The League of Innovators Community is excited to welcome 83 new startup founders leading 51 ventures into the League of Innovators Labs Batch 8 program!
Read on to learn more about the Labs Batch 8 cohort and the next generation of youth-led Canadian startups.
Akose
Founders: Divine Adekanmbi & Tosin Kuye
Akose is a company who's mission is to get students into the workforce. We are creating a community of students whereby students are able interact, gain connections, job opportunities, career resources and many more.
Founder: Daniel Baraghoush
We grow and engage the audience of creators while increasing engagement and retention for them. We do this by allowing fans and creators to play together and rewarding the winners with tradable and collectable NFTs.
Founders: Arman Ghanbari & Zachary Burke
Ashare is on a mission to build the future of financial wellness in the workplace. We empower employers to offer their team a personalized, data-driven platform for all things financial wellness from student loan contribution to financial planning.
Founder: Tony Colley
Be One to Give is a B2B delivery app for surplus food lost or wasted along the supply chain. Powered by technology and logistics we deliver food with a shelf life of less than 48 hours to those who are food insecure. Our primary objective is to redistribute 100% of avoidable food waste across Canada by 2030.
Founders: Zaais Van Zyl & Francois Le Roux
BountyBoard is an AI tool that helps enterprises identify problems and solve them by connecting to a network of innovators.
Founders: Aivrey Mckinley & Lesha Shah
The Canadian Law Review (CLR) is Canada’s National Undergraduate Legal Journal. CLR is a platform for an intergenerational community of legal minds who are committed to the understanding and development of Canadian law. The Journal is keenly interested in closing the gap within legal discourse which is often exclusive to legal scholars, and that the first step towards improving the current state of affairs in our legal system begins with advocacy, discourse, and research. For this reason, CLR mandates the promotion of legal innovation and discourse by offering opportunities for youth to shape Canada’s legal and public policy landscape.
Founder: Caroline Rogan
Helping small business firm to analyze software that is appropriate for their law firm
Founder: Tamara Shelly
Classic Juice Co. is a wellness brand that believes self-care is a part of something bigger and is the greatest revolutionary act that can positively impact the world.
We help individuals leave toxic habits behind with personalized, custom-tailored juice cleanses made from our wide variety of delicious, small batch, cold-pressed, raw, juice elixirs made with patience, purpose and passion.
We boast a seasonal, rotating menu of 48 juice blends made up of local and tropical ingredients and also offer made to order smoothies, wraps, and wellness products such as Irish Sea Moss, African Black Soap and Shea Butter.
Createpreneur
Founder: Anjali Ramburn
Createpreneur is a for-profit social enterprise focussed on unlocking neurodiverse youth’ creative potential through community engagement. Our mission is to develop experiential learning opportunities that foster an ecosystem and culture of innovation, collaboration, and intergenerational connection in Ottawa. We envision a bright future for neurodiverse youth to feel able, capable, included, as well as harmoniously integrated in all facets of civic engagement and participation within Ottawa’s local democracy.
Crib
Founders: Shrinjay Mukherjee & Abhigyan garg
We're bridging the gap between information that tenants want and the information that real estate agents can give them using data.
Founder: Blake Huggins
Crue is an app that will become the LinkedIn for sports. Athletes can showcase their game film, workout routines, school interests, and more! Gaining access to other athletes and teams world wide.
Founder: Melodie Padula
Curù Skin delivers superior after sun care formulated with intention for ranging skin types, tones and sensitivities. Curù Skin launched with the signature After Sun Facial Oil lending to the skin 100% active botanical ingredients inspired by our Sicilian roots, to repair and hydrate sun-exposed skin while supporting overall skin health. Ingredients are seasonally harvested and can be found growing wild in the remote countryside of British Columbia, on mountaintops by the Mediterranean sea and in mineral rich volcanic soil of Sicily's Etna region.
Founders: Eric Liu & Eric Xie
A retail ecosystem that streamlines consumer experience, and help businesses focus on providing stellar services.
Founders: Abyad Rahman, Tahmid Al Hafiz & Anushka Khare
‘eevee’ is a consolidated P2P equipment rental platform where owners can list their items free of charge while renters can seamlessly book those items for rent through our website or mobile app. The goal is to give users the feeling of ‘You'll find everything you need here!’ by having a plethora of equipment listed for rental on our platform: starting from DSLR cameras to outdoor BBQ grills; tennis rackets to mountain bikes; lawnmowers to steam cleaners. The platform will act as an intermediary assurer between the renters and the owners and will charge a small commission in exchange for our services.
Founders: Djalil BABA-MOUSSA & Walid Baba Moussa
Epipresto is an online grocery delivery marketplace that gathers independent and specialty grocers.
For the merchants, we digitize their stores and make it simple and easy to sell online.
For customers, they can order from one of many stores at once and get it delivered the same day.
Founders: Troydel Wallace & Andre Smith
Flip & Floss is an e-learning company that uses technology to make learning fun and culturally sensitive. We use animated videos, storytelling, workshops and coaching to educate people about personal finance, business, and investment.
Founder: Anita Grant
The connection between hair and identity is rooted in every black girl's childhood. Hello Hair Children’s Book features 100 illustrated children hairstyles for black girls to learn, love and build a relationship with their crown! More importantly, the Hello Hair styling doll provides young girls with the tools, guidance and practice to confidently style their own hair.
Founders: Chirag Jadhwani & Tanraj Dhillon
Honest Empathy Is a mental health support platform fixated on removing the isolation and stigma surrounding mental healthcare. The platform uses machine learning to provide on-demand support group sessions and immersive cognitive behavioural therapy.
Founder: Cameron Rowe
Current food delivery options are expensive, limited, and can cause disappointment when you wait 45 minutes for your meal to arrive only for it to be cold and soft. Using autonomous drones, we hope to address some of these issues, especially for those in difficult to access locations, like the Toronto Islands. Eventually we aim to develop balcony drone delivery to deliver food & other services to Toronto residents.
Founders: Dave Rodrigues & Tony Downey
Jobify is a free mobile app that connects teens to local employment opportunities. Jobify serves businesses in high-turnover industries looking for a consistent pipeline of applicants.
Founder: Galicia Gordon
Leading Learners is an EdTech company considered the all-in-one platform for students. From scholarships, subject resources, to interactive toolkits, the company aims to have everything students could need during their academic years — all in one place. Leading Learners offers updated and accessible resources to people of all ages and backgrounds with a special focus on youth, high school, and post-secondary students. Through their platform, Leading Learners specializes in providing an easy, facilitative, and resourceful service to fill your academic needs.
Founder: Kirsten Milic
Lifesaver is a flexible staff scheduling platform built for sports and recreation centers. It enables managers to quickly and easily create complex staff schedules while considering factors such as certification and labor union requirements, as well as varying job roles, locations, and pay grades.
Founders: Burhan Qadri & Keeran Sivajisingam
Lose Fat Gain Muscle (LFGM) is fitness without uncertainty, making the journey to your healthiest body simple, predictable and fun. We do this through our book, boot camp and gamified community to help people systematically build sustainable habits.
Founder: Nadia Ladak
Marlow is a one-stop shop for modern menstrual & sexual wellness, starting with the first-ever lubricant & tampon designed to be used together for smoother insertion. The products are delivered through a DTC subscription. Beyond our product, we're committed to providing education to reduce the stigma around menstrual & sexual health.
Founder: Kalid Musse
Mealifi is a meal-based record-keeping system for restaurants who use food delivery apps.
Founder: Dev Parekh
We offer various innovative self-development services to individuals from all walks of life to help them take a step forward.
Founder: Elsie Amoako
Mommy Monitor is a care access platform that connects health care institutions, providers and pregnant persons to a diverse range of culturally safe maternal health services and supports.
Founders: Michael Tibollo & Dylan Baijnauth
MySound is a better way of making music social. Share and discuss music with friends!
Founders: Shawn Miller, Josh Kurish & Pawarit Puwarattanakul
We are the first hat brand to offer adjustable hats in varying sizes for men with big heads.
Founder: Carlos Georgescu
OneCode Academy offers private 1-on-1 computer science lessons to students in grades 6-12, taught by qualified college level instructors. With results-proven curriculum delivered in an online format, our classes are accessible, engaging and informative. We are strive to build a community with our students, by sharing computer science related opportunities to them and inviting them to our monthly AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) series with software engineers from top companies around the world.
Founder: Shlesha Van
Ora-3D is building the next dimension of consumer oral health care by bridging the gap between dental experts and everyday people. Our current product line is a three dimensional brushing experience experience that simulates dentist recommended brushing technique, removes plaque with 3x more reach and allows a gentler deeper clean with just a bite & glide.
Founder: Veer Bhatia
Orwell is the world's first alternative social media app. Its goal is to mitigate social media addiction in an accessible manner allowing for the improvement of both mental health and productivity in youth and adults alike. Through a unique suite of social features, application-centric technology and individualized resources Orwell aims to help you meet all your goals and stay connected with your loved ones.
Founder: Dragos Cada
PathPeer is how students get free career mentorship from any professional. Through coffee chats, they can learn about their job, how they got it, and anything they desire.
Founders: Noah Silverman & Yuki Kinoshita
Plufl seeks to enhance the human-nap experience by providing a comfortable, accessible, and portable napping product. Inspired by the classic dog bed, the Plufl is designed to alleviate stress and anxiety by providing a space where users can rest, recharge, and rejuvenate.
Founders: Brandon Caiza, Brodie Couch & Arpan Kandola
Proximy is an on-demand community marketplace that connects people to local experts that share their expertise through real human connection—in-person or online! On Proximy, we help people build meaningful connection and earn additional income doing what they love.
Founders: Prishita Agarwal, Aldin Shaw & Abhiudai Mishra
We at Rescued Glass envision a world that is more sustainable and equitable. We are committed to creating a more circular economy by tackling the issue of glass waste here in Vancouver. To accomplish this we collect used glass bottles and upcycle them into usable and decorative household items.
Founder: Benjamin Rebalski
We make bamboo ski poles in North Vancouver, BC that are simple, solid, and sustainable.
Sky Acres Agrotechnologies Inc.
Founder: Ishaan Kohli
SkyAcres is an Agro-Tech startup which aims to combat food insecurity and solve inefficiencies in the farming industry by minimizing water usage, increasing yield, and untethering farms from their respective climates. We have developed an ultra low cost indoor vertical farming system that condenses over 40 acres of farmland into half an acre, all while using 94% less water. Using carbon redirection technology, we are able to extract carbon from the air and use it to increase plant growth speeds.
Street Food World Inc.
Founder: Anthonia Iveren Gom
Canada is a cultural mosaic, but the food space still seems segregated. Street Food World aims to bring together street food from different countries around the world in one place. So Canadians can easily taste the world or experience home, one product at a time.
Studio Saligan
Founder: Jermyn De Guzman
Studio Saligan crafts colourful, eco-friendly decor & bespoke surfaces for creators and designers. Adding life and colour to people's spaces.
Founder: Rameet Sangra
Suits And Co is a high perceived value brand that creates custom formal, business, and causal wear for both men and women. Utilizing a wide range of luxury style fabrics including cashmere, wool, linen, and silk, Suits And Co delivers an upper class experience at affordable prices. All personalized custom garment are guaranteed to enhance the confidence in each one of our clients.
Founder: Angeza Mohammed
The Consulting Nest is a marketplace where organizations can connect with and hire highly qualified and vetted professional consultants specializing in the Health, Government, Research, Academic and Non-Profit industries to accelerate their initiatives, projects and programs efficiently. It is a place where consultants can share their knowledge and expertise without worrying about the sales and marketing aspects of setting up their own consulting business.
Treasure Minder
Founders: Max Alstad & Emily Doyle
Treasure Minder is creating a platform for people who are not knowledgable in cryptocurrency to begin their investing journey without having to take the time to learn how to invest. We are providing pre-made crypto pools to invest in the crypto market as a whole, and connecting experienced crypto investors with un-experienced crypto investors.
Founder: Viya Qu
Unseem means not proper. It is a skirt brand that empowers womxn to live fearlessly. We reinvented wrap skirts by adding invisible shorts and a phone-sized pocket, giving womxn the freedom to move, be comfortable, and look stylish.
Founder: Nino Melikidze
VisaWire is an immigration service marketplace and relocation guide for moving to Canada (and subsequently the world's leading countries). The goal is to simplify the immigration process for skilled professionals looking to take the next step in their journey.
Founders: Sharif Natheir & Amy Lorincz
Vope Medical delivers constant clear vision in minimally invasive surgery. Vope’s AI-driven software optimizes the lens cleaning process and minimizes disruptions through automation. This allows the surgeon to stay completely focused on the procedures they are performing, eliminating distractions that arise from the current lens cleaning process
Founders: Daniel Oh, Anne Liu, Tabassum Pasha & Shreyansh Anand
WaiveTheWait is a patient engagement company that optimises clinical operations by automating patient communications. This includes automating follow-ups, decentralising the check-in process and reducing no-shows & late patients by providing them with personalised wait times using AI. This reduces operational overhead while allowing staff to focus on high-priority medical tasks.
Founders: La Vance Dotson & Colleen Dotosn
WooYourBoo is an app that suggests date ideas to couples based on their Love Language. We take the guessing out of date night by allowing couples to SuperConnect, Swipe, and Match on Date Ideas.
Founders: Kingsley Uwakwe, Kevin Njoku, Peli Yang, Uche Igbonacho, Stanley Orajiaka & Jolene Prang
Xetlink is making video conference inclusive with AI capabilities creating Real time speech to sign - sign to speech language Translation and Real time speech to speech translate to different languages on a video conferencing space.
Youth Helping Youth
Founder: Anjali Dhaliwal
Youth Helping Youth (YHY) is an international, youth-led non-profit helping high school students navigate their futures through workshops and conferences. Through active social media accounts across seven states and provinces in North America, YHY helps over 22,000 students a year find greater clarity in their futures through our volunteer fairs, university-panel workshops, mentorship programs, monthly e-newsletters, and bi-weekly blogs.
YHY's goal is to strengthen the resources available to high school students across North America, allowing these future change-makers to navigate their future career and education goals with more support and guidance.
