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Hundreds from Toronto’s startup community packed Berkeley Church for Extreme Startup’s Spring 2013 Demo Day on June 13, 2013

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Hundreds from Toronto’s startup community, including 125 investors, packed <a href="http://www.berkeleyevents.com/">Berkeley Church</a> for Extreme Startup’s Spring 2013 Demo Day. <a href="http://www.extremestartups.com/overview/">Extreme Startups</a> is one of Canada's top accelerators.

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Each startup receives $50,000 up front, and up to $150,000 from Business Development Bank of Canada</a> at the end of the program. The third cohort included BRIKA, Instaradio, Koge, Polychart and Sciencescape.

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<a href="http://www.brika.com">BRIKA</a> describes itself as a curated online shopping destination for discovering well-crafted lifestyle products from talented and inspiring makers. It’s essentially Etsy meets Fab.

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BRIKA announced that it has lined up partnerships with tastemakers and high-profile celebs including Lauren Bush and Donna Karan, and secured deals with J. Crew’s brand, Madewell, and the Hudson’s Bay Co. Follow them @ShopBrika

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Its company name and skeuomorphic logo may look familiar, but what differentiates <a href="http://www.instaradio.com">Instaradio</a> is its ability to create live audio streams that can be shared instantly. Dr. Kevin Kilman, who gave up his career as a dentist to found the company, says his app is especially useful for comedians and musicians who want to amplify their reach to the global stage.

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Since posting its app 10 days ago, it’s been downloaded 4,000 times and 8,000 broadcasts have been made. The company is looking for $1-million in funding and it has raised about $300,000 so far.

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<a href="https://www.kogevitamins.com">Koge</a>, one of the Globe's featured <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/starting-out/how-a-toronto-startup-plans-to-transform-massive-vitamin-industry/article11606333/">Disruptors</a>, is a vitamin retailer that provides a premium experience built around each customer’s unique background. Andrew Lenjosek pegs the vitamin market at $28-billion a year, with 140-million people regularly taking “lifestyle” vitamins.

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The startup also just signed a strategic partnership with Loblaw Cos. Ltd., aiming to grow its distribution in Canada. With $500,000 secured, they’re looking for $850,000 in funding.

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<a href="https://www.polychart.com">Polychart</a> dubs itself a lightweight ‘business intelligence’ tool for small to medium-sized businesses.

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Its claim to fame is that it offers owners powerful analytics, but the interface is easy enough for anyone (even non-techy people) to use. Follow them @Polychart

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<a href="http://sciencescape.org">Sciencescape’s</a> goal is to speed up the discovery, organization, and distribution of scientific research. It's an undeniably hot industry, as evidenced by recent investments and acquisitions, <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/extreme-startups-demo-day-wrap-up-canadian-startups-make-a-strong-showing/">notes TechCrunch</a>.

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Leveraging the power of big data, the team curates research in real-time, allowing users to rapidly navigate thousands of papers and find out what’s happening in the world of research. Follow them @sciencescape

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