Dispersa
Seed Round in 2025
Dispersa is a company dedicated to developing environmentally friendly biosurfactants derived from food waste. Unlike traditional surfactants that rely on palm oil or petroleum, Dispersa utilizes microbes to create surfactants that are both sustainable and circular in nature. These biosurfactants excel at dispersing oil particles by enveloping them in micelles, facilitating their breakdown and removal. By providing a sustainable alternative to synthetic and petroleum-based surfactants, Dispersa aims to enhance the sustainability and affordability of the biosurfactant market, offering industry users access to environmentally responsible products for the first time globally.
Kite Mobility
Seed Round in 2023
Kite Mobility operates a mobile app that connects users within private buildings to various all-electric transportation options. The company addresses contemporary transportation, sustainability, and city mandate challenges by providing a range of electric mobility choices, promoting convenience and accessibility. Their pay-as-you-go model offers competitive rates, making it an affordable alternative to other mobility solutions.
Dispersa
Seed Round in 2023
Dispersa is a company dedicated to developing environmentally friendly biosurfactants derived from food waste. Unlike traditional surfactants that rely on palm oil or petroleum, Dispersa utilizes microbes to create surfactants that are both sustainable and circular in nature. These biosurfactants excel at dispersing oil particles by enveloping them in micelles, facilitating their breakdown and removal. By providing a sustainable alternative to synthetic and petroleum-based surfactants, Dispersa aims to enhance the sustainability and affordability of the biosurfactant market, offering industry users access to environmentally responsible products for the first time globally.
Kite Mobility
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kite Mobility operates a mobile app that connects users within private buildings to various all-electric transportation options. The company addresses contemporary transportation, sustainability, and city mandate challenges by providing a range of electric mobility choices, promoting convenience and accessibility. Their pay-as-you-go model offers competitive rates, making it an affordable alternative to other mobility solutions.
Fresh City Farms
Venture Round in 2021
Fresh City Farms is a retailer specializing in the delivery of organic and locally sourced produce. The company offers farm-fresh produce bags and meals, as well as a variety of grocery items. Additionally, Fresh City Farms provides nutritionist-designed recipe kits and prepared foods, allowing customers to conveniently purchase and enjoy organic meals. Their services are aimed at promoting healthy eating by making fresh, organic products accessible to consumers right at their doorstep.
Powered by People
Seed Round in 2021
Powered by People is a mobile-first platform that facilitates ethical manufacturing practices through its online marketplace. The company focuses on connecting small and mid-sized enterprises in the creative manufacturing and handmade sector with international buyers, promoting transparency in the supply chain. By offering online tools and financing solutions, Powered by People enables wholesalers to source quality products from skilled producers in low-income countries. This approach not only streamlines the procurement process but also ensures direct payments to producers, fostering fair trade and sustainable practices in the industry.
eLengo
Venture Round in 2021
eLengo is a company that focuses on enhancing livelihoods through practical digital training, specifically tailored for agribusiness ventures. It has developed a poultry farming application that aims to empower entrepreneurs by facilitating quality discussion forums and practical education. The application serves as a marketplace for high-potential businesses in the agriculture and livestock sectors, primarily in East Africa. By providing accessible educational resources and fostering community engagement, eLengo supports farmers and entrepreneurs in developing economies, contributing to their potential for success and promoting the goal of creating a poverty-free world.
Everist
Venture Round in 2021
Everist is a personal care company specializing in waterless concentrate pastes for hair and body. Its products include waterless shampoo and conditioner formulations that aim to reduce plastic waste and water consumption, while avoiding parabens, sulfates, silicones, dyes, and synthetic fragrances. The brand promotes vegan, cruelty-free, plant-based, and biodegradable options.
Goodee is an online home and lifestyle marketplace that curates a range of homewares, furniture, dining and décor products from multiple brands, with a focus on sustainable design. Founded in 2017 and based in Montreal, Canada, the platform enables customers to decorate living spaces by selecting from a diverse assortment of products.
Inkblot
Seed Round in 2020
Inkblot Technologies Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Burlington, Canada, specializes in mental health care services. The company provides personalized video mental health counselling, one-on-one sessions, life coaching, crisis support, manager training, and group sessions. Inkblot employs advanced technologies to intelligently match clients with suitable counsellors or life coaches based on their needs and preferences, monitor treatment effectiveness, and eliminate geographical barriers. The company serves patients across Canada, offering a secure, affordable, and accessible means to improve mental health.
Encircled
Venture Round in 2020
Encircled Inc. is a Toronto-based clothing brand established in 2012, specializing in convertible travel clothing for women. The company focuses on creating versatile wardrobe essentials crafted from eco-friendly fabrics, including bamboo, mesh, cotton, and twill. Encircled offers a range of products such as dresses, sweaters, jumpsuits, jackets, leggings, long sleeve tops, and pants, all designed to provide comfort and functionality for everyday adventures. The brand emphasizes sustainability and aims to meet the needs of modern consumers seeking stylish yet practical clothing options. Encircled sells its products both online and in physical retail locations.
Kotn
Venture Round in 2020
Kotn is a Toronto-based direct-to-consumer clothing brand founded in 2015. It designs and sells men's and women's apparel, including t-shirts, underwear, socks, henleys, sweaters, shorts and tracksuits, online and in stores. The company uses cotton sourced directly from farmers, including Egyptian cotton, to produce garments marketed as sustainable and affordable pure cotton apparel.
Ulula LLC is a human rights technology and analytics company based in Toronto, Canada, with an additional office in New York. Founded in 2013, the company develops a software and analytics platform that provides organizations with tools to monitor human rights risks and improve working conditions across various sectors, including agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and electronics. Ulula's platform employs mobile technologies such as SMS, USSD, and IVR, facilitating direct engagement with workers and communities in real time. This multi-channel stakeholder engagement approach allows organizations to gather accurate and timely insights, ensuring that stakeholders can provide feedback safely and securely, regardless of their network connectivity or digital literacy. By creating sustainable feedback loops, Ulula aims to help companies address social, environmental, and governance challenges effectively.
Thesus
Venture Round in 2017
Thesus is an eCommerce footwear company that specializes in the production of sustainable shoes, providing eco-friendly alternatives for outdoor footwear. The company offers a diverse range of products, including espadrilles, sneakers, sandals, and various accessories, all crafted with a focus on ethical manufacturing practices. Thesus aims to deliver comfort and functional efficiency to its customers while promoting social and environmental responsibility through its progressive approach to footwear design.
CoPower
Venture Round in 2016
CoPower is a Canadian company that operates an online platform for clean energy investing. It enables investors to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, aiming to deliver solid returns while reducing environmental impact. Founded in 2013, CoPower has facilitated clean energy loans and pursued sustainability credentials as a certified B Corporation. The business forms part of the shift toward platform-based financing for clean energy, and its history includes an acquisition by The Vancity Community Investment Bank.
Far & Wide Collective
Venture Round in 2016
Far & Wide Collective is an online marketplace based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2013. The company specializes in selling handcrafted houseware, clothing, bags, jewelry, and home decor products made by artisans from post-conflict and developing countries, such as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan. Its product offerings include rugs, baskets, trays, towels, bowls, and wall art. By connecting these talented artisans with buyers across North America, Far & Wide Collective promotes fair trade practices and supports sustainable development in the communities it serves, enabling customers to access unique, high-quality items while positively impacting the lives of the creators.
Lucky Iron Fish
Venture Round in 2015
Lucky Iron Fish Inc., established in Toronto, Canada in 2012, manufactures and sells a unique iron cooking tool designed to infuse meals with iron, helping prevent iron deficiency and anemia. This simple, reusable product is used by boiling it in water or liquid-based meals for ten minutes to release a significant portion of the daily recommended iron intake. Sold exclusively online, the company's mission aligns with its B-Corp certification, prioritizing social responsibility. It has gained international recognition from various prestigious organizations and media outlets for its innovative solution to combat iron deficiency anemia, particularly among underserved communities.