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Founder stories, startup guides and ecosystem reporting from the TorontoStarts article archive.
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July 1, 2019
SEED Learning – The Startup List
At SEED Learning, our mission is to reduce incidents of bullying, suicide and crime and sever the cycle of poverty globally by delivering emotional intelligence training and mental health preventative supports. To do this, we build AI powered voice APPs, wearables, an online community and partner with community services and non-profits to deliver in-person workshops […]
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July 1, 2019
Remitr – The Startup List
Businesses have been stressed with international wire transfer payments for far too long. Remitr replaces age-old wire transfers with a fast and low cost alternative to make payments to foreign suppliers, employees working abroad, and agents / affiliates in any country. Paying a supplier abroad now takes only 1 day and costs only $5 to […]
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July 1, 2019
Paddle HR – The Startup List
Paddle HR helps large organizations match existing talent to new internal career paths. People voluntarily leave their jobs most often because of a perceived lack of opportunities, especially when many organizations are so complex that their employees cannot see the next viable job. By recommending great career options, Paddle HR helps organizations keep top talent […]
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July 1, 2019
ScholarTree – The Startup List
ScholarTree is the first online marketplace for scholarships. Starting a scholarship is a great way to give back to the community, promote your brand, and build a relationship with a student and potential future employee. We are enabling any individual or organisation to start a scholarship program in a matter of minutes. This will allow […]
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July 1, 2019
Mina – The Startup List
Mina is a free financial chatbot which users can connect all their bank accounts or credit cards and ask her questions like “how much have I spent on coffee this month?”Users can chat with Mina on Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Slack, Telegram, Viber, Kik, Line, Skype, or send text messages; or talk on Amazon Alexa, and […]
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July 1, 2019
WatrHub – The Startup List
WatrHub Inc. a fast-growing Artificial Intelligence tech company that predicts water infrastructure needs across the U.S. Not many people realize the magnitude of aging water infrastructures needs across Canada and the United States. Itwill cost $1 Trillion over the next 20 years to replace pipes, pumps, valves, treatment equipment and the software to run our […]
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July 1, 2019
Vacation Fund – The Startup List
For employers who want to reduce employee attrition and increase employee satisfaction, Vacation Fund is an employer-matched savings program specifically for employees’ travel goals. It allows employees to direct a portion of their paycheque into a separate Vacation Fund Account, and allows employers to match a portion of the contribution. This make employees’ dream trips […]
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June 30, 2019
One Body Village Canada – The Startup List
At One Body Village Canada we bring hope and freedom to vulnerable children in Vietnam and Cambodia that have been sold for sex. In partnership with the USA and Australia, we provide them shelter, education, medical care and psychological counseling, and vocational training so that they can go on to heal, grow and achieve their […]
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June 30, 2019
Meraki Design House – The Startup List
The goal of Meraki Design House is to re-design lesser known traditional crafts from around the world to fit into the life and style of the modern woman. Meraki Design House
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June 30, 2019
Cartly – The Startup List
Cartly is an online grocery delivery service that is exclusively designed for Indian, Pakistani, Bangaldesh & Sri-Lankan community based grocery buyers to save their time and effort!Cartly shoppers are trained professional grocery pickers who ensure to select the groceries as per customer needs. Cartly
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June 30, 2019
In Situ Plants – The Startup List
In Situ Plants helps your organization take advantage of the benefits of indoor plants through the installation and maintenance of singular, spectacular interior landscapes. In Situ Plants
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June 30, 2019
WerkApp – The Startup List
WerkApp is bringing temporary staffing into the digital age. The platform allows employers of temporary staff to customize requests to their unique business needs. Requests for temporary staff are filled in real-time, as the platform collects worker schedules in advance so that pre-vetted workers and employers can get to working as soon as possible. Temporary […]
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June 30, 2019
Joggo Apparel – The Startup List
Joggo Apparel is an activist brand that believes in the power of brands to drive social change. We design contemporary fair trade bags and with each purchase fulfill our vision of educating refugee kids around the world by contributing 10% of sales to this cause. Joggo Apparel
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June 30, 2019
Fint.Cloud – The Startup List
Fint.Cloud is a Cloud Accounting Practice: Specializing in accounting for startups and hip businesses! Fint.Cloud
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June 30, 2019
Habit8 – The Startup List
habit8 is a cloud-based application for property and condominium managers. We pull-out the Rules & Regulations and Bylaws that govern the use of the property, and makes these accessible to tenants via an SMS chat-based interface (DOG) that fetches the information that tenant is looking for and serves it up in bitesized and accessible pieces. […]
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June 30, 2019
hungrhub – The Startup List
hungrhub is a food delivery platform that connects Toronto’s offices to some of the city’s best restaurants. hungrhub started in 2015, and delivers food exclusively to offices who usually order daily meals from their city’s top restaurants. hungrhub
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June 30, 2019
Beaconforce – The Startup List
MANAGEMENT IS BROKEN! There are over 40 years of behavioral science research that shows how people are motivated and most businesses use none of it. Beaconforce measures people’s intrinsic motivation, trust and Flow in real-time, gives these insights to managers and provides automatic alerts and recommended actions to take to manage people in the right […]
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June 30, 2019
Sponsor Finder – The Startup List
Sponsor Finder is an app for alcoholics whose lives are falling apart and who desperately want to get and stay sober. We help to put you on the road to recovery by partnering you with a sobriety sponsor, offer suggestions for daily living, and, most of all, give you hope. Sponsor Finder
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June 30, 2019
indiefilmTO – The Startup List
indiefilmTO is an art incubator that teaches artists (primarily filmmakers, but not limited to) how to make a living with their craft — without the feelings of “selling out” that most artists have when itcomes to thinking business-minded. Founded by Curt Jaimungal, a filmmaker in Toronto who worked briefly in Silicon Valley, the organization is […]
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June 30, 2019
Vidal Home Care – The Startup List
Vidal Home Care helps to alleviate the stress of care for family members caring for elderly loved ones. Our mobile app connects family carers with qualified and vetted caregivers.All caregivers are certified personal support workers, First Aid and CPR certified, police and vulnerable sector screened, and insured for general and professional liability.Family carers will be […]
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