Open People Network

Founded in 2016, Open People Network facilitates growth for early-stage startups by connecting them with a global community of investors, business owners, partners, and government bodies. The network focuses on fostering collaboration and inclusion across various sectors.

Jeffery Potvin

Founder and CEO

27 past transactions

Bright Breaks

Venture Round in 2023
Bright Breaks offers a workplace wellness solution to boost employee wellness, connection, and productivity with 7-minute live micro-breaks. Bright Breaks' wellness platform is designed to provide users with maximum benefits while requiring the least amount of effort. It only takes a few minutes per day to reduce stress and improve well-being.

TROES

Seed Round in 2023
TROES is a Canadian company focused on developing advanced smart power energy storage technologies and solutions aimed at the middle-market sector, including project developers, power distributors, and consumers. The company addresses the challenges of traditional energy grids by providing modularized energy storage systems that enhance energy reliability and efficiency. TROES' innovative products empower commercial and industrial clients to lower energy costs, reduce carbon footprints, and improve the quality of electricity management. By leveraging its patented hardware and software, TROES enables users to access backup power and transportable energy, unlocking previously inaccessible project opportunities due to high costs and lack of expertise.

Napkin

Series A in 2023
Napkin is a multifaceted company that specializes in acquiring and developing elite service providers across digital sectors, including web2.0 and web3. The firm focuses on transforming digital transactions into liquid, investable, and tradable royalty streams, facilitating cross-border financial operations. With over 500 professionals in marketing, development, technology, and finance, Napkin operates from offices in North America, Latin America, and India, while also employing remote staff globally. The company provides a range of services aimed at e-commerce businesses, such as product design, online advertising, corporate branding, and lead generation. Additionally, Napkin offers capital in exchange for revenue sharing arrangements, enabling clients to leverage digital services and growth capital to enhance their business expansion efforts.

SCOUT

Seed Round in 2022
SCOUT manufactures and distributes premium canned seafood, sourced directly from regional fishing communities that prioritize sustainable practices. They offer specialty shops a range of responsibly sourced products.

Answerable

Seed Round in 2022
Answerable enables brands to engage in conversational commerce at scale via trusted advocates. Its platform dynamically routes consumer queries to knowledgeable individuals from among the brand's employees, customers, or advocates, ensuring authentic and personalized interactions.

BagIt Solutions

Funding Round in 2022
Operator of an online food technology platform intended to help people discover, access, and share culture through the world of food surrounding them. The company's platform helps to explore food and order thousands of local, specialty, and international groceries, anywhere, anytime, and to fulfill, leverage web3, and scale e-grocery, enabling specialty grocers to go online and fulfill efficiently, so everyone can get diverse fresh options delivered.

Zygg

Seed Round in 2022
Zygg is a subscription-based platform that facilitates access to electric bikes for personal and business use. Catering to individual riders, food delivery workers, hospitality sectors, employee groups, and logistics industries, Zygg offers a comprehensive service that includes the delivery of e-bikes, maintenance, repairs, and theft protection. By providing reliable and affordable access to electric bikes for a monthly fee, Zygg aims to support the growing demand for e-bikes and promote their adoption in various markets. The company focuses on transforming billions of trips into eco-friendly electric bike rides, making it easier and more convenient for users to enjoy the benefits of e-biking.

Wavy

Seed Round in 2022
Wavy is a company focused on enhancing employee experience and fostering positive company culture in diverse workplace environments. It offers a Culture Management Platform that simplifies the planning, execution, and evaluation of cultural events and team-building initiatives. By automating event logistics and integrating various workplace tools, Wavy streamlines communication among team members and provides valuable insights through feedback analysis. This enables organizations to build stronger connections among employees and improve engagement with minimal manual effort, ultimately supporting leaders in cultivating a vibrant organizational culture.

Jamstack

Series A in 2022
Jamstack is an innovative company specializing in music technology, particularly in the development of hardware and software solutions for musicians. It is best known for its attachable portable guitar amplifier, which allows players to perform and record music anytime and anywhere with various sound effects. Following the success of its initial product, which generated over $2 million in its first year and secured several patents, Jamstack is introducing the Jamstack 2, touted as the most advanced portable amplifier to date. In addition to its hardware offerings, the company is also working on music collaboration software aimed at transforming global music creation.

Vesta Equity

Venture Round in 2022
Vesta Equity is a company that operates a marketplace connecting property owners directly with investors, eliminating intermediaries in real estate transactions. The platform leverages blockchain technology to tokenize the value of properties, allowing homeowners to sell a percentage of their equity to accredited investors without incurring debt or selling their homes outright. Vesta Equity provides tools for secure and stable transactions, including a blockchain wallet that facilitates listings, offers, and closings.

SingleKey

Seed Round in 2022
SingleKey streamlines residential leasing for landlords by offering tenant screening services, property damage protection, and guaranteed rental income assurance.

Mmmly

Seed Round in 2022
Mmmly is a producer of modern, nutrient-dense snacks, specializing in a line of soft cookies that cater to health-conscious consumers. The company's offerings are gluten-free, grain-free, and sweetened naturally with apples, making them a healthier indulgence. Mmmly focuses on creating plant-based cookies that are low in carbohydrates and made from root vegetables, plant fiber, and healthy fats. All ingredients are organic and align with various dietary preferences, including keto and paleo diets. This commitment to clean, nutritious ingredients enables Mmmly to provide delicious snacks that promote health and wellness.

3D CityScapes

Venture Round in 2022
3D CityScapes develops interactive visualization technology that renders ultra-realistic interiors and exteriors of buildings and delivers them via cloud-based streaming, cinematic CGI sequences, and 3D virtual tours. The platform supports property development and urban planning projects by enabling clients to showcase developments and environments through immersive, story-driven digital experiences.

eno

Seed Round in 2021
Mindset Innovation, Inc., based in Montreal, Canada, designs and manufactures headphones aimed at enhancing employee concentration. The company's flagship product line includes enophones, enosound, and enowork, which utilize advanced technology such as electroencephalograms to monitor brainwaves in real-time. These headphones not only track mental fitness but also alert users when their concentration levels drop, promoting improved focus and the development of positive work habits. By enabling users to understand and manage their attention more effectively, the eno platform seeks to unlock individual potential and foster a more productive work environment. Founded in 2016, Mindset Innovation offers its products through online channels, emphasizing user engagement and self-improvement in workplace settings.

Arc Compute

Venture Round in 2021
Arc Compute is a pioneering software developer focused on optimizing GPU resources for enhanced performance and utilization. Their core product is virtualization software designed to maximize GPU compute resource efficiency, reducing hardware requirements and costs by up to 50%. This enables clients to access parallel processing capabilities of GPUs transparently and affordably, accelerating AI model deployment.

NTRY

Venture Round in 2021
NTRY specializes in creating immersive 3D virtual environments for real estate properties. Primarily serving agencies and professionals, their platform enables clients to explore properties interactively, enhancing property presentations and improving client engagement.

Cheetah Networks

Seed Round in 2020
Cheetah Networks specializes in real-time network analysis, operating both public and private networks. Its platform provides actionable visibility across LTE, IoT, and 5G networks, empowering network owners to identify connectivity issues promptly and predictively.

CYA

Venture Round in 2020
CYA is an interactive multi-way live events platform.

Cevnn Payments

Venture Round in 2020
Cevnn Payments is a provider of payment solutions that facilitates direct payments for online transactions. The company specializes in supporting online banking and offers various payment options to enhance the online shopping experience. By allowing customers to make payments using their banking login information without leaving the checkout page, Cevnn Payments streamlines the transaction process and improves convenience for users. This approach aims to simplify online payments while ensuring security and efficiency in financial transactions.

3D CityScapes

Seed Round in 2019
3D CityScapes develops interactive visualization technology that renders ultra-realistic interiors and exteriors of buildings and delivers them via cloud-based streaming, cinematic CGI sequences, and 3D virtual tours. The platform supports property development and urban planning projects by enabling clients to showcase developments and environments through immersive, story-driven digital experiences.

Underknown

Seed Round in 2019
Underknown is a Toronto-based digital media company that focuses on producing short-form web series for social video platforms. The company specializes in creating data-driven content that simplifies complex subjects related to science, history, geography, and culture, aiming to educate and inspire creative thinking among its audience. Underknown's mission is to deliver fun and engaging educational material that enhances understanding of various topics, allowing viewers to explore hypothetical worlds and possibilities through its diverse range of documentary-style content. By leveraging multiple social media channels, Underknown effectively reaches a global audience with its innovative approach to digital storytelling.

Parachute Coffee

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Parachute Coffee is a digital-native coffee company that aims to enhance the home brewing experience by delivering freshly roasted coffee directly to customers' kitchens across North America. By sourcing high-quality beans from around the world and roasting them by hand, Parachute Coffee ensures superior flavor and freshness without relying on retail shelves. The company offers a subscription service that provides a variety of whole bean and freshly ground coffee options, including medium, dark, and seasonal roasts. Parachute Coffee emphasizes storytelling and authentic personal relationships with its customers, striving to help them brew better coffee in the comfort of their own homes.

Hockeystick

Venture Round in 2018
Hockeystick operates an online financial data platform designed to connect startups with potential investors. Its cloud-based system automates the collection and reporting of financial data, providing private equity funds, venture capitalists, and lenders with essential tools for monitoring portfolios and fostering growth. The platform enhances communication between startups and their investors by offering built-in reports and analytics, ensuring that investors have timely access to critical business information. This transparency not only aids investors in making informed decisions but also enables startups to leverage their networks for additional support and financing opportunities.

Seat Giant

Venture Round in 2018
Seat Giant is a market place that connects buyers and sellers all around North America.

Needls.com

Venture Round in 2017
Needls.com is a Toronto-based company that provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for social lead identification, aimed at enhancing sales for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2014, the platform enables users to create, target, and optimize digital advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Utilizing a proprietary purchase intent engine, Needls.com identifies the ideal target audience by analyzing social media conversations. The company's offerings include geographic targeting, lead prospecting, notifications, support for multiple social media accounts, webinar access, historical lead searches, advanced analytics, and CRM solutions. Its diverse client base encompasses various sectors, including event planning, retail, real estate, and professional services, catering to the unique needs of businesses such as florists, auto dealerships, mortgage brokers, and graphic designers.

RYSE

Seed Round in 2017
RYSE, formerly known as AXIS Labs, Inc., specializes in the automation of window shades through its innovative product, Gear. This device allows users to motorize and automate their existing window shades quickly and efficiently. Gear has been recognized as the 2017 Motorized Product of the Year by the Consumer Technology Association, highlighting its impact in the industry. The accompanying mobile application, compatible with both iOS and Android platforms, enables users to control and schedule their shades conveniently from their smartphones. Headquartered in Toronto, with additional offices in New York City and Shenzhen, RYSE aims to revolutionize the window shade market by integrating smart technology into everyday products.
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