COMPANY SPOTLIGHT

🚀 From Clinic Fix to $1.8B Centaur - Jane App’s Remarkable Rise

Jane App started as a simple tool built by Vancouver-based founders Alison Taylor, a clinic owner, and Trevor Johnston, a developer, to solve their own scheduling and record keeping headaches.

What began as a side project on a quickly turned into a breakout platform for health clinics around the world. Without raising significant venture capital and bootstrapped by the profits of the Founders' side hustles, Jane grew by word of mouth- each delighted customer bringing in more. Today, Jane serves tens of thousands of clinics across the globe, all while staying proudly Canadian, profitable, and customer-obsessed.

Why Jane Is a Tech Success Story

• 🦄 $1.8B valuation via a recent secondary deal — no new dilution, just reward for early employees
  

• 💰 $100M+ ARR milestone reached in 2024, now a proud Canadian “centaur”
  

• 👥 Bootstrapped growth with high NPS and a cult-like following in the healthcare community
  

• 🏆 Award-winning support, including a Stevie Award for customer service in 2025
  

• 🌎 Built in Canada, scaled globally, proving world-class tech doesn’t need to leave home
  

Jane is a reminder that you can build big by starting small, serving deeply, and scaling intentionally.

🎧 Want the full Jane App story? Co-Founder & Co-CEO Trevor Johnston shared the story with the TechTO community at Together Vancouver on February 24th, 2025.

WHAT’S NEXT AT TECHTO? 

WHY ATTEND?

This special edition of Together Toronto features 3 powerful founder talks and a demo day spotlighting some of the city’s most promising startups - handpicked by Toronto’s TOP VCs.

With 500+ attendees each month, our Together events are a high-energy, low-pressure space for founders, operators, and investors to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from some of the most influential people building Canada’s tech future.

This time, we’re also bringing the Rocketships Tour to Toronto - your chance to meet the local high-growth companies that are scaling fast and the investors backing them.

SNEAK PEEK: After an exciting round of demos, attendees will hear real-world insights and best practices from two standout founders.

• Matthew Reeves, CEO of Together Software, an Absorb Company, is joining us just a few months after the announcement of the acquisition of his company to Absorb. We can’t wait to hear what he’s got to say!

• Sameer Dhar Co-Founder, NiaHealth, is transforming how patients engage with care—don’t miss his insights on building in HealthTech and standing out in a crowded space.

OPPORTUNITIES TO WATCH 👀 

• Calling all AgeTech startups: The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge is back! Canadian startups and SMEs improving life for older adults and caregivers can apply to win $20K in cash prizes. Learn more or apply here.
  

• League of Innovators (LOI) is one of North America's best startup accelerators for founders under 30 Launched by Ryan Holmes (Founder of Hootsuite) the programs alumni list is STACKED (SmartSweets, Blume, Reusables, Blossom Social, Aruna Revolution, Marlow, Benny and more...) Learn more or apply here.
  

• The TechTO Rocketships Tour is ON! 🚀 We're on the lookout for standout Canadian tech companies—at any stage—that are showing exceptional momentum. Nominated by leading VCs and the local startup community, these companies might be scaling fast, solving meaningful problems, or gaining rapid traction. Submit a company here.

NEXT BIG GIGS 💼 

Find your next “big gig” in tech- in this section we’re featuring a short-list of interesting job opportunities from our job board. 249 new jobs have been added to our job board in the last 30 days. Check out all Canadian 🇨🇦 tech jobs.

• TechTO is HIRING!! We’re looking for an ambitious Growth Marketing Manager to join our team and be at the helm of Canada’s most connected tech community. How to Apply: We're asking candidates to submit a short video via email ([email protected]) or social media. Tell us why this role excites you, and share something you’ve built or worked on that shows that you know how to drive growth.
  

• BorderPass, the clear and affordable platform for immigration guidance and legal support is hiring an Applied AI Engineer.  This is a remote work opportunity. Apply Here.
  

• CommonSku which is revolutionizing the promotional products space is hiring for 5 roles this includes 4 engineering roles and one AE/Sales role. Check out the 5 jobs here.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS 📆

Here are the important dates to save on your calendar!

• Rocketships Tour + Together Toronto, August 11 at 5:00pm — REGISTER HERE
  

• Sales Toronto: Monday, August 18 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE

• Together Toronto: Monday, September 8 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE
  

• Commerce Toronto: Monday, September 15 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE
  

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