The Founder Institute, the World's Premier Startup Early-Stage Accelerator Program, is honoured to announce that Sébastien Roy and Graham Mann (Co-founders at Lean Systems) from our Montreal chapter in Canada have been selected for the 'Machine Learning / AI' stream of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) accelerator venture program.
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a seed-stage program helping innovators transition from science projects to high-growth companies. They focus on the transition phase from pre-seed to seed-stage funding. The nine-month CDL program pairs startup founders with experienced technology entrepreneurs and investors in a unique setting that is laser-focused on designing a series of objectives with measurable deliverables. The Machine Learning Specialist Track is designed to create a support network for enterprises focused on artificial intelligence, a research strength at UofT and Canada more generally, which has traditionally migrated to the United States for funding and commercialization.
Between 2012 and 2016, companies from CDL’s first four years generated over $800 million in equity value. The Lab has had a material impact on many nascent startups, including Deep Genomics, Greenlid, Atomwise, Bridgit, Kepler Communications, Nymi, NVBots, OTI Lumionics, PUSH, Thalmic Labs, Vertical.ai, Revlo, Validere, Growsumo, and VoteCompass, among others. It has supported a long line of emerging startups, including computer-human interface company Thalmic Labs, which announced nearly USD $120 million in funding on September 19, one of the largest Series B financings in Canadian history.
Canadian startup "Lean Systems" (previously known as 'Lean Frame'), a graduate from Founder Institute Montreal, is bringing enterprise-level optimization to businesses of all sizes. Their optimization platform makes automating the scheduling of large fleets easy, while vastly increasing fleet efficiency.
 |
Lean Systems, Founders Sébastien Roy & Graham Mann Our platform gives companies access to optimization that was previously reserved for the largest businesses, at an affordable price. Our platform is structured as an API-driven software-as-a-service and it is the most flexible and scalable available, meaning that whatever your optimization problem, we can help you now and as you grow. |
The following partners of the Montreal chapter deserve recognition for their generous and continous support to our entrepreneurs: Spiegel Sohmer, Richter, Futurpreneur Canada, and WeWork.
Sergio A. Escobar is the Managing Director of our operations in Montreal. He has a diversified investment portfolio of companies ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Wearables, EdTech, Productivity Softwares, eCommerce, MarketPlaces, FinTech to Consumer Apps. Sergio is a tech entrepreneur having experience with Aerospace, eCommerce and Mobile Payment startups. Deeply involved in the international entrepreneurial scene through his involvement as Mentor & Judge for entrepreneurial programs such as Startup Chile, Startup Peru, Startup Bootcamp FinTech London, MSB Tunisia, Kuwait National Fund, Techstars Startup Programs and World Bank 'Tech Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean'.
