A closer look at the
2023 Launch Party Top 10
Meet this year’s Top 10 startups! Click one of the following company names to learn more about them:
AITHR Automotive Intelligence, Collegium, Digital Carbon Bank, ENA Solution
HEMPALTA, Huumans, MedEssist, Monark, Neobi, OraQ AI
Alumni’s Choice Award Winner
AITHR Automotive Intelligence is an intuitive, easy-to-use AI-powered car searching software that instantly scans inventory to optimize deal structuring and enhance the buying experience. Built by car people for car people, AITHRX software is unlike anything else on the market.
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer:
Ted Lam
Chief Operating Officer:
Chris Avery
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Alex Raczenko Pitch Award Winner
OraQ AI is redefining dentistry by empowering dentists to deliver precision dental care while enhancing the patient experience to increase dental practice growth. By translating complex dental jargon into understandable terms, OraQ is empowering patients to make well-informed decisions about their oral health.
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Founder & CEO: Amreesh Khanna
Co-founder, Director of Clinical Protocols and Integrations: Mike Parchewsky
Co-founder, CTO: Wayne Madhlangobe
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People’s Choice Award Winner
ENA Solution Inc is the world’s most durable, easy-to-use thermostat designed specifically for businesses. Starting with the humble thermostat, ENA Solution is on a mission to reimagine how commercial and industrial buildings operate.
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Co-Founder: Ramin Tajallipour
Co-Founder: Patrick Williamson
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Monark is an interactive, data-driven development and performance optimization platform transforming new and middle managers into tomorrow’s super leaders. By combining live mastery sessions with a robust, ML-powered platform, they’re delivering lasting behavior change, higher engagement, and lower turnover.
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Co-Founder and CEO: Kelsey Hahn
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer: Amanda Julian
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MedEssist builds and deploys world-class clinical solutions, business tools, and a full-service technical support team to bolster independent pharmacies. Their digital infrastructure is solving public health and population-scale health challenges, serving nearly a million patients across Canada.
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Co-Founder & CEO: Joella Almeida
Cofounder & CTO: Michael Do
Clinical Project Manager: Sascha Dreger
Western Canada Sales Lead: Elana Sarabin
U.S Pharmacy Relations Lead: Chris Karam
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Huumans is an AI-powered financial services and accounting ecosystem changing perspectives on small business accounting and bookkeeping. With innovative processes and transformative tech powered by humans, they’re making it easier and more efficient for businesses to understand and manage their financial data.
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Co-Founder & CEO: Paula Festas
President & Co-Founder: Ryan Ackers
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Hempalta’s mission is to be at the forefront of the next evolution in agriculture by harnessing the immense potential of industrial hemp. They’re creating and producing a diverse range of hemp-based commercial and consumer products for a healthier and more sustainable future.
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President & CEO: Darren Bondar
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Collegium Technologies Inc. is a fully-digital, data and AI-driven commercial real estate development management company. Their process and technology platform significantly reduces cost, schedule, and risk for commercial real estate developers, allowing them to achieve their financial, sustainability and affordability goals.
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Co-Founder: Luke West
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Neobi is a market intelligence data solution providing real-time Canadian cannabis data analytics. Trusted by the top-performing teams, Neobi is providing a data solution that addresses their most pressing needs: which products are sold the most, and where?
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Co-Founder: Jeff Woods
Co-founder, CEO: Michael Colbourne
Chief Operating Officer: Nish Sampath
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Digital Carbon Bank is providing a secure platform for standalone companies and joint ventures to efficiently manage digital emissions and carbon assets. They’re enhancing environmental and social responsibility, generating new revenue streams through emissions activities and improving overall corporate reputation and transparency.
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Co-Founder: Ron Visser
Co-Founder: Cody Austin
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