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Trexo Robotics is a startup company founded by U of T students Manmeet Maggu and Rahul Udasi. Trexo Robotics joined the inaugural cohort of Hatchery LaunchLab,a new program in U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery accelerator that provides support and funding to enable follow-on investment for engineering research-based startups. Trexo is also a recent graduate of Rotman’s Creative Destruction Lab,the Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab,and a member of the Faculty of Medicine’s Health Innovation Hub (H2i). Pictured: U of T students and Trexo Robotics co-founders Manmeet Maggu (right) and Rahul Udasi built a robotic exoskeleton for children after Maggu’s nephew was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Originally published in the June 19,2017 U of T News article: #UofTGrad17: How a U of T startup is helping disabled children walk like ‘Iron Man’

The University of Toronto is situated in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology hubs – the second largest in North America with the same startup density as Silicon Valley.

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in Canada for research-based startups

top 5

in the world for university startup incubators

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venture-backed companies created

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U of T Startups

This directory includes companies founded by U of T students, alumni or faculty, companies built using intellectual property generated at U of T, as well as companies that have participated in a U of T accelerator.

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Startup news

Audience photo of the on-campus Hult Prize Pitch Competition
news February 14, 2025

Innovation on Display: U of T's 2025 Hult Prize OnCampus Pitch Competition 

Eight University of Toronto (U of T) student teams showcased their innovative solutions to pressing global challenges at the 2025...

news February 7, 2025

‘The proof of concept is here’: OISE doctoral candidate sparks innovation and leadership in Zambia with a girls hackathon 

This past August, in Zambia’s Copperbelt province, 120 high school girls gathered at Copperbelt University for the ZAMWILL Girls Hackathon...

news February 7, 2025

HDAX Therapeutics Awarded 2024 Temerty Innovation Prize for Student Entrepreneurship 

When Dr. Nabanita Nawar and Dr. Pimyupa Manaswiyoungkul first met in University of Toronto’s chemistry labs, neither expected their work...