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Meet the Spring 2023 Startups

Consoul

http://www.consoulapp.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A digital platform that cares for the caregiver.
Healthcare, Healthtech, Health & Wellness
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Consoul

Our Website
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A digital platform that cares for the caregiver.
Healthcare, Healthtech, Health & Wellness
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Services/Fee for Service
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

Cindy Diogo
Co-Founder
Stefanie Kociuba
Co-Founder

Babl

http://www.trybabl.ai
Toronto, Canada
Translate your podcast with your own voice
AI / ML, Entertainment, Creator tools
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Babl

Our Website
Toronto, Canada
Translate your podcast with your own voice
AI / ML, Entertainment, Creator tools
Sales Motion:
B2B2C, B2B
Revenue Model:
Investment Stage:
Revenue Stage:
Product Stage:

Founding Team

Sary Jalkh
Co-Founder, CEO
Aecio Cavalcanti
CTO, Co-Founder

Okare AI

http://www.okareai.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The imaging viewing platform for dentists
Healthcare, AI / ML
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Okare AI

Our Website
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The imaging viewing platform for dentists
Healthcare, AI / ML
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Subscription
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

Shazia Akbar
Founder

Booomerang

http://www.booomerang.io
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The easiest way to rent things online.
Marketplaces, Retail, Retail Tech
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Booomerang

Our Website
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The easiest way to rent things online.
Marketplaces, Retail, Retail Tech
Sales Motion:
Marketplace, P2P
Revenue Model:
Marketplaces
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Elias Fares
Co-Founder, CEO
Tedy Tadi
Co-Founder
Gabriel Jabbour
Co-Founder, CMO

rax

http://www.raxapp.ca
Toronto, ON, Canada
Canada's peer-to-peer wardrobe rental app
Fashion
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rax

Our Website
Toronto, ON, Canada
Canada's peer-to-peer wardrobe rental app
Fashion
Sales Motion:
Marketplace, P2P
Revenue Model:
Marketplaces
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Marley Alles
Founder, CEO

Littl

http://www.trylittl.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AI-Powered Pediatric Parent Companion
AI / ML, Children, Healthcare, Women
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Littl

Our Website
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AI-Powered Pediatric Parent Companion
AI / ML, Children, Healthcare, Women
Sales Motion:
B2B2C
Revenue Model:
Subscription
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Arthur Sousa
Co-Founder, CEO

Meet the Program Team

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Program Leaders

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Morrow

Toronto
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Tyler

Tony-McDermott

Toronto
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Margaux

von Buren

Toronto
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Miguel

Young

Toronto

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Since 2017, FoundersBoost has helped to pre-accelerate 450+ pre-seed startups chosen from over 5,700 applicants globally. Our alumni have gone on to the world's top accelerator programs including YC, Techstars, and 500 Startups and they have raised $150M+ to date.

We are a global tech startup pre-accelerator aimed at working with great early stage entrepreneurs to prepare them for accelerator programs, seed investment, and revenue through a six week part-time program.

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Keep an eye out for new city program announcements. If you want to be considered to launch a new program in your ecosystem, contact us using the form at the bottom of the page.

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Boosting startup success with no fee charged and no equity taken!

Mentor Driven Program

Expert Speakers

from recognized domain experts to help you grow.

Pitch Coaching

to identify holes in the business and hone the startup's story.

One-on-One Mentorship

to help improve the startups impact.
Week 1: Induction & Customer Development
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Meet the team

Meet your directors, peers, and mentors. Get a deep dive into what’s going to happen over the program and what you need to do to make the most from the program.

Know Your Customer

Learn how to make the most of your time with customers and get to the bottom of what they need from your startup.

Week 2: Pitch And Presentation Skills
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Pitch Like a Pro

Get best practice tips on how to ensure your presentation and pitch skills communicate your company effectively and clearly, while also connecting with your audience.

Week 3: Market Sizing
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Size the Market

Understand how to break down markets to see how big your potential customer can be and start working on how to take the right steps in addressing this new business.

Week 4: Building Products that Matter
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Building Products People Love

Hear from industry expert speakers on the factors that go into making products that your users and customers will care about to make your startup a necessary item for their everyday way of doing things. Learn how to find Product-Market Fit.

Week 5: The Fundraising Process & Techniques
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Finetune Your Fundraise

Learn the best practices on preparing for investment and how to appropriately attack your fundraising process.

Week 6: Venture Funding and Accelerators
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Investment and Growth

Get insights into what role accelerators, angels, VC's, and other types of funding may play in the future of your startup; and how best to deal with them at the right time for your business.

Track Record

In 5 years, we've had the following impact on pre-seed founders.

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$155M

Funding Raised
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80%

Startups have an Underrepresented Founder
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20

Programs Globally
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2000+

Founders in our community

Investors in our Alumni Include

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Community

FoundersBoostX helps any early stage founder anywhere take the best next step in building their startup with weekly member workshops featuring VC's, industry experts, and founders.

We're growing our library of on-demand workshops and now have over 35 available to view and over 2000 members to meet.

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