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PURPOSE AND PROFIT
CLASS
OF 2020
As we open our virtual doors to this Spring’s batch of NEXT
Canada entrepreneurs, we are inspired to see so many up
and coming do-gooders and change makers across our
three programs. Here we recognize and celebrate ten ventures up and coming ventures who have both purpose and
profit at their core.
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DEPTH TECHNOLOGY
Harrison Handley, Sanchit Gupta; Next 36
Depth Technology is a deep-sea ocean and
marine life monitoring service that ensures that
the environmental impact of deep-sea mining
companies meets international regulations.
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EARTHSUDS
Daniel Moll, Marissa
Vettoretti; Next Founders
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EarthSuds creates singleuse dissolvable tablets
of shampoo, conditioner,
body wash that are
made without water and
packaged without plastic.
ALT TEX
Myra Arshad; Next 36
ALT TEX is overhauling the fashion industry
by repurposing food waste to create biodegradable and carbon-neutral textiles.
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Steadiwear has developed the world’s first
battery-free tremor stabilization glove for
individuals with Parkinson's disease and
Essential tremor.
VITALTRACER
Azadeh Dastmalchi,
Zahra Zangenehmadar;
Next AI - Montreal
VitalTracer's smartwatch
continuously monitors vital
signs and provides health
assessment reports for
high-risk individuals.
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WELLNESS WORLD DIGITAL
Eve Staszczyszyn, Next 36
Wellness World Digital is
helping students better
navigate and book mental
health services on campus,
while gaining actionable
insight for institutions to
optimize their wellness
networks.
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STEADIWEAR
Mark Elias; Next Founders
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MOMENT TECHNOLOGY
Edward Chiang, Next 36
Moment Technologies is
creating renewable power
storage by repurposing
electric vehicle batteries,
increasing accessibility
to safe, reliable and
sustainable energy.
MAPINHOOD
Arjun Mali, Bin Liu;
Next AI - Toronto
Mapinhood leverages
crowdsourcing and AI
to empower pedestrians
with real time data and
personalized navigation
for safe and convenient
trips on foot.
TUNE INTO MAPINHOOD’S
EPISODE ON LAUNCHPOD
TO LEARN MORE
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LUCID
Aaron Labbé, Zach McMahon;
Next AI - Toronto
Vibe, by Lucid, creates personalized
music experiences scientifically designed
to help you reduce stress, increase focus,
and improve wellbeing.
BLUE LION LABS
Jason Deglint, Katie Thomas;
Next AI - Toronto
Blue Lion Labs believes that
everyone deserves to know if
their water is clean and safe
to drink. They are building an
AI system to quantify toxic
algae in water dramatically
reducing analysis time.
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