Front Row Ventures
Front Row Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2016 and headquartered in Quebec, Canada, that focuses on investing in student-led startups. With a belief that students possess a unique opportunity to innovate during their university years, the firm aims to empower them to launch transformative ventures. Front Row Ventures typically invests up to $25,000 in promising projects, contributing to a broader mission of fostering startup and venture capital culture across Montreal's academic institutions. By engaging with the local technology sector, the firm encourages students to learn, participate, and create, thereby challenging the status quo and driving entrepreneurial growth in the region.
Gallea is Canada's fastest growing online art gallery, showcasing local talent worldwide. It aims to become the world's largest art distribution network in the world. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Axya, formerly known as GRAD4 Inc., is a Montreal-based company that has developed an artificial intelligence platform aimed at automating industrial operations. The platform offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that connects small and medium-sized manufacturing shop owners with suppliers, streamlining the subcontracting process for computer numerical control (CNC) machining, sheet metal, and parts manufacturing. Additionally, Axya provides contract management, quotation receipt, tender approval, and data analysis services, all designed to enhance efficiency in the manufacturing sector. Established in 2019, the company's marketplace standardizes and centralizes the subcontracting process, making it easier for users to access necessary services and materials.
Civalgo is an operations management platform for construction operations that simplifies the administration process of upcoming, ongoing, and completed projects. Its platform is used by construction leaders to improve their productivity by increasing transparency and collaboration across teams, departments, and offices while reclaiming control of their operations. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.
Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, specializing in the development of heart pump devices aimed at treating heart failure. The company focuses on creating a minimally invasive long-term hemodynamic transcatheter pump that utilizes advanced transcatheter technology to enhance heart surgery outcomes. By offering mechanical hemodynamic support through a less invasive approach, Puzzle Medical strives to improve patient safety, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency, thereby increasing accessibility to treatment. The company's innovative solutions aim to enhance the quality of life for patients suffering from heart failure and mitigate the global economic burden associated with this condition. To date, Puzzle Medical has successfully conducted acute in-vivo preclinical implantations, demonstrating significant success in their technological applications.
Merinio Inc. designs and develops cloud based workforce automation software. The company's software provide labor forecasting, auto shift fulfillment, on demand schedule validation, compliance engine, quick schedule, template assistant, multichannel communication, employee portal, reports, employee profile management and time and attendance features. Merinio Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Montreal, Canada.
Pelcro Inc. operates a content subscription platform for publishers, blogs, and sites to sell digital content subscriptions. Its solutions include a dynamic paywall that adapts price, currency, and discount based on user behavior, location, and device in order to find the tipping point to convert; data and analytics that enables the team ranging from executive to individual contributor to impact KPIs and measure them in real time; and customer service software to manage subscribers, and support services. The company also offers machine learning algorithms for content creators to drive engagement and increase reader revenue; and shipping solutions to fulfill subscription and membership shipments. Pelcro Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Montreal, Canada.
Korbit Technologies is focused on transforming education through its AI tutor, Korbi, which utilizes artificial intelligence to engage students in personalized learning experiences. The platform offers interactive exercises, conversations, quizzes, visual aids, and performance tracking tailored to individual learning profiles. Korbi aims to enhance educational outcomes by providing targeted pedagogical interventions and personalized feedback. In addition to its tutoring services, Korbit Technologies also offers a free machine learning course, catering to a broad audience that includes students, teachers, publishers, and companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Korbit Technologies is committed to delivering high-quality, accessible education that supports learners in improving their socio-economic status.