🥁 Meet the 86 Founders from LOI Labs Batch 12

Hey Friends,

Today we wanna introduce you to the 86 Founders from LOI Labs Batch 12 who are graduating this week 🎉

And wanna know the best part?

7 of them are pitching their startups at our Virtual Showcase event tomorrow if you wanna watch. Just RSVP here.

If you're an entrepreneur, investor or startup enthusiast looking to learn more about the top young founders coming out of Canada, today’s list is for you.

The next generation of youth-led Canadian startups is here and below we've shared a bit about their:

• startup,

• story and

• contact info

So you can hit them up with a note if you'd like to chat with them.

Let's riggidy roll.

1) Acting Social Studio

• 💡 Back story: Acting Social is an acting studio offering programs designed to help high-performing individuals improve their personal and professional social skills to confidently achieve their goals through acting exercises and techniques

• 👋 Founder: Elanna Rossdeutscher

2) Amyrah's Avenue Toronto

• 💡 Back story: Bringing luxury designer South Asian Clothing to North America

• 👋 Founders: Sahar Haji and Zara Hirani

3) Arimka Beauty

• 💡 Back story: Arimka is an innovative beauty marketplace specializing in nail care. This platform is designed to revolutionize the way women discover and book manicure services. Focused on connecting clients with private nail care specialists, the company emphasizes convenience and personalized experiences.

• 👋 Founders: Myroslava Volosheniuk and Alex D'Aoust

4) aSocial inc.

• 💡 Back story: aSocial is an innovative mobile app designed to break phone addiction within students and young professionals. The concept is as simple as it is effective: you can block distracting apps and gain our in-app currency, clockies, while doing so. You will then be able to exchange such clockies for rewards provided by our partners in the marketplace, such as discounts and free items from your favorite stores! Get your time back, get aSocial.

• 👋 Founders: Kyle Fernanndes, Ethan McMehen, Giulia Violati and Simone D'Amico

5) Barebone Apparel

• 💡 Back story: Barebone is created to remind the modern woman of her strength and confidence with jewelry that mirrors her. Blending modern simplicity with timeless aesthetics, each piece is an invitation for you to stand out and shine. From dainty to statement, we've got timeless demi-fine jewelry matching your mood, outfit, and unapologetic spirit. Celebrate yourself, because if you don’t, who will? Consciously attuned to our environment, our products are made with recycled sterling silver and freshwater pearls; our packaging is eco-friendly and we ship carbon-neutral.

• 👋 Founder: Amber Hsu

6) Barebones Fitness

• 💡 Back story: BAREBONES is an integrated fitness platform revolutionizing the industry by centralizing verified fitness content, leveraging cutting-edge AI for personalized workout suggestions, and reshaping wellness for all.

• 👋 Founder: Chloe Gaynor

7) Bellow

• 💡 Back story: Bellow is a strategic marketing and creative ideas company. We bring the biggest, most outrageous, I-can't-believe-they-did-that-type concepts to life. We focus on experiential marketing, strategic partnerships, guerilla projects, community building, production, and creative direction.

• 👋 Founder: Caitlyn Santos

8) Bent Swim

• 💡 Back story: BENT SWIM was created because the founder, Sierra, didn’t resonate with the current brands in the swimwear industry; the attitude, sexualization, feminism, environmentalism and inclusivity was not convincing enough. She wanted to create a brand that was for all in the most blunt way possible, because...thats her. She designed every suit herself using environmentally conscious fabrics. She created her dream suits and dream brand - uncensored, sexy and carefree! She doesn’t take herself too seriously but seriously loves these suits and hope you do too!

• 👋 Founder: Sierra Grace Milroy

9) Bov Active

• 💡 Back story: Bov Active is a golf athleisure brand that provides versatile and fashion-forward pieces that seamlessly transition from golf and tennis to everyday wear.

• 👋 Founder: Michelle Choi

10) CarbFarm

• 💡 Back story: CarbFarm is a social impact startup that helps Canadian farmers implement regenerative agriculture through carbon credits. We help farmers not only feed the world, but save it.

• 👋 Founder: Michael Zhang, Cooper Mandel, and Ethan Andrews

11) Wegodigiteens

• 💡 Back story: The No.1 Teen Tech Organization aimed at changing they world's perception of Africa in view of Technology as we raise Teen Tech Leaders, Innovators and Entrepreneurs that would unlock Africa's digital economy and lead they world in the digital space.

• 👋 Founder: Victor Eyo

12) Chakra Nutrition

• 💡 Back story: Chakra Nutrition is an Asian-inspired nutrition company that specializes in bubble tea flavours. We're on a mission to provide you with fun, delicious, and nutritious products that fit seamlessly into your lifestyle

• 👋 Founder: Andy Ly

13) Clience Inc.

• 💡 Back story: Clience is a project management software that fosters learning and effective communication for in-person and virtual teams. The software brings an innovative approach to project management and project organization.

• 👋 Founder: Lucas Schaffer-Wood, Emils Beloglazovs and Paul Skuja

14) Cloud Nine Clothing

• 💡 Back story: The revolutionary anxiety-calming hoodie designed to alleviate stress discreetly and effectively. There are strategically placed stress balls are in the cuffs which operate on neuroscience principles, blocking stress signals and promoting relaxation through sensory engagement. The slightly heavyweight material provides a comforting hug. The built in stress ball hoodie offers a powerful tool for stress management in overwhelming situations

• 👋 Founder: Vansh Sobti

15) Credible AI

• 💡 Back story: Credible's software helps streamline and accelerate automation processes with efficient human-AI supervision. Example cases include dealing with identity verification, KYC, claims processing, and HR decisions.

• 👋 Founder: Tony Goel and Aprameya Aithal

16) Defense Station

• 💡 Back story: Defense Station is a single cyber security automated platform for SMB’s, reducing 80% of the manual old work. By providing 100% contextual visibility around all your environments and assets, you understand your systems better. Vulnerability management and Compliance comes as a by-product.Our clients have increased their ROI within just a few months of using Defense Station

• 👋 Founder: Gurjant Singh and Manisha Prashar

17) Earth Suds

• 💡 Back story: EarthSuds is building the future of sustainable personal care products, and they've started by creating the world's first dissolvable tablets of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash

• 👋 Founder: Daniel Moll

18) Ella Events

• 💡 Back story: A digital ecosystem to help community builders plan and promote their in-real-life events

• 👋 Founder: Angella Fajardo and Abrham Bisrat

19) Embodix AI

• 💡 Back story: Foundation Model for Autonomous Robots

• 👋 Founder: Ali Mirzaei , Julia Seregina and Aleksandra Malysheva

20) VanTech Med

• 💡 Back story: VanTech Med is a medical technology company on a mission to harness the power of AI and immersive technologies to solve global challenges in healthcare

• 👋 Founder: Vanessa Lo

21) EzLLM

• 💡 Back story: An automated brokerage system that enables transparency, accessibility and instantaneousness of transaction for nature based carbon credits

• 👋 Founder: Marc Frame

• 💻 Website

22) First Love

• 💡 Back story: First Love was founded by two South Asian sisters from Ontario named Navina and Sharuka. What started as a passion project in 2020 with a sewing machine as a creative outlet, eventually grew into a love for curating personalized hair accessories. With a combined diverse background in Marketing and Public Health, First Love became a platform where fashion, craftsmanship, and social activism intersect and empower one another. Through First Love’s community, Love Club, luxury haircare is more accessible while leading progressive changes in communities.

• 👋 Founder: Sharuka Suthaharan and Navina Suthaharan

23) Graspr AI

• 💡 Back story: An AI Learning assistant that transforms your documents into AI tutors

• 👋 Founder: Yann Saah

24) FLIGHTFUD

• 💡 Back story: FLIGHTFŪD was created by former Flight Attendant Kaeli Bauman and travel enthusiast Jamie Renney. While searching for an all in one travel supplement to help support them nutritionally during travel and in-flight, Kaeli and Jamie took it upon themselves to create an industry specific drink mix to address the health effects of traveling. These effects are commonly known as poor circulation, dehydration, low immunity, jetlag, indigestion and bloat. FLIGTHFŪD is the perfect all in one solution to feeling good when you arrive

• 👋 Founder: Jamie Renney and Kaeli Bauman

25) Golden's Goods

• 💡 Back story: Canada's first entirely locally sourced, gluten-free, and handcrafted oat drinks

• 👋 Founder: David Bowler

26) Two Sisters on a Mission

• 💡 Back story: Our solution is an Accessibility CoPilot an AI-powered accessibility checker and remediator for websites

• 👋 Founder: Fatima Sultan and Amna Sultan

27) JobInn

• 💡 Back story: JobInn revolutionizes short-term employment by connecting students with one-off job opportunities, allowing them to work whenever and wherever they choose. Our platform facilitates a unique rotational workforce for employers, effectively addressing labor shortages. With the added feature of free online training, employers can ensure their temporary staff are well-equipped for specific tasks, making JobInn an ideal solution for both students seeking flexibility and businesses needing skilled, adaptable workers

• 👋 Founder: Kendrick Wolf and Jules Major

28) Khas

• 💡 Back story: Khas is a contemporary luxury brand offering timeless 22k gold heirlooms to be worn every day & passed on for generations to come.

• 👋 Founder: Anoop Dhillon

29) Litespace

• 💡 Back story: The All-in-One Employee Experience Platform

• 👋 Founder: Jack Lau and Zeeshan Shahid

30) Klasium

• 💡 Back story: A modern-day Learning Management System (LMS) designed for effortless access and seamless educational experiences.

• 👋 Founder: Devansh Jolapara, Deep Gajera and Rahul Dodia

31) MAD Social Agency Ltd.

• 💡 Back story: MAD Social Agency is a digital marketing firm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They're all about shaking things up and doing things differently. MAD Social specializes in creating custom marketing strategies that really speak to people. They're known for cutting through the digital noise, helping businesses stand out and truly connect with their audience. MAD Social Agency doesn't just push boundaries in digital marketing; they're all about making real connections. Their expertise isn't limited to any specific industry; instead, they bring a fresh and powerful perspective wherever there's room for innovation and growth.

• 👋 Founder: Maddie Thompson

32) Matic Health

• 💡 Back story: Matic Health is building AI agents for healthcare. We give providers superpowers through complex task automations that streamline operations and improve patient outcomes.

• 👋 Founders: Mohammed Saqib

33) Mevi

• 💡 Back story: Mevi is on a mission to change the motherhood experience by building the #1 postpartum wellness app. It's not your typical Vancouver tech company, but it is a market hiding in plain sight. 80% of moms don't have their first postnatal doctors visit until 6 weeks after baby is born and that visit is 15 minutes or less, leaving moms to fend for themselves. Since the pandemic moms have been more isolated than ever before, leading to incidence of mental disorder, burnout, and workplace resignation. Mevi exists to fill the gap between doctors visits when real life happens, to get mom the help she needs 24/7.

• 👋 Founders: Zamina Sunderji-Karim

34) Mimic.ai

• 💡 Back story: Mimic is every real estate agent's new best friend. Created by a real estate agent, for real estate agents; Mimic is an intelligent virtual assistant that rolls the benefits of five different programs into one, all inclusive solution. See how Mimic has the potential to save you thousands of dollars and join the waitlist to be the first to know when Mimic launches.

• 👋 Founders: Sonja Renwick

35) Mockt

• 💡 Back story: Mockt is an all-in-one platform for student interview preparation and superior data profiling for talent acquisition funnels.

• 👋 Founders: Eric Qu, Adam Huang and Hasan Raza

36) My Dorm Store

• 💡 Back story: Make your dorm into your home with My Dorm Store. We are your one-stop shop for everything you need to be move-in ready. My Dorm Store is an affordable online service where you can order everything you need to outfit your dorm and have it delivered for when you move into residence. We work directly with universities and colleges to design packages that include exactly what you need to move in. We guarantee a smooth checkout and delivery experience with personalized customer service support.

• 👋 Founders: Arlyne James

37) NerView Surgical 

• 💡 Back story: Marketing infrastructure for e-commerce and the creator economy, letting companies know what the people think and providing data-driven actionable insights. The integrated, customer-centric platform to supercharge marketing strategies..

• 👋 Founders: Alexander Zhang and Bill Xu

38) Neeva

• 💡 Back story: Neeva makes high-protein cereal designed for your shaker cup! We take the nostalgic cereals of your childhood and give you the opportunity to eat it on the go, guilt-free.

• 👋 Founders: Sandrew Martins

39) NerView Surgical

• 💡 Back story: NerView Surgical is an innovative startup dedicated to revolutionizing nerve visualization during surgeries and minimizing the risk of intra-operative nerve trauma. Our cutting-edge optical technology will make it easy for surgeons to identify small nerves in the surgical field and protect them from unintentional damage.

• 👋 Founders: Mann Parikh

40) Noo Speak 

• 💡 Back story: Noo Speak is a free language learning tool that delivers you daily, summarized news in over 25 different languages, paired with English translations. With Noo Speak, you can customize both the topics you’re interested in hearing about as well as the complexity of the translations to match your level of proficiency in your chosen language.

• 👋 Founders: Alex Moica

41) OpenPinna

• 💡 Back story: We are Siri for law enforcement, ensuring every interaction with the public is compliant.

• 👋 Founders: Joel Callou

42) Dossier Health

• 💡 Back story: Dossier Health is dedicated to making preventative healthcare accessible to all Canadians. We bring a novel approach to healthcare, by testing for health markers and empowering individuals to take control of their health through at-home blood testing kits

• 👋 Founders: Aman Desai

43) Pilot X Technologies Inc.

• 💡 Back story: Pilot X is a transportation marketplace that connects users directly to on-demand drivers and local movers seamlessly and effortlessly.

• 👋 Founders: Kendall Darling and Ranajay Sarma

44) Poultry Patrol

• 💡 Back story: Birds, like people, like to eat, drink, and sit around all day but that’s not very good for them. Poultry Patrol’s robots essentially roomba around the barn to get them up and moving, while monitoring barn conditions and doing physical work.

• 👋 Founders: Jack Kilian

45) Quiikmart

• 💡 Back story: Quiikmart offers a carefully curated selection of products from niche ethnic stores. From exotic spices and seasonings to beloved snacks and sweets, we've scoured the globe to bring you an unparalleled variety of items. No more compromises on the authenticity of your dishes; we've got you covered.

• 👋 Founders: Anjola Adeyemi, Dexter Eromosele, and Justina Ackah

46) Reminest

• 💡 Back story: Reminest sends your family weekly prompts to capture your family story and keep you connected.

• 👋 Founders: Josh Karathra, Ganesh Asapu and Sherry Yang

47) Reserv Labs

• 💡 Back story: Reserv Labs is on a mission is to provide effective solutions that enhance mental and physical well-being, enabling individuals to thrive in their personal and professional lives.

• 👋 Founders: Finn Killam and Aidan Vaandering

48) Rituals Veda Wellness

• 💡 Back story: Rituals Veda redefines wellness with a fusion of ancient traditions, modern science, and safe, toxin-free formulations.

• 👋 Founders: Anshul Sharma

49) RK Health

• 💡 Back story: RK Health specializes in practical training for family caregivers as they navigate the challenging transition into their caregiving role. RK Health's mission is to empower caregivers to confidently care for loved ones with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other chronic conditions. Through RK Health's tailored practical training programs, caregivers are equipped with essential practical skills to support their loved ones with activities of daily living, fostering competence and confidence in both caregivers and patients. By enabling caregivers to provide dignified care at home, RK Health strives to preserve familial bonds and prevent displacement

  • 👋 Founder: Ruhee Khan

50) Rude Mama Hot Sauce

• 💡 Back story: At Rude Mama Hot Sauce, we're not just crafting hot sauces; we offer a taste of home, a sentimental journey in every pocket-sized jar while embodying the bold spirit of a sister, the comforting presence of a beloved mama, wrapping hearts in warmth while setting taste buds ablaze. Rude Mama isn't just a condiment; it's a fiery declaration of self-love, strength, and a celebration of the unapologetic essence within each of us.

  • 👋 Founder: Viet Anh Nguyen and Benjamin Sourisseau

51) Sikria

• 💡 Back story: Sikria is an innovative versatile haircare formulated to use on Hairpieces & natural hair

• 👋 Founder: Bukola Ajibogun

52) Simmr

• 💡 Back story: Simmr is the first truly good-for-you, ready-in-10-minutes, shelf-stable convenience meals.

  • 👋 Founder: Jasmine Smikle

  • 💻 Website

53) Soul Hands

• 💡 Back story: At Soul Hands, your wellness is our top priority. We offer professional treatments specifically tailored to your unique stage of life, needs and goals.

• 👋 Founder: Chian Perkins

54) Taza Snacks

• 💡 Back story: Taza Snacks is a South-Asian/East-African snack brand that specializes in creating an experience which transports you around the world through unique flavours and the best ingredients. Taza's recipes are rooted in decades of family tradition while being gluten free and 100% vegan. Happiness if homemade and so are Taza Snacks. 

• 👋 Founder: Tahir Natha

55) The Banana Bike

• 💡 Back story: The Banana Bike is a family owned and operated small business run by youth entrepreneurs, the Evans Brothers from beautiful Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. We serve small batch chocolate dipped frozen bananas from our pedal powered bike! Milk chocolate or dark chocolate, plus a topping, you've got options. The perfect snack on a sunny day

• 👋 Founder: Chris Evans

56) The Dessert Artist

• 💡 Back story: The Dessert Artist is a baked goods and confectionery producer that is addressing the lack of Black representation in the baking industry with unique, artistic, and edible products. The Dessert Artist provides bespoke edible creations that delight the senses for a variety of occasions (e.g., weddings, holidays, corporate events, etc.) that is influenced by the founder’s Black heritage. The company regularly includes designs and flavours that will resonate with the Black community and those looking to explore and experience Black culture (e.g., Jamaican patties, Black Santa, etc.).

• 👋 Founder: Rochelle Williams

57) The Talent Effect

• 💡 Back story: The Talent Effect is a demand-side platform that allows for companies to seamlessly acquire influencer and creator advertising assets based on their specific campaign goals. The Talent Effect platform provides a revolutionary process for companies to purchase traditional influencer advertising space, paid product placements, user-generated content orders, and more embedded marketing assets, based on objective audience and user data, budget, risk assessment, real-time value, and other key factors.

• 👋 Founder: Cameo Hanlon

58) Thomakis Yogurt

• 💡 Back story: We make artisanal Greek yogurt the traditional way. Our time-intensive Greek yogurt is then paired with fresh, chef-inspired fruit compotes resulting in a premium Greek yogurt experience that'll have you feeling like you're in Greece

• 👋 Founder: Jeremy Cheung and Miriam Chaldeos

To Summarize:

• Reach out to the founders that interest you

• Head to LOI's website if you want to join the next cohort

• Or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions

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Until next time,

🖤 Your startup besties at LOI