The Toronto Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Toronto Spring program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 13 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Toronto's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Toronto program:
- Nonprofit Bidding - an online auction platform to support nonprofits and charities to raise more money and reach more supporters.
- Nestabl - a video streaming platform (F.A.S.T.) that provides the best video content.
- Freshr - a marketplace that connects clients to hair professionals and salons with vacancies for immediate service.
- MAERAL - a green tech startup that digitizes the construction process from design to build by leveraging the power of partnerships and eliminating unnecessary complexity.
- Housemate Space - a solution that matches renters with each other for affordable and compatible shared living.
- Aeon Stellar Commerce - an online order app leveraging the power of AI to serve the needs of scaling MSMEs and consumers in the Philippines and beyond.
- Silo-In - simplifying and amplifying internal talent visibility. In return enhancing business growth, employee engagement, and enabling people to find answers.
- SmartMeat App - helping brands bring their social mission to life by optimizing their employees' carbon performance.
- Jackson Taylor Therapeutics - an AI Genomics & Therapeutics R&D firm focused on mapping the Human Genome for People of Color to remove health disparities and commercializing therapeutics for equitable healthcare.
- Impactraction - an AI-empowered platform that can ensure the sustainability of an SPO.
- Ayra Technologies - an IT company developing a range of cloud-based services to cybersecurity solutions.
- Halcredit Technologies - a finecth startup that provides interest-free financial solutions to African merchants.
- Hability - a company facilitating regular exercise during the workday to improve the physical health of office workers.
The Toronto Spring program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at at Toronto Founder Institute Graduation Event on July 27
Toronto Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Toronto Founder Institute: Ali Khadjavi, Ignacio Castro (MD, 128vc), Sunil Sharma (Canada Director, Founder Institute ). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Toronto that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Toronto Spring program was supported by some of Toronto's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Toronto’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.85BN.
After Graduation, the new Toronto Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Toronto Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/toronto.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
