Meet the Startups
Twelve startups have been selected for the second Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders cohort, who are all using technology to solve complex challenges. From delivering energy-neutral wastewater systems to enabling real-time supply chains in the textile industry, 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.
Aquacycl
Escondido, California, USA
Aquacycl makes energy-neutral wastewater treatment a reality, offering modular on-site systems to treat high-strength organic waste streams. The BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology (BETT) is the first commercially viable microbial fuel cell, which generates direct electricity from wastewater, treating untreatable streams and reducing wastewater management costs by 20-60%.
Braze Mobility
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Braze Mobility provides affordable navigation solutions for wheelchair users. It developed the world's first blind spot sensor system that can be attached to any wheelchair, transforming it into a smart wheelchair that automatically detects obstacles and provides alerts to the user through intuitive lights, sounds, and vibrations.
Claira
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Claira is a competency analytics engine that helps organizations understand their people and hire better.
ImagoAI
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
ImagoAI’s proprietary AI solution does real-time food safety and quality testing at food manufacturing facilities and on the farms. Its solutions help companies reduce production line hold times by more than 90%, delivering consistent quality products, and reduce waste by early inspection.
Journey Foods
Austin, Texas, USA
Journey Foods solves food science and supply chain inefficiencies with software in order to help companies feed 8 billion people better. They build enterprise technology that improves product management, ingredient intelligence, and manufacturing insights for CPG companies, grocery stores, suppliers, and manufacturers.
Nyquist Data
Palo Alto, California, USA
Nyquist Data helps companies around the world access critical data and insights, which maximizes efficiency, resources, and results for innovation.
Paperstack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paperstack is an all-in-one platform that helps self-employed individuals with incorporation, bookkeeping, and taxes.
Pocketnest
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pocketnest is a comprehensive financial planning tool targeting genX and millennials. The company licenses its software to financial institutions and employers, helping them connect with a younger audience and grow their business. Based on psychology, behavioral science and coaching, it leads users through all ten themes of personal finances, resulting in actionable items and recommendations customized for each user.
SAFETYDOCS Global
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
SAFETYDOCS Global is a document management solutions platform that streamlines and automates permitting and licensing documentation workflows.
Schoolytics
Washington, DC, USA
Schoolytics, the Student Data Platform, enables schools to connect disparate student datasets, including the student information system (SIS), learning management systems (LMS), and assessments, to transform data into meaningful insights and action. Its web-based tool supports data-driven decision making through real-time analytics and reporting.
Tengiva
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tengiva is the first digital platform enabling real-time supply chain in the textile industry by optimizing the typical months-long procurement process into a single-click operation.
ThisWay Global
Austin, Texas, USA
ThisWay Global matches all people to all jobs, fairly and without bias. The web platform accurately delivers qualified talent, while increasing diversity and inclusion so ROI is optimized.