Meet the Startups
Twelve startups have been selected for the second Google for Startups Accelerator Canada cohort, who are all using technology to solve complex challenges. From optimized health care workflows to AI based HR assessment tools, we’re inspired and honoured to work alongside these companies over the next 10 weeks to help solve their most pressing technical and business needs.
AccessNow
Toronto, ON
AccessNow is a social enterprise developing smart technology that connects people with disabilities, governments and corporations to accurate, up-to date information about the accessibility of places around the world. If information is not already on the AccessNow app, anyone can contribute, adding to the movement for greater access for all.
Ava Technologies
Vancouver, BC
AVA creates indoor gardening technology to help people experience the magic of growing. They created AVA Byte, the world's smartest indoor garden designed for people looking to get growing. AVA's vision is to have AVA-grown plants in every home, aiming to shift society’s preference away from cheap, mass agriculture to more homegrown, nutritious and sustainable options.
Homewise
Toronto, ON
Homewise automates the mortgage process, with a five minute application and predictive technology to match clients with the best mortgage options from over 30 banks and lenders. Then Homewise’s tech-powered advisors guide borrowers from approval to move-in and beyond, getting them the best-tailored mortgage, while saving time and money - all for free!
ICwhatUC
Calgary, AB
ICwhatUC is an augmented reality and artificial intelligence powered video platform that enables an on-demand connection between experts and customers to instantly resolve issues, triage problems, and prevent downtime; making work safer, saving time, saving costs, and increasing customer satisfaction. It provides remote help for everyday solutions, like maintenance, sales estimates or service training.
Knockri
Toronto, ON
Knockri is a behavioural skills assessment tool that improves diversity without impacting work performance or hiring efficiency. Knockri helps diversity focused talent acquisition teams shortlist and find the best fit candidates for an interview.
Neurescence
Toronto, ON
Neurescence is an early-stage medical device company that combines machine learning with its proprietary optical technology to solve critical medicinal and clinical challenges for overcoming neurological disorders.
Orbiseed
Toronto, ON
Orbiseed transforms architecture, engineering, construction, owner operator (AECOO) workflows using AI to accelerate document processing and unlock high-quality value from building data. This drives efficiency, improves decision-making and reduces business risk.
Phelix AI
Toronto, ON
Phelix AI is a zero-code, omni-channel, and AI-powered virtual assistant for healthcare workflows. Phelix uses cutting edge technology to automate around the edges of existing healthcare silos, followed by an API first approach to rebuild the EMR stack for the future.
Summatti
Waterloo, ON
Summatti is an AI-powered platform that helps businesses save time & money to empower your customer support team, whether they're on-site or remote. Summatti analyzes every single interaction in real-time across multiple channels such as phone, email, chat, CRM, etc. to provide an end-to-end overview of the customers’ experience. Summatti's mission is to empower businesses to leverage the most important asset they own – the voice of the customer.
Together
Toronto, ON
Together makes software to help HR professionals at enterprises launch, manage and measure mentoring programs at scale for their employees. Together was founded by Nathan Goldstein and Matthew Reeves to help bring world-class professional development to all companies.
Virtuo
Calgary, AB
As one of the most significant purchases one will ever make, a new home deserves to be an exciting and enjoyable experience. Unfortunately, it's often a painful, high-stakes process where life-changing decisions are made, while navigating multiple siloed complex processes, often for the first time. Virtuo is a home concierge platform that delivers the promise of home, turning it into the first-class experience it deserves to be. Virtuo is building an industry ecosystem around the needs of people, redesigning the pains of a fragmented and disconnected journey into a seamless and stress-free experience.
Visualping
Vancouver, BC
Visualping is a robotic process automation startup used by 1.5 million people across 165 countries and 85% of the Fortune 500 companies to alert users when something important changes on a webpage of their choice. People use the service to monitor when an important item (like COVID Vaccines) are back in stock, when ticket concerts become available, for job and house hunting, price change alerts etc. Companies use Visualping to be alerted of changes in laws and regulations, competitive intelligence, sales process enablement, trading and investment banking applications, SEO, database updating and general web-data gathering processes.