# Ryerson University

> Ryerson University is a VC fund in Toronto backing Fashion and E-Commerce. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/ryerson-university
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ryersonu
- Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryersonu/

Ryerson University is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. Ryerson is Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Ryerson has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community.Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitiousresearch agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Ryerson is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.Ryerson offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 140,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Ryerson is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.Ryerson is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings: the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, the Ryerson Image Centre in the heart of campus, and a Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street. In addition, a Health Sciences building is in the planning stages.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ryerson University. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Ryerson University. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ryerson-university?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| Health Care | 2 | 22% |
| Apparel | 1 | 11% |
| Fitness | 1 | 11% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 4 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 6 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sean Wise | Asst. Professor | 0 | — |
| Arash Kalatian | Research Assistant | 0 | — |
| Catherine Middleton | Professor | 0 | — |
| Derek Luke | Entrepreneur In Residence (Biomedical Zone) | 0 | — |
| Diane Brisebois | Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MedaKi | MedaKi is a web-application that increases accessibility to OTC products through a network of local pharmacies. For our MVP, MedaKi will begin by providing online users a marketplace for Over the Counter (OTC) products through a digital catalogue. These products will be supplied through local pharmacies that will serve same-day delivery. | $15.8K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| MedaKi | MedaKi is a web-application that increases accessibility to OTC products through a network of local pharmacies. For our MVP, MedaKi will begin by providing online users a marketplace for Over the Counter (OTC) products through a digital catalogue. These products will be supplied through local pharmacies that will serve same-day delivery. | $7.7K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Trebble | Trebble’s online audio editor makes it possible for the average person to create spoken-word audio that sounds professionally produced. |  | Seed | Jun 23, 2020 |  |
| Blade Filters | Blade Filters is the face of innovation in the stagnant, indoor, activated carbon air filtration industry. They create activated carbon air filters with a replaceable carbon cartridge. | $43K | Grant | Dec 13, 2018 |  |
| Trebble | Trebble’s online audio editor makes it possible for the average person to create spoken-word audio that sounds professionally produced. |  | Seed | May 24, 2018 |  |
| Adrenalease | Adrenalease is an online store that sells adjustability posture apparel. They allow consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the internet using a web browser or a mobile app. Their products serve consumers. | $10K | Grant | Apr 02, 2018 |  |
| Daniel Christian Tang | Daniel Christian Tang is a design firm based out of Toronto Canada that designs and manufactures high end 3D Printed Fine Jewelry. | $30K | Grant | Oct 25, 2017 |  |
| WerkApp | WerkApp is an automated platform that makes temporary staffing easier and affordable for the industrial sector. With a data-driven approach and machine learning component Werk is able to provide reliable staff just by the click of a button. | $25K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2017 |  |
| CUCU Covers | Cucu Covers provides a new method of personalizing bank cards. Customers can choose from a variety of designs or one can make their own on their website, and these personalised covers are temporary and replaceable. | $25K | Grant | Apr 07, 2016 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DMZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-media-zone) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Joe Fresh](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-fresh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Meta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/facebook) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meta) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ryerson University invest in?

Ryerson University invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ryerson University?

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### Who are the partners at Ryerson University?

The team at Ryerson University includes Sean Wise (Asst. Professor), Arash Kalatian (Research Assistant) and Catherine Middleton (Professor), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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