MaRS Discovery District
Also known as MaRS
Innovation hub Toronto, Canada Since 2000 marsdd.com
Overview
Non-profit innovation hub in Toronto, founded in 2000, whose MaRS Centre on University Avenue opened in 2005 next to the University of Toronto and the University Health Network. It supports science and technology ventures through advisory services, a capital program connecting startups with investors and the Momentum scale-up program. MaRS reports supporting over 1,200 ventures, which raised more than C$10.6B between 2010 and 2024.
What startups get
Membership tiers with advisory services, investor introductions through the MaRS Capital Program, scale-up support through Momentum, corporate-partner access and office and lab space.
Details
- Type
- Innovation hub
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Canada
- Format
- Membership programs and physical campus
- Who can apply
- Canadian science and technology ventures
- Stages
- Seed, Early stage, Growth
- Sectors
- health, climate, fintech, enterprise software
- Started
- 2000
- Status
- Active
- Website
- marsdd.com
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.