Alison Smith Ph.D. !!!
Grateful to MaRS Discovery District and Nirali Rathwa, for hosting an incredible Trailblazing Women in Healthcare event. The evening was filled with insightful discussions from amazing founders like: Shalini Gupta, Carla Spina, and Serena Mandla,. Alison represented Roga and connected with many inspiring mentors. A huge congratulations to those who recently closed their rounds – cheering you on! It was wonderful seeing Sigrun Watson, Neelam Bance, Deena Baikowitz, Shelley Vaisberg, Latchmi Raghunanan, Golda Naana, Feiran Zhou, Ana Maria Palusci, Hema Patel, and Orchid Jahanshahi,. #healthtech #startup #roga #mentalhealth
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
A big thank you to MaRS Discovery District and Nirali Rawthra for hosting the Trailblazing Women in Healthcare event last night. Valuable insights were shared by fellow founders: Shalini Gupta, Carla Spina, and Serena Mandla,. Wonderful to see all of you! And congratulations, again, to those who recently closed their rounds. I'm cheering you on. Sigrun Watson, Neelam Bance, Deena Baikowitz, Shelley Vaisberg, Latchmi Raghunanan, Ph.D., Golda Naana Boakye, Feiran Zhou, Ana Maria Palusci, Hema Patel, Patty I., Orchid Jahanshahi, MBA, #healthtech #startup
Exciting News! 🎉 Big shout out to Josh Scott and BetaKit for succinctly covering our latest milestone. We're thrilled to announce we've raised $1.2M USD ($1.7M CDN) in pre-seed funding! Huge thank you to our investors, Exceptional Ventures, ODX by On Deck, Mind Ventures, the AngelList Fund, Centre for Aging Brain Health Innovation, Ontario Brain Institute and our valued angel investors. Without you, this dream wouldn't have been possible. Roga's mental healthcare platform combines a wearable device and a companion App to help you combat stress and burnout. Since launching last year, we've made significant progress offering our corporate benefits program to employers. This funding will help us accelerate our market expansion. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g4ixpzh3 #MentalHealth #Neurotech #Healthtech #Betakit #Roga
We are thrilled to announce that our Chief Scientist Alison , will be moderating a panel at the 2024 Brampton Venture Zone by TMU Expo! If you are in Canada, join us on July 25th at the Rose Theatre for an engaging discussion on ‘Innovating Health with Women in Mind.’ We'll be sharing the stage with distinguished leaders such as Dr. Teresa Chan, Founding Dean of the TMU School of Medicine; Vito Ciciretto, CEO of Dynacare; and Isaac Olowolafe, Co-founder & General Partner of BKR Capital. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from experts driving health innovation. Register here - https://lnkd.in/gsQmCQnY #BramptonMade #HealthInnovation #WomenInHealth #Roga #MentalHealthTech
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
I'm delighted to announce my participation as a panel moderator at the 2024 Brampton Venture Expo, organized by the Brampton Venture Zone by TMU. On July 25th, join us at the Rose Theatre in downtown Brampton for a discussion on ‘Innovating Health with Women in Mind’. I'm happy to share the stage with Dr. Teresa Chan, Founding Dean of the TMU School of Medicine; Vito Ciciretto, CEO of Dynacare; Isaac Olowolafe, Co-founder & General Partner of BKR Capital, who have each made significant strides and contributions in their respective fields. I am looking forward to diving into an insightful and innovative conversation! See you at the 2024 BVX! #bramptonmade Register here - https://lnkd.in/gsQmCQnY
This week we are celebrating Roga's graduation from the Creative Destruction Lab by attending CDL's Super Session at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. CDL is a 9-month global startup program for early-stage, science-based companies to receive mentorship from accomplished entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists. It was awesome to share experiences with 500 attendees, and hear inspiring keynotes from Shivon Zilis @Neuralink and Chris Hadfield the astronaut! We want to extend our gratitude to some special people: Jigna Shah, Tammi Kral, PhD, Khurram S., Alex Maierean, Dion Kelly, Gordie Noye, Theresa Quick and Pierluigi Mantovani #cdlsupersession #buildsomethingmassive #cdltoronto #startup #roga
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
Yesterday, we celebrated Roga graduating from the Creative Destruction Lab by attending CDL's Super Session at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. CDL is a 9 month global startup program for seed-stage, science-based companies to receive mentorship from accomplished entrepreneurs, angel investors, economists, and scientists. With over 500 attendees, I'd like to thank the following founders, mentors, and industry experts for their very engaging and meaningful conversations: Tammi Kral, PhD, Khurram S., Alex Maierean, Dion Kelly, Gordie Noye, and Lahav Gil. #cdlsupersession #buildsomethingmassive #cdltoronto #startup
This week we had the pleasure to present at the Women in Tech Breakfast hosted by Deloitte. A big thank you to Jigna Shah and her team for inviting us and organizing. We're proud to be part of such an inspiring community. #WomenInTech #TechLeadership #Networking #Roga
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Women in Tech Breakfast hosted by Deloitte. Big thank you to Jigna Shah and the Deloitte team for such a wonderful way to meet up with fellow tech founders and executives.
🚀 We're proud of Alison, our CSO for representing Roga at the MaRS Impact Health conference! Alison was on the main stage alongside other inspiring founders, talking about the importance of founder mental health. At Roga, we're dedicated to transforming mental health care, making personalized stress management accessible to all. #neurotech #healthtech #startup
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
Excellent time being a part of the MaRS Impact Health conference at MaRS Discovery District: an event that brings together innovators across digital health, medical devices and biotech to commercialize new breakthroughs, empower our healthcare workers and improve patient outcomes. I had an opportunity to be a part of a panel discussing founder mental health alongside Edna Chosack, Louise Pichette, and moderated by Sarah Bartnicka from The Peak. I also pitched Roga on the main stage alongside fellow founders: Shalini Gupta, Sakeena Mihar, and Atefeh Zarabadi. #neurotech #healthtech #startup
We're thrilled to announce that Roga has graduated from the Creative Destruction Lab Neuro program! Over the past 9 months at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, we received invaluable mentorship from top entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and scientists. A special thank you to Jamie Bruce, Zeeshan Ali, Lahav Gil, Andrea Bielecki, Meltem Ballan, Ph.D., Allison Sekuler, Debbie Fischer, Monique Moran, Marie-Claude Jacques, and Keith Carlton for their incredible guidance. Huge thanks to Florence, and Xiaodong, Rotman MBA candidates, for their expertise and dedication, and to Jonah Levite, our venture manager, and Ally MacDonald for facilitating our collaboration with The Knowledge Society (TKS) and CDL apprentice program. Congratulations to our fellow CDL-Neuro graduates: 4D Surgical, Evolution Devices, GoodCap Pharmaceuticals Inc., JelikaLite, MeOmics Precision Medicine Ltd, Modulo Bio, Panaxium, PHOSPHOENIX, and SiNON Nano Sciences . Wishing you all continued success! Looking forward to the Super Session in June! #buildsomethingmassive #cdltoronto #startup
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
We are delighted to announce that Roga has officially graduated from the Creative Destruction Lab, CDL-Neuro program. Held at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, CDL is a 9 month global startup program for seed-stage, science-based companies to receive mentorship from accomplished entrepreneurs, angel investors, economists, and scientists. We are incredibly thankful to the CDL program for challenging us to build a stronger, more impactful company. I have learned a great deal from our mentors and would like to send a special thank you to Jamie Bruce, Zeeshan Ali, Lahav Gil, Andrea Bielecki, Meltem Ballan, Ph.D., Allison Sekuler, Debbie Fischer, Monique Moran, Marie-Claude Jacques, and Keith Carlton. Thank you for sharing your time, extraordinary expertise, and sound advice. A huge thank you to Florence Liberski and Xiaodong Ma, two Rotman MBA candidates who generously worked alongside us during CDL. We are grateful for your deep expertise and energy for solving complex issues. Thank you to Jonah Levite for being the best venture manager and Ally MacDonald for your invitation to work with students from The Knowledge Society (TKS) and CDL apprentice program. Congratulations to our fellow CDL-Neuro graduates: 4D Surgical, Evolution Devices, GoodCap Pharmaceuticals Inc., JelikaLite, MeOmics Precision Medicine Ltd, Modulo Bio, Panaxium, PHOSPHOENIX, and SiNON Nano Sciences . We wish you continued success. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Super Session in June! #buildsomethingmassive #cdltoronto #startup
We're thrilled to announce that our CSO, Alison, will be speaking at #MaRSImpactHealth on June 13th, discussing neuroscience and mental health. We'll be pitching as part of the healthtech start-up showcase on the mainstage. Come see us ath the health conference at MaRS Discovery District! https://lnkd.in/gWRPgH8U #MentalHealth #HealthTech #StartUp #Roga #Neurotechnology #AI #WearableTech
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be speaking at #MaRSImpactHealth on June 13th discussing start-up founder mental health. I'm also pitching Roga as a part of the healthtech start-up showcase on the medical devices mainstage. Join me for the 2-day health conference at MaRS Discovery District June 12-13. Don't miss out. Register now. https://lnkd.in/gWRPgH8U
Great read! EP&T Magazine featured Roga's innovative wearable, and we even made it to the cover! Wohooo 🎉 ! We are so honored to be highlighted in the MedTech section. Check it out: #stress #healthtech #neuroscience
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Roga | Neurotech Wearable | Voted World Changing Idea by Fast Company
Hot off the press: At Roga we have created a wearable device designed to reduce intense stress and burnout. Roga offers a science-backed wearable device to reduce brain activity associated with intense stress, paired with an app that provides highly personalized, AI-generated guided meditations and tracking analytics. We are very proud of the engineering that went into crafting our pocket-sized and fashionable form factor that allows stressed out users to get the help they need wherever they are: at home, at work, or on the go. Read more about the development of Roga in this month's addition of ept magazine. https://lnkd.in/g6XynwjK #stress #healthtech #neuroscience