Hey Founders,

Happy March 20th: we just hung out with Brian Scudamore, Alix Earle and Vishar are giong viral on TikTok. Websummit and Toronto Tech Week events are around the corner. And we just confirmed the founder of Poppi, Allison Ellsworth for an AMA April 1st. If you’ve been living under a rock, she sold her startup for $1.95 billion (with a b) a little while ago.

So if you wanna hear all about her journey, sign up to our AMA with her.

And guess who’s moderating the chat? None other than LOI alumni Julie, founder of Benny, a Labs 15 alumni.

So lock your name in before it’s too late.

Meet The Labs 16 Founder Mafia

LOI Labs Batch 16 is here.

This cohort is building across wellness, fintech, fashion, real estate, and pretty much everything in between.

They're early, they're ambitious, and honestly, some of the ideas in this batch are the most interesting we've seen yet. These are Gen Z founders, bootstrappers, and operators who didn't wait for permission to start — they just built.

Here's who made the cut:

🕺Mirrored Perfect

• Founders: Alex Ren

• What’s the vibe: A dance app that helps you perfect your moves — like having a mirror that actually gives feedback. 

• Link: https://www.caffeinemonday.com/ 

🏒 SportsEQ

• Founders: Ali Battaglia 

• What’s the vibe:  One stop to find, compare, and buy hockey gear. No more tab chaos.  

🔗YZ Technologies Corporation 

• Founders: Ali Hosseinpour, Seyed Ali Jalalifar 

• What’s the vibe: AI that plugs into your existing systems and actually fixes supply chain chaos — bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and bad calls don't stand a chance.

• Link: https://www.yztechnologies.ca/ 

🧠 Blyssminds Health

• Founders: Alyssa Mack-Lee

• What’s the vibe:  Science-backed supplements for women's brains: focus, mood, and rest, finally done right.

• Link: https://www.blyssminds.com/

🍋lemonly

• Founders: Andrew Ehebald, Zuki Majuqwana, Adam Smith

• What’s the vibe: Automatic matchmaking for hiring. Great talent meets great teams, no bad-fit applications. 

• Link: https://www.lemonly.ai/ 

🍵 Inner Code

• Founders: Anna Li

• What’s the vibe: Cycle-synced teas rooted in traditional Chinese medicine. Maybe it’s time to support it.

• Link: https://weareinnercode.com/ 

🧸Childspot

• Founders: Anthony Giro Norton, Kelechi Oriaku

• What’s the vibe: Real-time childcare discovery — no more cold-calling daycares or sitting on endless waitlists. Parents see open spots and claim them instantly.  

• Link: https://childspotapp.com/web 

🔍 Trek.iQ

• Founders: Avery Cote

• What’s the vibe: Accessibility intel, verified with photos and updated in real time, so venues can actually mean it when they say "accessible," and people can explore with confidence. 

• Link: http://trek.iq/ 

🩺TAZ Health Innovations

• Founders: Brianne Helfrich

• What’s the vibe: A digital tool that gives kids a real voice in their healthcare, turning their preferences and feelings into actionable insights for doctors and families.

• Link: tazhealth.co

☀️By The Sun

• Founders: Celia Yang

• What’s the vibe: Vintage fine jewelry for the ones who don't follow trends: rare, curated pieces gathered in one place so finding something exceptional isn't left to luck. 

• Link: https://bythesun.ca

📈 IMM (Insight Marketing & Media) 

• Founders: Chantaille Ash

• What’s the vibe: A marketing growth partner that doesn't wait until the campaign's over to fix what's broken — live data, tight execution, and spend that chases results in real time. 

• Link: https://www.insightmarketingmedia.com/

🌿Live Laugh Lawn

• Founders: Chase Hawkins, William Butland 

• What’s the vibe: One of Nova Scotia's biggest student-run lawn care companies: built on community, strong relationships, and documenting the grind as they grow. 

• Link: https://livelaughlawn.ca/ 

🎨Painters Near Me

• Founders: Daniel Garner, Austin York

• What’s the vibe: A painting company rewriting what homeowners should expect: relentless on detail, big on culture, and running on the motto "we paint, we play, we grow.”

• Link: https://www.paintersnear-me.com/ 

🪟Sunquell Window Films

• Founders: Daniel Mueller

• What’s the vibes: Window films that do more than tint: stronger glass, better security, less heat and glare. Your windows, quietly upgraded. 

• Link: https://www.sunquell.ca/

🎬Fraymer

• Founders: Demilade Olaleye

• What’s the vibe: AI-powered animation for everyone. Skip the timeline, skip the keyframes, just describe what you want and watch it move.

• Link: https://fraymer.com/

🧑‍🏫Aidify

• Founders: Edlyn To, Nico To

• What’s the vibe: Built by students, for teachers — shows the writing process behind the final doc so educators can actually tell who did the work (and who asked ChatGPT).

• Link: https://aidify.ca/ 

📊Trackify

• Founders: Emma Edmonds

• What’s the vibe: Marketing attribution that actually connects the dots, from ad click to signed client, so you stop guessing which channels are working and start spending smarter. 

• Link: https://trackify.org/ 

🎮Trove

• Founders: Helen Huang

• What’s the vibe: Self-discovery through play that reveals who you really are through what you do, not just what you claim in a personality quiz. 

• Link: https://trove.is/

⚡Entropy Creative

• Founders: Ishani Vashisht

• What’s the vibe: A creative and strategy studio for founders who want a brand that actually does something: behaviour science, sharp positioning, and content that converts attention into revenue.

• Link: entropycreative.ca

🥭Asili Natural Foods Ltd

• Founders: Ismail Dumutu

• What’s the vibe: Real fruit snacks from South Sudan to Canada — naturally dried mangoes, bananas, and pineapples with nothing added, for people who want simple and clean.

🏋️Proxima Fitness

• Founders: Jack Hanlon

• What’s the vibe: An AI coach that actually programs like a real coach: your goals, history, and preferences turned into a proper periodized training plan, not just a random workout generator.

• Link: https://proximafitness.com

🧭 Finlador

• Founders: James Bass

• What’s the vibe: Built by guides, for guides: clearing the path into outdoor adventure careers and making it easier for the industry to find, hire, and grow the next generation of pros.

• Link: https://www.finlador.com/ 

🐦Flock

• Founders: Jessica Sung, Bryan Nguyen

• What’s the vibe: A social platform that gets you off the app and into the room: find local events, meet your people, and actually build friendships that stick.

• Link: https://flocksocial.app/ 

🃏Cambio the Game

• Founders: Joshua Visser

• What’s the vibe: A card game that mashes Snap and Poker into 10 minutes of bluffing, bold moves, and chaos. 

• Link: cambiothegame.com

✨The Life-Maxing App

• Founders: Keleigh Mccall

• What’s the vibe: An AI coach built for girls with big goals and busy brains — less overwhelm, more momentum.

• Link: https://worldvyou.com/

📱Appora

• Founders: Laraib Iqbal

• What’s the vibe: Turns your Shopify store into a native mobile app: drag, drop, customize, and own the code.

• Link: https://www.appora.ca

🌸Clear Complexions Co

• Founders: Lauryn Leung

• What’s the vibe: A skin clinic that doesn't make you choose between medical-grade results and a truly relaxing experience: laser treatments, personalized therapies, and holistic rituals all in one place.

• Link: https://clearcomplexionsco.ca/ 

🖤Matteblack AI

• Founders: Leonardo Felix-Giordani

• What’s the vibe: Creative intelligence for studios and enterprise teams: Tesseract powers AI-driven content and motion workflows while keeping brands on-brand, compliant, and in control of their IP.

• Link: www.matteblack.io

DAHLIA Intelligence

• Founders: Luke Wagner

• What’s the vibe: AI that fits into how you already work — smarter workflows, sharper decisions, and less friction for teams trying to get things done.

🦆Duck Duck Luke

• Founders: Luke Weng

• What’s the vibe: A joy-driven brand born from a cancer journey: a duck-shaped bag that sparks smiles, starts conversations, and proves that small moments of delight can change someone's whole day. 

• Link: https://duckduckluke.com

🎨Maza Hobbies

• Founders: Mansi Calapatti, Roxanne Promhouse

• What’s the vibe: A discovery and loyalty platform for local creative workshops — helps people find new experiences and keeps them coming back, while giving small businesses a steady stream of returning customers. 

• Link: https://mazahobbies.com/

📚Homebooks

• Founders: Matin Rahimi

• What’s the vibe: Strava but for your bookshelf: habit tracking, analytics, and gamification for the BookTok generation who actually want to read the books they own. 

• Link: https://homebooks.app/

🤍Irritated 

• Founders: Mila MacCuish, Lucy Ji 

• What’s the vibe: Sensitive skincare that actually performs: clinically tested, barrier-supporting formulas that prove gentle doesn't have to mean boring.

• Link: https://shopirritated.com/

🕶️XING Eyewear

• Founders: Monica Stuart

• What’s the vibe: Premium sunglasses actually designed for Asian facial features. No slipping, no adjusting, or no compromising.

• Link: https://xingeyewear.com

🥜 LI’S NUTS

• Founders: Nick Li, Austen Lynds-Martin

• What’s the vibe: Single-serve flavoured peanut butter in a pouch — real food energy for busy, active people who need to keep moving and don't have time to sit down for a snack.

• Link: lisnuts.com 

🌙 Isla Lune

• Founders: Olivia Wein

• What’s the vibe: Sleepwear that treats bedtime like a ritual: breathable cotton PJs from Victoria, BC, designed for women who believe winding down deserves as much intention as the rest of the day.

• Link: https://islalune.ca/

🍪ChewyPuff Cookie

• Founders: Omar Gaber

• What’s the vibe: Handcrafted, stuffed artisan cookies from Ottawa. Built from scratch with heart, and gives $0.25 of every sale back to a local nonprofit. Community, one cookie at a time.

• Link: https://chewypuffcookie.ca/

🏥Plexa Health

• Founders: Osataima Igbinoba

• What’s the vibe: Digital infrastructure stitching together fragmented medical records across emerging markets, so clinicians can actually see the full picture and patients don't fall through the cracks. 

• Link: https://plexahealth.com/ 

🏆Dopa

• Founders: Owen Works

• What’s the vibe: Gamified health challenges that double as fundraisers: people pay to compete, track daily habits on leaderboards, and their club or nonprofit keeps the pot. Wellness as a revenue stream.

• Link: https://playdopa.co/

🎒Versapacking

• Founders: Patrick Zhao 

• What’s the vibe: A backpack built for your back, not just your gear: OrthoLite foam and ergonomic design so you can travel all day without the ache. Born from reviewing 100+ bags and fixing what everyone else ignored.

• Link: www.versapacking.com 

🎥 Ihsan Media

• Founders: Rizwan Ahmed

• What’s the vibe: A video marketing agency crafting story-driven short-form content for startups — because a great product still needs a great story to cut through the noise.

💪OurPwr

• Founders: Robin Petrogiannis

• What’s the vibe:  A safety app built for women: discreetly collects evidence, documents the truth, and connects a community of support to help get out of dangerous situations faster.

• Link: https://www.ourpwr.co/

🏕️ Meerkat

• Founders: Rod Mackinnon, Matthew Haniak

• What’s the vibe: A peer-to-peer marketplace for borrowing outdoor and sports gear — try more, buy less, and stop letting expensive equipment collect dust. 

• Link: meerkatapp.ca

🤖Handle AI

• Founders: Sab Ali

• What’s the vibe: Drop in a URL and get a full website audit instantly — UX, copy, design, accessibility, and CRO all analyzed, with an AI agent that doesn't just flag the problems, it fixes them.

• Link: byhandle.com

✨Mondays Supplements

• Founders: Summer Cromwell, Nathan Peters

• What’s the vibe: Canadian supplements built on one idea: wellness should be simple and consistent, not complicated. Thoughtfully formulated to actually fit into your everyday routine.

• Link: https://sipmondays.com/password 

📓With Love Archive

• Founders: Doris Wu

• What’s the vibe: Refillable planners built for people who think best on paper — customizable, playful, and designed to make organizing your thoughts and documenting your life feel like a ritual, not a chore.

• Link: https://www.withlovearchive.com

💙Philantrix

• Founders: Trevin Noble, Amanual Bisrat

• What’s the vibe: Automation for social impact orgs drowning in paperwork — centralizes impact data and simplifies reporting so teams can spend less time on admin and more time on the work that actually matters.

• Link: https://phi.novor.dev/

⚡Daedal Systems

• Founders: W.Henry Gould

• What’s the vibe: Measurement tools for the fusion energy industry — so every fusion company stops reinventing the same wheel in-house and can focus on actually building the power plants that will change the world. 

• Link: www.daedalsystems.com

🤖Mettara AI

• Founders: Yash Mehta

• What’s the vibe: Embeds AI agents directly inside SaaS platforms so users actually adopt the product — turns complex features into simple workflows and makes onboarding so smooth that churn stops being the default.

• Link: https://mettara.ai/

💧Water Fountain

• Founders: Brendan Banks

• What’s the vibe: Free spring water from touchscreen vending machines — brands sponsor the cans, people actually hold and engage with them, and suddenly you have an ad channel with industry-leading dwell time. Hydration as media.

• Link: https://www.waterfountain.io/ 

💰ServiceLead

• Founders: Ethan Chae, Jack Shaw

• What’s the vibe: A revenue execution platform that stops letting good leads go cold — handles ingestion, follow-up, booking, and tracking in one system that learns and gets smarter with every conversion. 

• Link: https://servicelead.co/

🦉Observably

• Founders: Luc Pelletier, Matthew Gaiser

• What’s the vibe: AI that turns messy qualitative data into clear insights and action items — so product teams actually understand their users instead of drowning in transcripts and sticky notes.

• Link: https://getobservably.com/ 

🔥Paper Trail

• Founders: Luke Irvine Hoewe, Jalen Davies, Chelsey Simmons

• What’s the vibe: Upcycled paper waste turned into beeswax-coated fire bricks — lightweight, waterproof, and clean-burning for hunters and hikers, with no eco-guilt premium attached. 

• Link: papertrailok.ca 

Thanks to everyone in our Labs 16 cohort.

You’re inspiring the world with what you’re building.

More Events Happening:

See you around friends,

The LOI Fam