Building Companies

The OBIO® Capital Access Advisory Program (CAAP®) operates downstream from existing entrepreneurship programs and focuses on accelerating technology commercialization, working towards Series A financing and strategic partnerships. OBIO’s CAAP® creates high value deal flow for both companies and investors, and opportunity to participate at the OBIO® Investment Summit and other international investment conferences.

What is OBIO’s CAAP®?

• A competitive, 9-12 month structured program for health science companies starting to raise a post-seed financing round over the next 12-18 months.

• CAAP® covers three fundamental business themes:

  • Business strategic planning & increasing the ROI for investors

  • Advanced fundraising strategies

  • Closing an investment round and business development contract

Benefits for CAAP® companies:

• Strategic Connections: Receive warm introductions and strategic guidance to venture investors, healthcare executives and business experts customized to your business strategy

• Lead Generation: Leverage support from the OBIO® team to reach out to VCs and strategic partners at international conferences to generate new leads

• Valuable Network Access: Get connected with the CAAP® and EAHN® alumni network of founders, as well as executive teams from OBIO® companies that have successfully closed financing

• Continuous Support: Enjoy ongoing support throughout your company’s journey, become a CAAP® alumnus

Eligibility requirements:

• Be a private, high-potential bioscience company based in Ontario

• Focus on developing human health science products including but not limited to: therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics or digital health technologies

• Starting to raise a post-seed financing round in the next 12-18 months

• Have enough resources and funding runway to reach key value inflection points

• Chief Executive Officer and/or other members of the senior management team of each company admitted into the program must be actively engaged in the program. This includes participation in CAAP® specific workshops and other events throughout the CAAP® term