TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

TMRW Foods is a Canadian producer of plant-based proteins, producing out of their wholly owned HACCP certified facility in British Columbia, Canada. TMRW products can be found in retailers across Canada, and a local delivery platform is available for Lower Mainland Vancouver. TMRW has tripled their distribution points from the end 2020 to Q2 2021.

Goodr Inc. is a sustainable food surplus management platform that utilizes technology to mitigate food waste and address hunger. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a real-time food rescue application that assists businesses in managing their edible food waste. Through its platform, Goodr enables businesses to donate surplus food to local nonprofit organizations while providing logistics, analytics, and security to ensure compliance with tax regulations. The software offers insights into food waste patterns, real-time donation tracking, and community impact reports, which help organizations quantify their contributions. Goodr’s blockchain-enabled platform also ensures an IRS audit-friendly record of donations, fostering a transparent process. By facilitating these donations, Goodr aims to create a triple-win scenario: enhancing the financial benefits for businesses through tax deductions, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and alleviating hunger in communities.

Terra.do Inc. is an online climate school that provides education on climate change and related fields. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, with an additional office in Stanford, California, the platform collaborates with experts to give learners a comprehensive understanding of the climate landscape. Its online programs cover a wide range of topics, including climate science, global change impacts, environmental finance, and policy. Terra.do enables participants to engage in climate projects, allowing them to apply their skills and transition into climate-focused careers.

Cosm Medical is a VC-backed health-tech startup building and commercializing a software-enabled medical device platform to improve the lives of women affected by pelvic floor disorders.

Virtual Gurus Inc. is a Canadian company based in Calgary that specializes in connecting businesses and entrepreneurs with skilled virtual assistants through a proprietary algorithm. Founded in 2012, the company offers a range of services, including administrative support, executive assistance, email and calendar management, bookkeeping, payroll, research, and content writing. By leveraging both human virtual assistants and an AI tool named Betty, Virtual Gurus facilitates a seamless matchmaking process, allowing users to select dedicated virtual assistants tailored to their specific needs. With over 200 active remote contractors and a focus on onshore services, Virtual Gurus plays a significant role in the gig economy, helping clients save time and resources while enabling them to concentrate on business growth.

Tidal Vision Inc. is a company based in Ferndale, Washington, that focuses on manufacturing sustainable products derived from ocean waste, such as salmon skin and discarded crab shells. Founded in 2015, Tidal Vision offers a range of innovative products, including Alaska Salmon leather items like wallets, belts, shoes, and boots. Additionally, the company produces a variety of chitin and chitosan-based products, which serve multiple purposes, such as a fining agent for clarifying beverages, water treatment solutions, and antimicrobial applications. Other offerings include Crystal Clarity, a water clarifier for pools and spas, Game Meat Protector to prevent spoilage, High Tide, a natural shellfish extract, Tidal Grow, an all-purpose plant food, and Tidal Scrub, a sponge designed to eliminate germs and odors. Through its commitment to sustainability, Tidal Vision is positioned at the intersection of biotechnology and manufacturing.

As Canada’s largest self-directed care provider, Gotcare aims to provide a best-in-class experience for Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Adjusters, Case Managers, and Legal Assistants looking for care for their clients.

Nectar's mission is to ensure the health of honey bees by helping beekeepers apply the right care at the right time through bee-friendly and human technology. They aim to bring bees and beekeepers closer together by enabling communication between two species.w

Goodmylk is a provider of beverage used intended to make raw, organic, and homemade plant-based milk and creamers. Its products are plant-based frozen concentrate and powder made of real food ingredients created with rich, creamy, and delicious homemade plant milk products come in original almond, pure almond, and original hemp flavors to create a thick, creamy foam that creates perfect latte art every time that enable consumers and baristas to make almond and hemp-based milk by just adding water without any chemicals, binders, fillers, gums. or preservatives.

EGL is a STEM platform that recognizes and rewards students that are passionate about video games and technology, similar to a student that plays a traditional sport. Within our platform, EliteGamingLIVE educates participating students on potential careers in video game design and related technological areas including but not limited to coding, computer programming, and web development. 91% of students play video games, sometimes at the expense of his/her schoolwork. EliteGamingLIVE gives participating student’s a way to stay after school and Play For More.

ManagingLife is tackling the chronic pain and opioid crisis head-on. Chronic pain drives more health plan costs than any other chronic condition, and is the number one reason for disability claims. It is a costly problem that plan sponsors are increasingly looking for solutions from their health plans and disability carriers. Our industry-leading digital solution helps patients and doctors better measure, monitor, and manage chronic pain. As a result, we: * reduce absenteeism for employers * lower costs for health plans * shorten and prevent short and long-term disability claims Our solution is used by over 45,000 people worldwide and is licensed by Green Shield Canada and RBC Insurance, who collectively have more than 2.5 million lives under coverage. It is used at 7 hospitals, including a VA hospital in SF and Canada's largest academic hospital, University Health Network. ManagingLife was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.