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aGro Systems Inc
Victoria Ross
aGRO Systems is a waste up-cycling and livestock feeding service provider with a mission to produce healthy carbon-neutral food and drink. They take spent grain waste and repurpose it into an affordable livestock feed for small to medium scaled livestock ranchers.
Apricotton
Chloe Beaudoin & Jessica Miao
Apricotton is a bra brand that was established to create bras to last through multiple stages of puberty. From when girls are flat chested to fully developed, their bras will be there to grow with them.
Bold Helmets
Tina Singh
Bold Helmets was founded to fill a crucial gap in the market by developing the first safety-certified multi-sport helmet specifically designed for kids of the Sikh faith, allowing them to keep their long, uncut hair in a top knot while ensuring their safety.
Canadian Succulents
Molly Shannon
Canadian Succulents fuels growth in horticultural innovation through the cultivation and distribution of drought-tolerant houseplants, while also educating through workshops and seminars to bring creative greenery to communities across the Greater Toronto Area.
CAYA Health Centre
Veronica Li
CAYA (Come As You Are) Health Centre is a multidisciplinary medical and allied health centre focused on serving all women, trans, and non-binary individuals located in Vancouver, BC.
FemTherapeutics
Inara Lalani
FemTherapeutics Inc. is a medical device company that produces the world’s first category of patient-specific gynaecological prosthetics by leveraging artificial intelligence and 3D printing.
Rootd
Ania Wysocka
Rootd is a female led scientifically-validated app that blends stigma-breaking design, on-demand accessibility, and therapist-approved lessons to help users during all stages of managing panic attacks and anxiety.
Tall Size
Nicole Murphy & Kayla Alexander
Tall Size is the first retailer exclusively for tall women with curated selections from various brands. A one stop shop where tall women can buy, sell, and discover clothing made specifically for them.
Twenty One Toys
Ilana Ben-Ari
Twenty One Toys, is a multi-award-winning training and development toy company that uses toys to teach what textbooks can’t – skills like empathy, failure, and creative communication.
Zuri & Dre
Danielle Murrell Cox
Zuri & Dre is on a mission to make everyone feel like they belong – uniqueness and all – with their plush dolls, stationary, accessories and home décor. They’re building a community with their business that celebrates diversity.