Get ready to be inspired. These impact ventures are improving the lives of people and the health of our planet with their innovative solutions.
Supported by The Women & Nonbinary Impact Network for Venture Capital and supported in part by NRC IRAP.
Climate & Environment | Women-Led
Preventing beehive losses by providing honeybee health monitoring services.
Pascale Michaud, Co-Founder & CEO
Pascale Michaud, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of AgroGene Solutions, a biotech startup focusing on honeybee health monitoring and diagnostics. With a doctorate in molecular and cellular biology from Université Laval, Pascale brings a strong scientific background in biochemistry and gene regulation. Her work at Université de Moncton laid the foundation for the launch of AgroGene Solutions, and she leverages her expertise to drive innovation and build strategic partnerships in agritech.
DG 2: Zero Hunger;SDG 15: Life on Land;SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate & Environment | Women-Led
Transforming moss into living factories to make bioactive skincare ingredients.
Hana Rahili, PharmD, Co-Founder
Hana Rahili, PharmD, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elori Health. Drawing on her clinical background in pharmacy, she is building technology to make medication management and care coordination in long-term care safer, more consistent, and evidence-based. Her work focuses on improving cognitive and mental health outcomes for older adults by replacing fragmented, manual workflows with structured, collaborative, and guideline-aligned care.
Climate Tech | Women-Led
Chocovate Labs exists to future-proof the chocolate industry by building a stable, climate-resilient, cocoa-free chocolate system that performs like traditional chocolate while removing dependence on a fragile, unsustainable supply chain.
Britanny Charlton, Co-Founder & CEO
Brittany Charlton is the founder of Chocovate Labs, where she is re-engineering chocolate to withstand a changing climate. Driven by the fragility of cocoa supply chains, she leads the development of cocoa-free, climate-resilient chocolate that delivers the taste and performance manufacturers expect, without the environmental and supply-side risk. Her work sits at the intersection of food innovation, climate adaptation, and scalable manufacturing.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth;SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production;SDG 13: Climate Action;SDG 17: Partnerships
Human Health | Women-Led
Improving cognitive and mental health outcomes for older adults by making medication management and care coordination in long-term care safer, more consistent, and evidence-based.
Hana Rahili, PharmD, Co-Founder & CEO
Hana Rahili, PharmD, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elori Health. Drawing on her clinical background in pharmacy, she is building technology to make medication management and care coordination in long-term care safer, more consistent, and evidence-based. Her work focuses on improving cognitive and mental health outcomes for older adults by replacing fragmented, manual workflows with structured, collaborative, and guideline-aligned care.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being;SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities;SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
HealthTech | Human Health | Women-Led
Analyzes molecular signals linked to early-stage cancers, helping you and your physician decide if earlier follow-up is appropriate.
Victoria Xu, Chief Executive Officer
Victoria Xu is the Chief Executive Officer of miRoncol Health, where she is working to democratize preventative healthcare through early cancer detection. Driven by a mission to improve quality of life for future generations, she leads the development of accessible, data-driven screening solutions that enable cancers to be detected earlier, when they are most treatable. Her work sits at the intersection of health innovation, technology, and long-term impact.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
CleanTech | Sustainable Cities and Communities | Women-Led
Construction company designing and manufacturing next-generation modular buildings using proprietary PakVert engineered panels made from 100% recycled materials
Parinaz Pakniat, Founder & CEO
Parinaz Pakniat is the Founder and CEO of PakVille, a Canadian cleantech construction company scaling sustainable housing through industrialized building systems. With a background in civil engineering and over 15 years in construction and fabrication, she is rethinking how housing is built—enabling faster, more affordable, and higher-performance buildings without compromising sustainability. Her work focuses on reducing construction waste, lowering costs, and accelerating the delivery of energy-efficient housing at scale.
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities;SDG 13: Climate Action;SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Gender Equality | HealthTech | Human Health | Women-Led
3D diagnostic ultrasound for vascular disease made simple and accessible. Leverage AI to transform your carotid ultrasound workflow and address the limitations of 2D imaging to revolutionize stroke risk assessment.
Karina Gasbarrino, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO of
Karina Gasbarrino, PhD, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sonaro, where she is transforming vascular health assessment through AI-enabled ultrasound imaging. With a background in cardiovascular medicine and clinical research, she leads the development of accessible, fast, and standardized tools that enable earlier detection of stroke risk outside traditional imaging centers. Her work sits at the intersection of cardiovascular science, artificial intelligence, and preventative care.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being;SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
HealthTech | Human Health | Women-Led
Empowering those with limited to no mobility & their caregivers with accessible & automated solutions to meet daily movement goals.
Sukhneet Dhillon, PHD, Founder
Sukhneet Dhillon, PhD, is the founder of TruMotion Technologies, where she is developing medical technologies that restore the physiological benefits of movement for people with limited mobility. With a background in biomedical engineering and medtech innovation, she brings a rigorous, clinically grounded approach to translating unmet healthcare needs into practical, scalable solutions. Her work focuses on improving circulation, functional health, and quality of life for older adults and others aging or recovering with reduced mobility.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being;SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities;SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Hospitality | Women-Led
Helping modern, distributed organizations offer flexible, equitable, and high‑impact employee benefits that improve wellbeing and retention—without administrative friction.
Farnel Fleurant, Founder & CEO
Farnel Fleurant is the Founder and CEO of Workind, where he is reimagining employee benefits for modern, distributed teams. With over 15 years in marketing and communications, he built the solution he wished existed in the corporate world—one that enables flexible, equitable benefits without administrative friction. His work focuses on creating more caring employee experiences that improve wellbeing, inclusion, and retention.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being;SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Climate & Environment | Climate Tech | Women-Led
Making the world’s water safer with realtime water monitoring solutions.
Anthea Sargeaunt, Chief Executive Officer
Anthea Sargeaunt is CEO of 2S Water, where they have developed the world’s first sensor for detecting metals in water in realtime. She is an MBA, a 3x entrepreneur, and a parent of two. She was voted Startup Alberta’s Most Promising Startup Entrepreneur 2019, Canada Clean50 2021 for Research and Development, and her company has been awarded the first prize in the Mining Cleantechnology Challenge in 2021, the 2022 Innovation Award Winner according to the IMII, the Covergx Precommercialization award for the best new technology with applications in industry and defense, and was selected as one of the top 100 best water innovations worldwide by Famae.
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation;SDG 14: Life Below Water;SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
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