Meet the 30 teams joining Venture Founder this Fall
Meet our 46th cohort of CORE and Lab2Launch
entrepreneurship@UBC is driven by our mission to fuel the next generation of UBC entrepreneurs and their transformative innovations through startup creation. As the embedded incubator/accelerator at one of the top 40 research universities worldwide, the entrepreneurs that undertake the entrepreneurship@UBC journey bring with them incredible ideas and scientific discoveries that will shift industries and make meaningful, global impact.
The ventures in our newest Venture Founder cohort are poised to do just that.
Venture Founder supports teams across two streams, CORE and Lab2Launch, that are ready to propel their innovations out into the world. The goal of Venture Founder is to help startups validate their business model and begin to build traction, leveraging our made-at-e@UBC, for e@UBC 4Ts methodology (Team, Tech, Traction and Treasury ) rooted in a venture-centric approach that meets venture teams where they are at in their journey.
This new cohort of 30 teams are creating solutions for some of the world’s most persistent challenges, addressing such varied issues as access to housing, education, AI and plant-based biotechnologies. They come from across our UBC community, including the faculties of Education, Medicine, Applied Science and the Sauder School of Business.
We are excited to introduce you to them!
Meet the 30 teams:
Stream distinctions: CORE is for ventures driving innovative solutions that challenge the status quo through disruptive technologies, ideas and trends, while Lab2Launch is for UBC researchers and scientists focusing on innovations that will advance the future of our world.
Affinity Agritech
- Providing precision biologics for layer chickens to prevent Salmonella contamination.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Food Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Avenue Intelligence
- Mapping foot traffic to create sustainable, intelligent cities.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Bayes Studio
- Solar-powered intelligent autonomous drones to monitor wildfires and other disaster.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Binta Financial Inc.
- Empowering newcomers through access to housing and financial visibility.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Biophilia
- Providing self-sustainable terrariums to enhance indoor spaces, monitor humidity and health via app.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business, Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Arts
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Ceco AI
- Accelerating industrial transformation vis SaaS platform for heavy emitters (mining companies) to reach net-positive impact and decarbonize.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
College Care Package
- Delivering university lifestyle solutions to students to increase efficiency.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Flying Wolf
- Creating AIoT-enabled parking system for building owners to enhance security.
- UBC affiliation: Unclassified
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Focal Lines Technologies
- Focal Lines' MuscularSkeleton Management Platform is a wearable system with novel e-textile sensors to track and analyze vital muscle indicators during spinal cord injury recovery.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Heavenly
- Producing superfood sugar-free sweets to improve clients' health and well-being.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Arts
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Insporos
- Providing an intelligent seed sorting platform capable of non-destructively detecting seed-borne diseases and user-inputted traits to accelerate breeding and enhance overall crop health.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Lang Laser Technologies
- Providing precise laser treatment for corneal neovascularization and other vascular lesions.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Dermatology and Skin Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Map Mycelium Acoustic Panels
- Constructing high-performance Mycelium Acoustic Panels (MAPs) using carbon-friendly base materials and cultivating mycelium within them to provide a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative.
- UBC affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
MontA Pharmaceuticals
- Providing an innovative oral medication for managing diabetes and obesity, limiting starch breakdown without the common severe side effects.
- UBC Affiliation: UBC Michael Smith Laboratories
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Narval Energy
- Developing a low-cost, high-power, and durable Na-battery suitable for grid-level energy storage, using earth-abundant materials, and capable of operating in a wide range of temperatures and harsh conditions.
- UBC Affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Needle Free Therapeutics
- Creating a groundbreaking delivery system that facilitates the penetration of macromolecules into deeper layers of the skin via topical application, revolutionizing the efficacy of macromolecular skincare products.
- UBC Affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Philips Space
- Making space affordable and accessible for Canadians — satellite-based farming analytics.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science and Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Scailit
- Affordable email and management services for small businesses and organization.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Education, Kinesiology, Medicine, Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
ServTennis
- Providing AI-enhanced tennis experiences to recreational players to unleash potential.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Synoro Med
- Providing reusable medical supplies, such as IV bags, as a service based on a proprietary process for cleaning, sterilizing, and refilling, to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare.
- UBC Affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science and Mechanical Engineering
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
Teleoscope
- AI tool to help make document annotations digitally.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Teumo Health
- Creating a digital ecosystem to transform sexual medicine care.
- UBC affiliation: UBC Faculty
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
The Friendly Pharmacist
- Online digital patient-education platform with accessible videos.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Tokenz
- Transforming the way consumers and merchants connect through discounts.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Transport AI
- Intelligent AI solutions driving efficient, sustainable, and personalized transportation experiences.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Tranzakta
- Digitizing mom-and-pop retailers in developing markets to unlock profitability.
- UBC affiliation: Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Userday
- Providing businesses with research tools to validate product ideas — customer feedback.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Arts
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
Verifyr AI
- Building proprietary software and data to test AI models for businesses. Our venture will also allow the users to find the cheapest and safest model to get their job done.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Grad and Postdoctoral Studies
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
VitaLink
- Developing an all-in-one platform including hardware for vital signs assessment, such as temperature, blood pressure (cuffless), breathing rate, SpO2, ECG signals, and qualitative blood glucose evaluation, in a user-friendly, non-invasive, and painless way.
- UBC Affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science
- Venture Founder Stream: Lab2Launch
What's Good
- Provide rich information on specific restaurant menu items.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
What's In The Fridge
- Transform your fridge into the SMARTESTfridge.
- UBC affiliation: Faculty of Science and Sauder School of Business
- Venture Founder Stream: CORE
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