We recently attended an interesting occasional event set up by The National Research Council Canada (NRC). designed to bring entrepreneurs and investors together. The NRC’s Industrial Research Assistance Program’s Lions’ Den on June 24th was a closed, invitation-only event. The Lions’ Dens aren’t publicized and you won’t find much information about them with a web search.

The event flow is modeled after the Dragon’s Den show on CBC. The idea is to introduce a handful of companies looking for investors to prominent local investment groups. We enjoyed participating and hearing the pitches from entrepreneurs working with the NRC.