Techstars

Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.

Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Max Kelly

Managing Director of Techstars London

Lesa Mitchell

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in Ontario

Storspay

Pre Seed Round in 2023
StorsApp is a market network-store automation SaaS platform. We help micro-retailers automate their store operations while trade-networking with vendors, customers and advertisers.

Raenest

Seed Round in 2023
Raenest is a financial tool management system that simplifies the invoicing and payment processes for startups and freelancers. It allows users to send invoices in various currencies, receive deposits in their preferred currency, and manage payments without the complications of multiple accounts and fluctuating exchange rates. The platform specializes in automated onboarding, verification, and salary disbursement, facilitating the creation of virtual cards that help businesses streamline payments, ensure compliance with regulations, and manage taxes effectively. Raenest aims to alleviate the challenges associated with contracting, invoicing, and payments, ultimately enhancing the financial management experience for its users.

Paperstack

Seed Round in 2023
Paperstack is a platform that helps freelancers, solopreneurs, contractors, and gig workers with incorporation, bookkeeping, and tax filing. Register your business, automate monthly bookkeeping, and file taxes with one click - from the convenience of your browser.

NEUROFIT VR INC.

Seed Round in 2022
SaaS Virtual Reality Rehabilitation

Paperstack

Funding Round in 2022
Paperstack is a platform that helps freelancers, solopreneurs, contractors, and gig workers with incorporation, bookkeeping, and tax filing. Register your business, automate monthly bookkeeping, and file taxes with one click - from the convenience of your browser.

FutureFit AI

Seed Round in 2022
FutureFit AI is an AI-powered intelligence platform for the future of work. Described as the 'Google Maps for your Career'​, it draws on over a billion data points to identify future skills, assess current capabilities, and map upskilling & reskilling pathways for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Having won awards from the US Government, Google AI, and TD Bank, FutureFit Ai is currently partnering with both Fortune 1000 companies, national governments, and foundations on 3 continents around AI, automation, and the future of work.

Paperstack

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Paperstack is a platform that helps freelancers, solopreneurs, contractors, and gig workers with incorporation, bookkeeping, and tax filing. Register your business, automate monthly bookkeeping, and file taxes with one click - from the convenience of your browser.

ZipLunch

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZipLunch is an online platform that provides curated menus from top local restaurants, catering specifically to busy professionals in office settings. The service allows users to order meals from a variety of nearby restaurants at takeout prices or less, with the added benefit of free delivery. By simplifying the meal ordering process, ZipLunch helps customers save both time and money, making it easier for them to enjoy daily lunches and dinners without the hassle of traditional ordering methods. The platform is designed to meet the needs of those seeking convenient and affordable dining options while maintaining a focus on quality and variety.

Node App

Seed Round in 2021
Node is a private platform that allows brands to have their products sampled and promoted by hundreds of verified micro-influencers. Node supports over 100 brands across North America in generating UGC content through campaigns that are streamlined and data-driven.

Cedience

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Biotech Square is using artificial intelligence to reconstruct the regulatory journeys of drug development teams, highlight the lessons within and help them de-risk their next strategies.

Periculum

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Periculum is an alternate credit rating solution for underserved markets, and their vision is to unlock credit for the developing world to accelerate economic empowerment. They provide lenders and financial institutions across Africa with a machine learning, alternate credit assessment solution. Their machine learning model has an 80% default prediction accuracy, better than FICO, Equifax, and Trans Union. Periculum is going to become an Africa-wide credit bureau, providing credit profiles to people and companies across the continent.

Awake Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Awake Labs is building an AI-powered app accompanied by a wearable to collect real-time data to empower care for neurological disorders, starting with autism. Reveal Stories, the application, allows users to track behavior by voice, text, or file to facilitate collaboration within the care team. Reveal Band, the wearable, tracks physiological indicators of anxiety to give real-time insights and predict states of high-anxiety. Our platform is being designed to collect data from any available wearable on the market to make our technology more accessible.

Caddy

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Caddy automates food processors' everyday workflows to unlock smarter food safety and traceability. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Curv Health

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Curv Health develops AI-powered tools designed to enhance human movement and athletic performance. The platform transforms the camera on mobile devices into an accurate tool for measuring movement, enabling users to capture and analyze physical health and performance metrics through video. Curv's web and mobile solutions cater to a wide audience, including professional sports teams, universities, and recreational athletes. Over the next year, Curv aims to engage with a significant portion of NBA teams and over 700 colleges, as well as millions of recreational runners, helping them assess injury risk and improve their running form.

Roll

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Roll Scooters is a Canadian start-up founded in March 2019 focused on the last-mile transportation market. Roll offers smart mobility solutions by providing dock-less electric scooter and bike share services to cities and campuses. Among the emerging electric scooter operators, Roll differentiates itself by putting safety first. Working in close partnership with the University of Toronto, Roll combines exclusive technologies and a rider-centric design to promote a safer use of e-scooters. Focused on the quality of their vehicles, Roll upholds high operational standards by hiring their own staff to collect, recharge, and maintain the fleet. As it scales, Roll is committed to continue collaborating with local governments and community leaders to grow responsibly. As cities outgrow their reliance on cars, Roll aims to bridge the gaps in public transportation across Canadian cities and grow micro-mobility alternatives safely and sustainably. With their vehicles, commuters can cut minutes usually lost in waiting for transit, tourists can conveniently travel to city landmarks, and students can skip the long walks across campus.

TRACKiTT

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Eduro is building the digital infrastructure to connect manufacturing supply chains. First product is the Industrial (B2B) marketplace for rapidly procuring industrial contracting services in manufacturing, cutting the associated cost and time to launch and complete projects by 30%. The platform is accessed through a mobile app (iOS/Android) and it streamlines procurement, negotiations, management, and payments

Migrations.ml

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Migrations.ml seeks to collect known data sets and use Machine Learning to train models to generate analytics. The ability to gather and analyze large sets of data and train models leads to a credit analysis machine that is always on and can work from a wider and deeper pool of data than is humanly possible. Using a subscription enterprise license model, the Migrations.ml's output can be integrated with clients' existing processes, or evaluated separately, giving clients the discretion to use the data only as a 'signal' that can drive their own research processes. Its thin web-based client and use solely of public data means that the only 'installation' necessary is to obtain a login and password: there is no need for installation on client servers, no proprietary data security concerns, and no professional services feeds.

Hyperion Global Energy

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hyperion Global Energy is developing modular carbon capture & recycling technology at a breakthrough industrial scale.

TRACKiTT

Seed Round in 2021
Eduro is building the digital infrastructure to connect manufacturing supply chains. First product is the Industrial (B2B) marketplace for rapidly procuring industrial contracting services in manufacturing, cutting the associated cost and time to launch and complete projects by 30%. The platform is accessed through a mobile app (iOS/Android) and it streamlines procurement, negotiations, management, and payments

FutureFit AI

Pre Seed Round in 2020
FutureFit AI is an AI-powered intelligence platform for the future of work. Described as the 'Google Maps for your Career'​, it draws on over a billion data points to identify future skills, assess current capabilities, and map upskilling & reskilling pathways for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Having won awards from the US Government, Google AI, and TD Bank, FutureFit Ai is currently partnering with both Fortune 1000 companies, national governments, and foundations on 3 continents around AI, automation, and the future of work.

Treasure Card

Seed Round in 2020
Treasure Financial Inc. develops a money management app for kids. The company’s product is used to learn and teach about money management by the parents; develop good habits and understand the value of money; learn financial planning, budgeting, saving, and know the difference between wants and needs; educate the children about money; and track balances and move the money around in kids saving, spending, giving, and goal accounts. The company was formerly known as Abacus Card. Treasure Financial Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Between

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Between is a Techstars-backed hybrid spatial audio platform that merges real-time discussions between remote and in-person in the same space. We all know the future of work is hybrid, so we help companies that put their people first, build an inclusive and flexible culture.

Acerta Analytics

Series A in 2020
Acerta Systems Analytics Inc. specializes in providing machine intelligence solutions that convert raw machine data into actionable insights. The company's primary offering, Acerta CHECK, employs a combination of statistical methods, data mining algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify critical issues and anomalies in machine behavior. Targeting the automotive sector, Acerta's solutions cater to OEMs, parts suppliers, and vehicle testing equipment providers, enhancing vehicle health monitoring and data acquisition. Additionally, the company's algorithms are utilized in the aerospace industry for airplane health management and engine testing. By detecting anomalies and predicting equipment failures, Acerta supports manufacturers in optimizing their processes and improving product quality. Founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Acerta is committed to transforming quality control in the automotive industry through advanced artificial intelligence applications.

Braze Mobility

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Braze Mobility provides an affordable navigation solution for wheelchair users. Its blind spot sensors enable clients to avoid the embarrassment, damage, or injury that can occur when they are moving around. The solution automatically detects obstacles and provides intuitive audio, visual, and vibration alerts to the wheelchair driver, so that they understand the location of an object and how close it is, while staying fully in control.

Between

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Between is a Techstars-backed hybrid spatial audio platform that merges real-time discussions between remote and in-person in the same space. We all know the future of work is hybrid, so we help companies that put their people first, build an inclusive and flexible culture.

Treasure Card

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Treasure Financial Inc. develops a money management app for kids. The company’s product is used to learn and teach about money management by the parents; develop good habits and understand the value of money; learn financial planning, budgeting, saving, and know the difference between wants and needs; educate the children about money; and track balances and move the money around in kids saving, spending, giving, and goal accounts. The company was formerly known as Abacus Card. Treasure Financial Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Babbly

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Babbly is focused on creating a comprehensive data platform aimed at assisting parents in monitoring and supporting their child's development. The company has developed a mobile application that enables parents to track their baby's speech development through video recordings. This platform harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze voice data, offering insights into a child's cognitive growth and social skills from birth to twenty-four months. By utilizing this technology, parents can effectively assess their child's speech and brain development, allowing them to monitor progress over time and provide the necessary support for their child's early development.

Cinchy

Series A in 2020
Cinchy Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects various data sources within a unified networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. This innovative approach enables real-time collaboration among multiple systems and users without the need for separate application databases. By facilitating a cross-application data network, Cinchy enhances data accessibility while improving security for both customer and employee information. The platform has been recognized for its capabilities, having received accolades such as best-of-show at Finovate and being featured in Gartner's "Cool Vendors in Data Management." Through its unique architecture, Cinchy aims to eliminate data fragmentation, reduce costs, and streamline operations for enterprises.

Orbiseed

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Orbiseed's AI platform standardizes and summarizes commercial property data for risk engineers to sell more, reduce costs and manage risk better. We develop turnkey cloud-based solutions to automate repetitive reporting processes, so risk engineers and underwriters get more accurate data, quickly and affordably.

Livelii

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Livelii helps Canadian freelancers get health and dental coverage, paid vacation and sick days, and get paid on time. It built a platform with freelancers for freelancers which takes on the biggest challenges ranging from payment collection to having health and dental benefits and paid days off. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Gini Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Gini Health is the fastest growing app in actionable personalized nutrition. With millions of people having access to the DNA, health and quantified self data it's possible to understand people's nutrition needs at the individual level and give them tools to put this information into action. Gini Health's iOS and Android apps help tens of thousands of people to do this. The first of its kind, Gini also helps users calculate their exact multivitamin dosages based on your DNA, diet, exercise and sleep.

Peekage

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Peekage is an online product sampling platform that helps CPG companies to increase brand awareness, boost sales, fetch early market feedback and build brand loyalty. With Peekage, marketers can target a specific audience, have a gamified two-way communication channel with consumer and retarget samplers based on their behaviour.

Dial Crypto

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Dial Crypto is a USSD-enabled cryptocurrency wallet that works on both smartphones and feature phones. Dial Crypto aims to make Bitcoin simple, useful, and accessible. The company was founded in 2019.

Bitback

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Bitback, a Techstars portfolio company (20') and former IDEO CoLab resident (19'), is the cashback rewards platform connecting young people and retailers across Africa. We are on a mission to put money back into the pockets of young people around the globe. Users earn cash back for each and every purchase they make from their favourite retailers through the Bitback app. Merchants and service providers are able to reach and retain young consumers through special offers and rewards. Bitback’s vision is to create new income streams for young people and to fuel their entrepreneurial spirits.

SkyWatch

Series A in 2020
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Mayday

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MAYDAY LABS INC. designs and develops wellness and productivity software solutions. The company offers calendar scheduling assistant solutions, including automatic travel time scheduling. MAYDAY LABS INC. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Good People

Seed Round in 2019
Hello Iris uses AI and NLP to analyze a user's freeform text data input and generate a unique psychometric profile based on the way they talk and the words they use. It helps build a foundation for self-awareness and mindfulness, so we can become more aware of how we show up in our lives and relationships.

Arextech

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Arextech designs and creates apps & software solutions for businesses to automate and improve processes that deal with complex problems.Arextech has created the next generation of real estate deal management and execution that works for the user. Our cloud-based software provides the tools real estate professionals need to carry out any deal on a single platform wherever they are. The integration of deal stages and automated collaboration amongst tools phases provides a shared and unified process with structured and meaningful information. Unlike other solutions, we do not use or sell you your data.

Bred Token

Seed Round in 2019
BRED provides a flexible approach to liquidity for assets with a partial or full disposition need. The company aims to provide growth and increased value for asset holders and companies with alternative capital needs. BRED does this using its disciplined strategy; it values the risk and performs due diligence to ensure an asset meets our investment criteria. BRED's platform offers a frictionless approach to raising capital from individuals worldwide. In addition to working with institutional and high-net-worth investors, we work with both accredited and non-accredited retail investors to allow the opportunity to invest in the real estate space. BRED'sgoal is to help stabilize assets, grow value and simplify the structure to provide our shareholders greater value.

Finneo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Finneo is a cloud-based SaaS debt management and placement software solution. Finneo is a groundbreaking cloud-based debt management and placement software solution. They are a company focused on achieving both borrowers’ and lenders’ objectives. Their process automates the CRE financing industry. From CIM creation to lender matching algorithms (using advanced data analytics and machine learning), their platform offers work flow efficiencies and cost savings. In a nut shell, Finneo is an End to End technology platform for CRE Debt Placement and Management.

Fast Office

Seed Round in 2019
FastOffice is a leasing due-diligence solution that provides incredibly fast 3D test fits and comprehensive cost estimates to increase tenant confidence and accelerate deal velocity. The company was founded in 2017.

YOURIKA

Seed Round in 2019
YOURIKA combines years of AI research from the University of Waterloo (Top 5 in AI) with our proprietary technology and domain expertise to make smarter and more connected learning products. This includes our own platform, ORBITS, that liberates teenage students to work smarter when learning remotely.

Zown

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zown is a company focused on enhancing the real estate industry by addressing the challenges and opportunities arising from the global shift towards mobility-as-a-service. With over 20 years of industry experience, Zown offers an online self-serve portal that improves the pick-up process for ride-hailing services. This portal allows users to designate precise pin locations for trips at compliant pick-up points, optimizing logistics in real time while syncing with both passenger and driver applications. By enabling contactless pick-ups, real-time order tracking, and multi-channel sales integration, Zown empowers local markets with enhanced convenience in order fulfillment. Their approach combines extensive knowledge with a commitment to excellent customer service, positioning them as a valuable partner in navigating industry transitions.

The GIST

Pre Seed Round in 2019
The GIST is an audience engagement company focused on connecting and empowering underserved sports fans, particularly women, within the sports industry. Founded by women who recognized the lack of diversity and representation in sports conversations, The GIST addresses the challenges faced by fans who often feel excluded. By providing sports news, experiences, and a community tailored specifically for women, The GIST fosters a space where female fans can engage with sports on their terms. The company aims to level the playing field and ensure that all sports enthusiasts have the opportunity to participate in discussions and experiences that enrich their connection to the sports world.

Transparent Kitchen

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Transparent Kitchen's mission is to enable our industry to transition into an exciting future by developing the first intelligent food and beverage discovery platform. We create meaningful content that effectively tells the stories of our restaurants, chefs, and suppliers, empowering the next generation of diners

Ruksack

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Ruksack is a provider of travel planning services that connects travelers with local experts to enhance their travel experiences. The company offers a platform where users can engage in discussions with travel specialists, participate in planning sessions, and create customized itineraries. Ruksack also features a curated collection of travel tips, blogs, and videos from trusted experts, all organized in one accessible location. This comprehensive approach allows travelers to easily access valuable insights and resources, making the process of planning their perfect trip more efficient and informed.

Creation Crate

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Creation Crate Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a subscription box aimed at children aged 12 and older, designed to foster learning in electronics and programming. Founded in 2016 and based in Scarborough, Canada, the company delivers monthly projects that include a pocket-sized computer, various electronic components, and an instruction booklet. Each box allows kids and parents to engage in hands-on experiences by assembling electronic products, thereby enhancing their understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Additionally, Creation Crate offers a range of related products online, including buttons, wires, boards, stickers, audio devices, lights, sensors, displays, gift cards, and resistors.

Balance

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Security matters when it comes to managing your digital assets. Balance recognizes this growing concern and has responded by creating an institutional grade custody solution. Assets are kept secure in geographically distributed offline vaults, that are access controlled, monitored, and guarded 24/7. Management is made easy through their flagship technology - the Digital Assets Cache™ - which replaces traditional digital wallets. Their internal controls and policies mitigate against external threats, human error, and misuse through insider access, and have been designed with disaster recovery and succession planning in mind. Founded in 2017, Balance is based in Toronto, Canada.

Alexi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Alexsei is a developer of an advanced legal platform that specializes in providing high-quality, comprehensive answers to complex legal questions. Utilizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning technologies, the platform delivers affordable legal insights in a memo format with rapid turnaround times. By leveraging collective intelligence and a knowledge management system, Alexsei enables legal professionals to efficiently upload, share, and manage their research, streamlining the process of legal inquiry. This innovative approach allows the company to offer significant cost savings while maintaining high standards of accuracy and depth in legal responses.

Eddy Travels

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Eddy Travels is your personal travel advisor powered by AI. Designed to simplify the trip planning experience, the digital assistant provides personalized suggestions for the best flights, hotels, car rentals, and other services. It targets millennial travelers in Canada and the US and is available on popular messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, Slack, Telegram, Viber, and Line. The team behind Eddy Travels built a cutting-edge natural language processing system and integrated offers from such leading travel companies as Skyscanner. Try the latest version on Facebook Messenger: https://m.me/eddytravels

Senso.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Senso.ai Inc. is a fintech company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2017. The company offers a cloud-based predictive portfolio management platform specifically designed for the retail banking industry. Its software utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance customer acquisition and retention by identifying key moments for financial advisors to engage with clients about their banking needs. By providing actionable insights, Senso.ai aims to strengthen client relationships for financial institutions, enabling them to better serve their customers.

Madlipz

Pre Seed Round in 2019
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Flashfood

Series A in 2019
Flashfood Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed an app aimed at reducing food wastage by connecting grocery stores and restaurants with consumers looking for discounted surplus food. The platform allows vendors to sell high-quality, surplus items at steep discounts, thereby increasing their revenue while simultaneously providing savings for shoppers. Users can browse local deals, purchase items directly through the app, and pick them up in-store. Since its founding in 2016, Flashfood has focused on addressing the issues of food waste and promoting sustainability in the food supply chain.

AirShare

Pre Seed Round in 2019
AirShare combines over 75 years of experience in advanced technology development and combines talents in high technology telecommunications, digital signal processing, embedded systems, and aerospace development, commercialization, and operations.

1lens

Pre Seed Round in 2019
1lens builds an augmented reality app that lets users edit with permanent stickers and shoot videos. Its mission is to annotate the world with creative visual ideas. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Madlipz

Pre Seed Round in 2019
**NEW FEATURE** Now you can create even more memes and parodies using the brand new SUBTITLE feature! In a matter of seconds and with just a few taps, you sub your own Lipz! Think of the possibilities... MadLipz lets you make instant voiceover and subtitle parodies to share with everyone! You could be the creator of the next viral meme! Select from thousands of ready-to-go clips for you to dub, sub, watch and share! Your profile displays everything you've made, and you can showcase your best work in your very own reel. Lurk your friends profiles and check out their Lipz too. We want to hear all of your feedback: what you like about the new app and what could be changed or improved to make your experience better. Send your feedback to feedback@madlipz.com Don't forget to follow us on Instagram to watch hilarious Lipz! @madlipzapp

Envoi Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Envoi Technologies Inc. is a Canadian company based in Waterloo, founded in 2017. It offers a mobile application and web-based technology platform designed to connect consumers and retail stores with independent contractor couriers. This innovative platform enables same-day delivery services, allowing retailers to efficiently meet consumer demand. By bypassing the traditional courier model, Envoi enhances the speed and visibility of delivery services, providing a more effective solution for retailers and improving the overall customer experience.

Kora

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Korapay offers a payment engine that enables local and global businesses to send and accept payments. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Inkblot

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Inkblot Technologies Inc. specializes in mental health care services, providing personalized video counseling, life coaching, crisis support, and training for managers. Founded in 2015 and based in Burlington, Canada, the company utilizes advanced technologies to connect clients with suitable mental health professionals through proprietary algorithms that consider individual needs and preferences. Inkblot's platform facilitates secure and affordable online consultations, allowing clients to engage in therapy from the comfort of their own homes or private workspaces. By focusing on accessibility and effectiveness, Inkblot aims to address the mental health challenges faced by individuals in Canada, ensuring that support is available regardless of geographical barriers.

Velocia

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Velocia Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed a blockchain-based open mobility rewards platform aimed at promoting smart transportation choices. Founded in 2018, the platform incentivizes users of mobility services to adopt safer, more economical, and efficient commuting methods, thereby helping to reduce roadway congestion and its associated environmental impacts. Through its mobile application available on major app stores, Velocia enables seamless interactions between consumers and mobility service providers, allowing various stakeholders, including public partners, to reward users for their mobility-related actions and behaviors. The company's focus is on fostering sustainable transportation practices while enhancing user experiences within the mobility ecosystem.

SuccessionMatching

Pre Seed Round in 2019
SuccessionMatching is an online community of business buyers, sellers, and succession planning professionals.

Envoi Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Envoi Technologies Inc. is a Canadian company based in Waterloo, founded in 2017. It offers a mobile application and web-based technology platform designed to connect consumers and retail stores with independent contractor couriers. This innovative platform enables same-day delivery services, allowing retailers to efficiently meet consumer demand. By bypassing the traditional courier model, Envoi enhances the speed and visibility of delivery services, providing a more effective solution for retailers and improving the overall customer experience.

Cinchy

Seed Round in 2018
Cinchy Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects various data sources within a unified networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. This innovative approach enables real-time collaboration among multiple systems and users without the need for separate application databases. By facilitating a cross-application data network, Cinchy enhances data accessibility while improving security for both customer and employee information. The platform has been recognized for its capabilities, having received accolades such as best-of-show at Finovate and being featured in Gartner's "Cool Vendors in Data Management." Through its unique architecture, Cinchy aims to eliminate data fragmentation, reduce costs, and streamline operations for enterprises.

Alexi

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Alexsei is a developer of an advanced legal platform that specializes in providing high-quality, comprehensive answers to complex legal questions. Utilizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning technologies, the platform delivers affordable legal insights in a memo format with rapid turnaround times. By leveraging collective intelligence and a knowledge management system, Alexsei enables legal professionals to efficiently upload, share, and manage their research, streamlining the process of legal inquiry. This innovative approach allows the company to offer significant cost savings while maintaining high standards of accuracy and depth in legal responses.

EatSleepRIDE

Seed Round in 2018
EatSleepRIDE is a new breed of motorcycle community. It combines the best of today's social web with editorial features and tools tailored to motorcycle enthusiasts to create an open platform for the exchange of everything motorcycle. Reflecting the great diversity of the international motorcycling scene, riders can share their love of bikes, find great routes, get up-to-date news, get help from an expert, and a whole lot more. The ESR team is made up of passionate motorcyclists with a lust for technology. Both having unlimited power to enrich their lives, there was never a question as to whether or not it makes sense to combine their love of motorcycles with technology...EatSleepRIDE™ was born. At the heart of ESR is a platform developed from the ground up to provide a community environment where the spread of information, ideas and knowledge is paramount. The spirit of ESR lives in the community, so making connections with other like-minded riders is easy and the more you interact, the more that wealth of information, ideas and knowledge grows and becomes more and more relevant to your own interests.

MapYourProperty

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MapYourProperty is a big data visualization tool for urban planning and development. The online tool streamlines the due diligence process for any properties with development potential. It is a mapping application that can recognize potential properties for development by analyzing multiple environmental and land use indicators. It can also identify key zoning restrictions, development permits, and regulatory and environmental restrictions for Toronto and York Region. MapYourProperty was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Crescendo

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Crescendo is a diversity education platform that fosters belonging and builds stronger teams in the workplace. Crescendo is a diversity education tool for Slack that helps employees develop empathy. It delivers weekly bite-sized content to employees, with unique learning paths for each individual. It integrates with workplace communication tools, like Slack, and delivers content that exposes employees to new ideas and the experiences of others, which increases empathy and starts healthy conversations.

Lane

Seed Round in 2018
Lane offers a workplace management platform. Lane provides a SaaS based enterprise solution that integrates building systems into a single, centralized, digital platform.

KitchenMate

Seed Round in 2018
Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime powered by our plug-&-play Smart Cooking System.

Tally

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Tally is a mobile platform that allows content creators to host their interactive shows. The company was founded in 2018 by Alex Au.

NanoQuan

Seed Round in 2018
NanoQuan Inc. is a Kitchener, Canada-based company specializing in the development of nano-composite materials and processing technologies applicable to various sectors, including electronics, automotive, and aerospace. As a spin-off from the University of Waterloo, NanoQuan leverages a leadership team with extensive experience in nanomaterial innovation, particularly in water and air filtration, as well as porous membrane and separation technologies. The company's unique dispersion-mixing technology integrates nano-fillers into diverse host materials, resulting in products with exceptional electrical, mechanical, optical, and thermal properties. NanoQuan's achievements in innovation and commercialization are supported by a robust portfolio of intellectual property, with seven patents and numerous peer-reviewed publications. The company has attracted interest from prominent industry partners, reflecting its significant impact in the field of advanced materials.

Structur3d Printing

Seed Round in 2018
Structur3d Printing allows makers and 3D printers to work with pastes like silicone, polyurethane, latex, icing sugar. They're enabling 3D printers to go past just printing rigid plastics and create useful objects with real world applications using the right materials for the job.

Portl Media

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Portl Media is an entertainment for the sharing economy company.

Vacation Fund

Pre Seed Round in 2018
For employers who want to reduce employee attrition and increase employee satisfaction, Vacation Fund is an employer-matched savings program specifically for employees’ travel goals. It allows employees to direct a portion of their paycheque into a separate Vacation Fund Account, and allows employers to match a portion of the contribution. This make employees' dream trips more financially attainable, and encourages employees to take time away from the office. The platform also helps to clarify company messaging around vacation time.

Sitata

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Sitata Inc. is a technology provider based in Kitchener, Canada, with an additional office in Sydney, Australia, specializing in travel health and safety services for organizations. Founded in 2012, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor various information sources, including news and social media, for potential travel disruptions such as disease outbreaks and civil unrest. Sitata delivers critical real-time information to travelers, ensuring their safety while abroad. The company caters to both the leisure travel market and corporate clients, offering its services through an online platform and a mobile application. Additionally, Sitata provides a white-label solution that allows other brands, such as travel insurers and airlines, to integrate its capabilities into their offerings.

SkyWatch

Seed Round in 2018
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Cinchy

Seed Round in 2018
Cinchy Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects various data sources within a unified networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. This innovative approach enables real-time collaboration among multiple systems and users without the need for separate application databases. By facilitating a cross-application data network, Cinchy enhances data accessibility while improving security for both customer and employee information. The platform has been recognized for its capabilities, having received accolades such as best-of-show at Finovate and being featured in Gartner's "Cool Vendors in Data Management." Through its unique architecture, Cinchy aims to eliminate data fragmentation, reduce costs, and streamline operations for enterprises.

Distributed ID

Seed Round in 2018
Distributed ID Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a platform designed to enhance data governance infrastructure, focusing on data matching, mapping, and auditing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company primarily serves the financial services sector. Its toolkit enables big data companies to improve data exchange, collaboration, and governance, addressing the increasing need for effective data management in a complex digital landscape.

Cinchy

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Cinchy Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects various data sources within a unified networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. This innovative approach enables real-time collaboration among multiple systems and users without the need for separate application databases. By facilitating a cross-application data network, Cinchy enhances data accessibility while improving security for both customer and employee information. The platform has been recognized for its capabilities, having received accolades such as best-of-show at Finovate and being featured in Gartner's "Cool Vendors in Data Management." Through its unique architecture, Cinchy aims to eliminate data fragmentation, reduce costs, and streamline operations for enterprises.

KitchenMate

Seed Round in 2018
Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime powered by our plug-&-play Smart Cooking System.

Senso.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Senso.ai Inc. is a fintech company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2017. The company offers a cloud-based predictive portfolio management platform specifically designed for the retail banking industry. Its software utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance customer acquisition and retention by identifying key moments for financial advisors to engage with clients about their banking needs. By providing actionable insights, Senso.ai aims to strengthen client relationships for financial institutions, enabling them to better serve their customers.

Wisk

Seed Round in 2018
Wisk Solutions Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing and selling software designed to manage alcoholic operations. Founded in 2014, Wisk's software facilitates inventory management, consumption analysis, product pricing, and the optimization of purchase orders. Its clients include a variety of establishments such as hotels, clubs, restaurants, and bars. The software aims to enhance operational efficiency by reducing the time required for inventory counting and data compilation, thereby providing users with a more accurate and precise inventory solution.

Flipd

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Flipd Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a digital wellness application aimed at promoting healthy screen habits and enhancing productivity. Founded in 2016, Flipd encourages users to minimize phone distractions, particularly during lectures, by providing tools that remind them to "Flip Off" their devices. The application offers various services tailored for students, educators, and productivity enthusiasts. Students can join multiple classes, receive scheduled reminders, track progress, and earn rewards. Educators benefit from personalized dashboards, student metrics, and data export capabilities. Additionally, the app includes features for productivity, such as creating schedules, hiding distracting applications, and locking phones for specified periods. With over one million users and significant engagement in wellness activities, Flipd is positioned as a growing player in the wellness market, recognized by prominent media outlets for its innovative approach to fostering healthier technology use.

Tread

Seed Round in 2018
Tread, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing a platform for managing construction equipment services. The software facilitates interactions among contractors, brokers, and operators, enabling them to collaborate effectively as if they belong to the same fleet. By generating data-driven insights, Tread's platform helps improve equipment usage, enhancing operational efficiency within the construction industry.

Nytilus

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Nytilus is developing a novel computational imaging tachnology for augemented reality.

Tread

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Tread, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing a platform for managing construction equipment services. The software facilitates interactions among contractors, brokers, and operators, enabling them to collaborate effectively as if they belong to the same fleet. By generating data-driven insights, Tread's platform helps improve equipment usage, enhancing operational efficiency within the construction industry.

KitchenMate

Seed Round in 2018
Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime powered by our plug-&-play Smart Cooking System.

Invision AI

Seed Round in 2017
Invision AI is focused on transforming the Internet of Things (IoT) into the Internet of Intelligent Things by developing advanced artificial intelligence software that operates directly on edge devices. This approach allows these devices to generate valuable situational insights without the need for costly hardware or reliance on cloud services. By enabling intelligent processing at the edge, Invision AI enhances the capabilities of IoT devices, making them more efficient and effective in gathering and analyzing data.

Curv Health

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Curv Health develops AI-powered tools designed to enhance human movement and athletic performance. The platform transforms the camera on mobile devices into an accurate tool for measuring movement, enabling users to capture and analyze physical health and performance metrics through video. Curv's web and mobile solutions cater to a wide audience, including professional sports teams, universities, and recreational athletes. Over the next year, Curv aims to engage with a significant portion of NBA teams and over 700 colleges, as well as millions of recreational runners, helping them assess injury risk and improve their running form.

Flashfood

Seed Round in 2017
Flashfood Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed an app aimed at reducing food wastage by connecting grocery stores and restaurants with consumers looking for discounted surplus food. The platform allows vendors to sell high-quality, surplus items at steep discounts, thereby increasing their revenue while simultaneously providing savings for shoppers. Users can browse local deals, purchase items directly through the app, and pick them up in-store. Since its founding in 2016, Flashfood has focused on addressing the issues of food waste and promoting sustainability in the food supply chain.

trexo robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Trexo Robotics is on a mission to redefine mobility solutions for all people. The company aims to create devices that are affordable, designed with the user in mind, and can be used at home. Fundamentally, Trexo is driven by the belief that people should have access to enabling technologies. Currently, Trexo is building a device designed specifically for children with disabilities.

Terrene

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Terrene Inc. operates a charity management platform which enables communication between those who donate and those who need donations. The company is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Halion

Seed Round in 2017
Halion Displays Inc. specializes in developing advanced display technology that mimics the appearance of print while enabling dynamic video playback. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, the company focuses on creating low-power, daylight-visible displays suitable for portable devices like smartwatches and e-readers. Halion's innovative technology utilizes color-changing nanomaterials based on traditional printing inks—cyan, magenta, and yellow—that can rapidly switch colors to achieve high refresh rates. This enables a range of applications, including outdoor-visible displays and intelligent surfaces that can change color or patterns in response to user needs. By combining functionality with energy efficiency, Halion aims to establish a new global standard in display technology.

Robin

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Robin Media Inc. operates an online booking platform that facilitates access to concerts and live events. The platform allows users to sign up, create a personalized bucket list of their favorite artists, and purchase tickets directly. Additionally, it offers valuable data to artists, aiding them in making informed decisions regarding touring, including city selection, venue choice, and ticket pricing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Robin Media Inc. functions as a subsidiary of Thuzio, Inc. The company also provides tools for businesses and professionals to track and manage their corporate entertainment expenses.

Brizi

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Brizi Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing remote-control augmented reality camera systems aimed at automating and monetizing fan content. Founded in 2014, Brizi facilitates real-time and social sharing, brand messaging, and comprehensive control applications for various indoor and outdoor venues, including stadiums, arenas, racetracks, and auditoriums. The company has established a strategic alliance with Canon U.S.A. and has secured licenses to operate in prominent sports and landmark locations, such as NBA games, European soccer events, Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the Washington Monument. By allowing users to connect with nearby cameras, Brizi enhances guest engagement, creates innovative sponsorship opportunities, and gathers valuable data on user interactions and demographics.

Synervoz

Seed Round in 2017
Synervoz Communications Inc. specializes in developing advanced voice communication technologies, primarily through its flagship application, Switchboard. This application allows users to engage in voice-based interactions while enjoying music or media, creating an experience akin to being in the same room. Switchboard offers features such as real-time balancing of voice and audio content, enabling seamless communication for remote teams and social interactions. The application is compatible with various platforms, including mobile devices, web applications, and desktop systems. Established in 2014 and based in Ingleside, Canada, Synervoz also provides software development kits (SDKs) and demo applications, allowing other companies to incorporate its technology into their own streaming and social applications, thereby enhancing their communication capabilities. The company leverages cutting-edge speech, audio, and machine learning technologies to facilitate a more dynamic and efficient means of interaction.