{"id":79394,"date":"2019-10-16T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T00:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=79394"},"modified":"2020-12-16T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T20:55:30","slug":"new-cohort-of-international-entrepreneurs-aims-to-change-the-world-from-their-new-home-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/new-cohort-of-international-entrepreneurs-aims-to-change-the-world-from-their-new-home-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"New cohort of international entrepreneurs aims to change the world from their new home in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79394\" class=\"elementor elementor-79394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a718b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a718b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d14b0f\" data-id=\"79d14b0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393b8b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393b8b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Spring team is thrilled to be welcoming 18 purpose-driven entrepreneurs from 13 different countries for cohort #3 of our <a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-startup-visa\/\">IMPACT Startup Visa program (ISV)<\/a>. This time around, our global impact entrepreneurs come from countries spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the USA.<\/p><p>Please join us in extending them all a warm welcome to Vancouver!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0852e72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0852e72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-927a4d0\" data-id=\"927a4d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ca5c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99ca5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the cohort<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52f36b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52f36b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fec072d\" data-id=\"fec072d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c118ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c118ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356-239x239.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/David-Barach-Headshot-e1571269515356.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-164d5d1\" data-id=\"164d5d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f131b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f131b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">David Barach &#8211; CEO of Charity Mutual<br \/><\/strong><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dbarach\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;David Barach has founded, led and sold three social enterprises and one not-for-profit charity. He specializes in the creation of online philanthropy platforms for businesses and not-for-profit, generating more than $100 million in giving to charities worldwide. Charity Mutual, David\u2019s latest impact enterprise both helps donors give to causes they care about when they don't know which charity to support, and is a new social finance platform for early stage impact business.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6913,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">David has founded, led and sold three social enterprises and one not-for-profit charity. He specializes in the creation of online philanthropy platforms for businesses and not-for-profit, generating more than $100 million in giving to charities worldwide. Charity Mutual, David\u2019s latest impact enterprise both helps donors give to causes they care about when they don&#8217;t know which charity to support, and is a new social finance platform for early stage impact business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e861afb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e861afb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b3f4e\" data-id=\"e4b3f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032b5a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"032b5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/steve-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-80198\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-601bb10\" data-id=\"601bb10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe823b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe823b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Steve &#8220;Kay&#8221; Ike &#8211; CEO of Padimi Technologies<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steve-ike-76b929189\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padimitech.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Steve\u2019s passion for impact entrepreneurship is the inspiration behind the creation of the \u201cPadi\u201d, a technology with the potentials of giving hope to, and increasing the capabilities of over 47 million people with special needs across the world. Padimi Technologies is a software tech company that leverages human-computer interaction to develop assistive computer systems and software for individuals living with social\/learning disabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26bf684 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26bf684\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6292b92\" data-id=\"6292b92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1bced elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d1bced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840-239x239.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Isaias-Picture-e1571269931840.jpg 1781w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b59e3a\" data-id=\"9b59e3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f49b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f49b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Isaias Ramos De Paz Filho &#8211; CEO of Boreal Pet Products<\/strong><br \/><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isaiasramos\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Isaias is an entrepreneur is experienced in technology and SaaS products for marketing professionals and also passionate about dogs and helping people. Isaias found his passion for helping dogs when he worked in a dog treats Startup in Vancouver. He enjoys talking with people, providing value and snowboarding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5d1e94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5d1e94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38da695\" data-id=\"38da695\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c1dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79c1dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766-239x239.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sakura_HGI-e1571270145766.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8355798\" data-id=\"8355798\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c97830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c97830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sakura Nanami &#8211; CEO &amp; Holistic Gourmet Chef at Holistic Gourmet Institute<\/strong><br \/><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/vanholistic.wordpress.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sakura is a branding expert who has worked for international marketing companies such as JP Morgan, P&amp;G, Levi\u2019s and Louis Vitton in locations like Japan, North America, and Europe. She is a certified vegan chef from Natural Gourmet of New York and an NLP Counselor who can teach holistic health of body, mind, and spirit. Sakura loves delicious and healthier veggie-friendly foods, yoga, and nature walks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d73bb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d73bb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1743eda\" data-id=\"1743eda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babb93e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"babb93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Thea-Wilkins-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79937\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f63546\" data-id=\"9f63546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cd300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26cd300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Thea Wilkins &#8211; Founder of Joan of Art<br \/><\/strong><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joacreations.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Joan of Art is run by illustrator Thea Wilkins. She designs and produces art materials and creative products that are optimised for travel. Currently, Joan of Art&#8217;s main product is the Sketching Tin, which is compact enough to be carried everyday, allowing sketchers to paint and draw on the go, wherever they are. A large proportion of the company&#8217;s online sales comes from North America. Canadian customers have been particularly vocal with positive feedback and regularly engage on social media platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-605461e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"605461e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb3f6e\" data-id=\"ecb3f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b3adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57b3adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Raul_-e1571270355791.png 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5f1869\" data-id=\"f5f1869\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678fbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678fbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Raul Jehoas Fonseca Diaz &#8211; CEO of My Nuk<\/strong><br \/><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raul-jehoas-fonseca-b86b44156\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Born and raised in Mexico City, Raul holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Economics and Finance and is a serious and experienced entrepreneur. His life goal is to create an impact on society by means of sustainable and high-quality contributions. A dog lover at heart, he also loves cooking. When you meet him, ask him about his favourite dish to prepare!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33851c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33851c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b83c69d\" data-id=\"b83c69d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d45fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d45fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128-239x239.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ria-e1571270426128.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7950871\" data-id=\"7950871\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c14347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c14347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Ria Duykers &#8211; CEO of CST<\/strong><br \/><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/riaduykers\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canadaspecialtours.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;My name is Ria Duykers and I'm the founder and director of CST, a tour operator company that creates, organizes and operates Special Interest group tours throughout western Canada with a strong emphasis on Indigenous tourism and accessible travel. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;arial,sans,sans-serif&quot;}\">Ria is the founder and director of CST, a tour operator company that creates, organizes and operates Special Interest group tours throughout western Canada with a strong emphasis on Indigenous tourism and accessible travel. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c3741d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c3741d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda1390\" data-id=\"fda1390\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840e720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840e720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452-239x239.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sven-Stein-e1571270469452.jpg 1761w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d94d8\" data-id=\"b9d94d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83eab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a83eab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sven Stein &#8211; CEO of Two Donkeys Bakery<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Sven will distribute pre-baked products, such as bread, buns, muffins and more, to retail stores where they provide a freezer to store their products and an oven to finish bake the products in the store. His way of distribution will not only allow to serve remote places, but also smaller retailers and will keep the food waste and cost for delivery at a minimum. The products will be organic, fresh and of high quality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-221e41f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"221e41f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abdbbfa\" data-id=\"abdbbfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cafe9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cafe9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79611\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ea582\" data-id=\"c1ea582\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cf07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61cf07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Urs H\u00e4rri &#8211; CEO at <span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Harri Holdings Inc.<\/span> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/urs-h%C3%A4rri-56a9706a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\nUrs&#8217; company is producing and selling \u201cfire products\u201d like burning pastes for keeping food warm, fire gel for a natural and safe fire at your home and firelighters to ignite a fire. All products are of high quality, sustainable (environmentally friendly) and safe to use.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca985f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca985f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d803f7c\" data-id=\"d803f7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db2fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6db2fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-79404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-65x65.jpeg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata-239x239.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/VC-Acedemy_Renata.jpeg 1369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b21fc\" data-id=\"54b21fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668b18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"668b18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Renata George &#8211; CEO of VC Academy<br \/><\/strong><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renatavc\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vc.academy\/\">Website<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Renata is an entrepreneur turned angel investor turned VC who is on a mission to increase diversity in the industry. Aside from operating a venture fund, she strives to make venture capital education more accessible. She founded VC Academy as a way to create a comprehensive academic product for aspiring investors as well as increase transparency in recruiting venture capital professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45453dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45453dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596e15d\" data-id=\"596e15d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3845f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3845f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b> Interested in being part of our next cohort?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caf510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7caf510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Intakes for our IMPACT Startup Visa Program are in Spring and Fall. We accept applications on a rolling basis, and recommend submitting your application well in advance of your preferred intake to ensure sufficient time for the process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28c6a1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d28c6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-startup-visa-program-canada\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spring team is thrilled to be welcoming 18 purpose-driven entrepreneurs from 13 different countries for cohort #3 of our IMPACT Startup Visa program (ISV). 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