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DIGITAL
DISRUPTORS
TO WATCH
IN 2021
pleasure to share with you a group of startI Itupsis my
that I’ve earmarked as ventures to watch over
BRIDGIT
Bridgit (Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Lake; Next 36, 2013) is a software
company which makes construction less complicated with their workforce, punch list and inspection management tools. L E A R N M O R E
#PAID
#paid (Bryan Gold; Next Founders, 2016) builds tools for the creator
economy. Companies of every size use #paid’s software to collaborate
with creators and grow their businesses. L E A R N M O R E
CLEANSLATE UV
ACCESSNOW
CONVERSATIONHEALTH
CleanSlate UV (Taylor Mann; Next Founders, 2016) helps healthcare
and food processing facilities quickly sanitize mobile devices, without
the use of harmful chemicals. L E A R N M O R E
AccessNow (Maayan Ziv; Next 36, 2016) uses crowdsourcing to
pin-point the accessibility of public spaces and venues worldwide.
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conversationHEALTH (Lexi Kaplin; Next 36, 2016) delivers highly
personalized AI-driven conversations to HCPs, patients and consumers,
through text, voice and digital channels. L E A R N M O R E
SNAPTRAVEL
SnapTravel (Henry Shi; Next 36, 2012) offers hotel deals over SMS,
Messenger, WhatsApp and Alexa. They recently completed an acquisition and launched a new brand, SnapCommerce. L E A R N M O R E
THRIVER
Thriver (Eran Henig; Next 36, 2011) is a food and culture platform
providing workplace culture programs aimed at promoting employee
engagement and wellness. L E A R N M O R E
the next year.
By Joe Canavan,
Chief Executive Officer,
NEXT Canada
The talented entrepreneurs leading these ventures
have been able to pivot solutions to adapt to changing consumer behaviours in order to respond more
meaningfully to customer needs and wants. They have
continued to build company resilience while achieving important milestones such as raising capital, creating partnerships and increasing users. All of this has
been achieved while facing the devastating health and
economic crises of 2020.
These digital disruptors represent the very best of
Canadian entrepreneurship and are truly paving the
way in our increasingly digital economy. I am incredibly
excited to watch their success grow!
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TIA HEALTH
CHISEL AI
MINVERVAAI
Tia Health’s (David Del Balso and Matthew Mazzuca; Next 36, 2016)
virtual clinic platform allows patients to access a doctor from anywhere
via online video, phone, or IM. L E A R N M O R E
Chisel AI (Ron Glozman; Next 36, 2016) uses natural language processing
and AI to help commercial insurance brokers automate the underwriting
and brokering processes. L E A R N M O R E
MinervaAI (Jennifer Arnold and Damian Tran; Next AI, 2020) is an
AI-enabled automated screening platform for anti-money laundering
compliance programs. L E A R N M O R E
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