MaRS is a Canadian science and technology innovation hub and registered charity that supports startups through commercialization assistance, connections to capital, and access to talent and research networks. MaRS's Twitter Score is 10 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #95,011 among 498,071 tracked accounts.
MaRS was founded by Dr. John Evans and a group of civic leaders who donated to establish the organization and secured additional support from governments, corporations, and the University of Toronto. Funding for its programs comes from the Province of Ontario and Government of Canada, alongside charitable donations. The organization operates across sectors including life sciences, cleantech, fintech, AI, quantum, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
MaRS reports supporting more than 1,200 technology and science startups; since 2010, those startups have raised more than $19 billion in capital and employ more than 33,000 people. Its venture-capital arm, MaRS IAF, is described by the organization as one of Canada's most active seed-stage investors. MaRS also operates MaRS Innovation Hubs and continues to run active startup programs, investor services, and events.
MaRS has 84,199 followers as of October 2026 and has published 60,559 posts. The account has been mentioned by 117 accounts, with 481 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow MaRS include 60 founders, 13 angel investors, 14 influencers and 15 VCs, among them Joseph Lubin, ETHGlobal, Ethan Buchman, Kalos, CoinFund and vanessagrellet.eth.