The 51 Ventures

FemTherapeutics Inc. is a Montreal-based medical device company with a mission to personalize therapeutics in women’s health. FemTherapeutics has developed an artificial intelligence platform that leverages patient data to design novel medical devices, and offer customization to achieve better clinical outcomes. Our first product involves the customization of gynecological prosthetics (or vaginal pessaries) to improve the management of Pelvic Floor Disorders in women.

Cadence is an integrated, end-to-end solution that streamlines both the estate planning and settlement processes. Businesses that use Cadence can support their clientele without adding extra work to their plate, and individuals that use Cadence are given more time to focus on living, grieving, and healing.

Areto Labs creates culture-building apps & bots that can be integrated into digital community platforms.

alder apparel is an e-commerce, direct to consumer line of outdoor apparel designed for women. alder’s core differentiators are inclusive sizing (XS - 4X, double the size range of typical outdoor and athletic apparel brands) and female focused design, sustainable and ethical production and a playful brand that starkly contrasts the performance-driven, hard-core athletic brands that currently dominate the outdoor space.

Jombone is a SaaS-based staffing and human capital management platform designed for the industrial sector's temporary, contingent, and on-demand workforce. It aims to give businesses control over their hiring and staffing processes by combining the power of advanced technology and social networking. They want to make hiring and staffing so easy and affordable that it encourages businesses to invest in strong economic growth.

Heirlume is on a mission to democratize brand protection - with the ultimate vision of making it as easy and affordable as registering a domain name. For enterprises, Heirlume empowers marketing/branding and legal teams to work together to search, file, and defend trademarks more efficiently—and affordably. Marketing teams at large companies are continuously ideating new brand and product names, logos, and taglines. But the process of vetting and protecting these trademarks is expensive, slow, and error-prone. Heirlume is a platform built for marketing and legal teams to manage this workflow in one workspace. Built-in consultation with Google and former USPTO examiners, our one-of-a-kind platform is continuously updated to reflect changes to trademark law and practice: the result? Heirlume performs better than the best lawyer... at a fraction of the cost. And the workflow between marketing and legal has never been easier! Heirlume is building a variety of tools in the trademark/ IP space. For Web3, these tools can be leveraged for detecting counterfeit or copycat NFTs, and also help creators protect their work.

Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that leverages proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Our remote team of skilled virtual assistants does it all, from bookkeeping and marketing to data entry and administrative support. Whether your organization needs a dedicated assistant, special project support or help with occasional tasks, we’re your people.

Pngme, they believe everyone deserves equal access to finance. Their platform enables this by making the process of collecting, analyzing, and using financial data by financial institutions frictionless and simple. Banks, Fintechs, and Credit Bureaus use our platform to create innovative financial products for un/underserved people. Their platform enables one-click data sharing, real-time insights, and credit scoring. Pngme is on a mission to give ownership of data back to people, thereby giving equal access to finance and enabling wealth creation for billions of people.

At True Angle, we want to help people break perceived barriers, feel great, and find joy in the life they are living. For people who have lost the ability to eat because of a swallowing disorder, the Mobili-T is the first mobile device that they will actually be able to take home with them so that they can complete their exercises wherever and whenever they like, all through an engaging app that provides feedback on how hard and how long their muscles are contracting, and how close they are to meeting the specific targets set for them by our “smart” software. True Angle Medical Technologies is an Alberta-based privately held corporation located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Hyivy Health creates an intelligent and holistic pelvic rehabilitation device for the 1 in 3 women worldwide who will experience a pelvic health complication in their lifetime. Our device provides the first quantifiable data set on the pelvic floor and 3 different therapies from multiple sensors and mechanical functions to help keep track of progress, adapt treatment plans and provide more effective, comfortable rehab experiences.

Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that leverages proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Our remote team of skilled virtual assistants does it all, from bookkeeping and marketing to data entry and administrative support. Whether your organization needs a dedicated assistant, special project support or help with occasional tasks, we’re your people.

Sampler is a provider of digital product sampling services. The company helps consumer-packaged goods brands of all sizes and categories deliver physical samples to digitally targeted consumers. Its turnkey solution helps brands gather consumer feedback and demographic insights that helps increase successful trials and in turn conversion rates.

Summit Nanotech Corporation is a cleantech organization transforming how the world accesses lithium for the global energy transition. Through a patented and sustainable direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, Summit Nanotech works with mining companies and lithium asset owners in Chile and Argentina to conserve natural resources and optimize operations. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

Lilia is a home fertility startup that serves as an egg securing concierge for busy people who want the option of having kids later. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Swirltex builds custom water treatment systems for a wide range of applications. The company's patent membrane works by separating and filtering liquids according to their buoyancy, which allows for greater production with less pollution of the water. The ability to manipulate the buoyancy of different contaminants within the liquid stream allows the Swirltex system to treat water that would be considered unusable.

Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that leverages proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Our remote team of skilled virtual assistants does it all, from bookkeeping and marketing to data entry and administrative support. Whether your organization needs a dedicated assistant, special project support or help with occasional tasks, we’re your people.

Harris Kuipers is a Canadian clothing brand. They believe in sustainability & the circular economy, freedom & the right to choose; unapologetic creativity; the importance of collaboration; exploration & adventure; honesty & authenticity; celebration; challenging the status quo; having a place to call home; wholehearted generosity; redefinition, reinvention & evolution; LOVE.

Phoenix Molecular Designs is developing precise cancer therapeutics with a platform technology focused on developing first- and best-in-class kinase inhibitors designed to uniquely target p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK). Their world-renowned leadership team boasts over 100 years of oncology experience from notable affiliations such as Genentech, Pfizer and Eli Lily. The company completed a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial with lead asset, PMD-026 treating women with metastatic breast cancer. A Phase 1b mono-therapy trial in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) in 9 leading medical centers across the United States has also been completed with results providing further evidence of the benefit of inhibiting RSK in breast cancer. A phase 2a trial in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer is currently underway at a number of leading academic research hospitals. RSK inhibition has also been proven to provide benefits in multiple hematologic cancers in the hematologic malignancies space as well.

Rival Technologies is an insight community platform that maximizes the impact of dynamic research technology. The platform assists hardworking research teams in realizing the potential of mobile and amplifying their impact and effectiveness without increasing headcount or blowing their budget.

Yr Plans is an employer-sponsored debt solution for employee financial wellness. It allows users to direct a portion of their employer contribution match toward student loan repayment rather than retirement savings.

Evercloak is a manufacturer of ultra-thin graphene and other 2-d nanomaterial films designed for cleantech applications. The company's platform uses a low-cost advanced manufacturing platform which builds ultra-thin nanomaterial membranes, enabling disruptive clean technologies to reduce cost, energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions throughout the oil and gas, nuclear, energy, mining and agri-food sectors.

The Riveter is a membership workspace and community platform for women and allies. They provide daily programming to cultivate skills, from Podcasting 101 to angel investment pitch clinics. Moreover, they also give their members space to focus on wellness, including movement studios with daily classes, meditation rooms, and a full program of relevant conversations and workshops.

SRTX is a textile manufacturer that develops and sells unbreakable stockings. The company's pantyhose is made with the same type of fiber found in bulletproof vests and climbing equipment, enabling women to find and purchase premium and stylish inner garments.

The Helm is a generalist seed-stage fund investing in companies with at least one female founder. We are investing in founders who take a broad view of the needs of the world, and are using technology to create novel, enduring solutions to difficult problems.

Fillip is a digital fuel and expense management solution that gives businesses full control over vehicle-related spending. Fillip's modern payment platform allows businesses to fuel up anywhere, monitor purchases in real-time, and streamline bookkeeping - making operations more efficient and cost effective.

IOVIA provides brand identify opportunity services. They also provide developing business models and centric strategies. Additionally, they also provide brand fan activation and user-generated revenues.

Simplifying complexity in the power industry using automation and blockchain technology.

The Upside is Canada’s leading online luxury reseller, providing the widest selection of over 200+ authenticated designer brands. They offer an intuitive, rewarding platform for conscious luxury consumers with a focus on quality labels in ‘like-new’ condition, current styles at a fraction of the retail price, and a white-glove selling experience and unmatched commission structure.