Founder Driven

Wattpad began with the idea that anyone should be able to share stories on a mobile device and get instant and positive feedback. Today, it is home to millions of authors and readers, reimagining how content is created for books, movies and TV. Allen previously co-founded a mobile company with Matt--where Ivan was one of the earliest employees alongside Ameet--and Bert was the very first investor in Wattpad!

Float is on a mission to provide better business spending for Canadian finance teams. Float enables businesses to spend, track, approve, and reconcile all your expenses in one platform. Float provides a range of financial tooling to help transform how businesses spend.

Erthos creates plant powered alternatives to traditional plastic inputs. Single use plastics made with Erthos' solutions are 100% compostable, and compatible with existing plastic technology. In Nuha’s first pitch to Matt, she proved the plant-based resin’s organic qualities by eating a packing peanut live.

Neo Financial is reimagining the way banking should be in Canada by using technology to simplify finances, create rewarding experiences and build community for all Canadians. We met Jeff and Andrew back in 2014 when we led the seed round in the company they had co-founded, SkipTheDishes. After Skip was acquired by Just Eat Takeaway, the team jumped at the chance to build together again.

They play in the Off-Price ecosystem and have unique access to the largest supply of pre- purchase & post-purchase baby/kid inventory direct from brands, retailers and PL’s. Because of Rebelstork, parents can now get the most in demand brands at the best value. And, brands, retailers & PL’s can divert Off- Price inventory out of landfill and make a net new revenue stream instead! They created a brand new industry by changing an old one.

BenchSci brings the power of machine learning to pharmaceutical R&D, decoding the world's biomedical data with machine learning to bring novel medicine to patients faster by increasing scientists’ experimental success. We greatly admire them and work very closely with Liran, who with his team has built a world-class company that continuously strives for excellence.

ResQ is re-writing the restaurant operations playbook. The platform is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that gives operators access to on-demand repair and maintenance service providers, allowing restaurants to operate without interruptions to the customer experience. We loved the fact that KJ was living the problem he was trying to solve at his own restaurant.