{"id":84072,"date":"2021-04-27T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=84072"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:59:37","slug":"meet-the-2021-national-venture-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/meet-the-2021-national-venture-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge Top 5 Ventures: Get to Know the Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84072\" class=\"elementor elementor-84072\" 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-f79ba56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f79ba56\" 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-4694276\" data-id=\"4694276\" 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-551b51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551b51c\" 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>After the second Pitch Night of the 2021 National <span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/?utm_source=webiste&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=IIC2021YVR&amp;utm_content=top_5_2021_national\">Impact Investor Challenge<\/a><\/span>, the venture cohort has been selected!<\/p><p>Starting with <span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/meet-the-companies-selected-for-our-2021-national-impact-investor-challenge\/?utm_source=webiste&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=IIC2021YVR&amp;utm_content=top_5_2021_national\">Canada&#8217;s Top 20 impact companies<\/a><\/span> selected from over 150 applicants, the investor cohort has witnessed two Pitch Nights and chosen the Top 5 ventures that will be proceeding with them into the core program.<\/p><p>Of course, as always with so many incredible purpose-driven ventures to choose from, the debate was rich and the selection was difficult, even calling for a tie-breaking vote. Of the Top 5, three of the startups are women-led while two are BIPOC-led, and the ventures span healthtech and cleantech.\u00a0<\/p><p>Now, the investor and venture cohorts will learn the ins and outs of impact investing and fundraising together. The entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to work closely with the investors and utilize their learnings to hone their pitches for the <span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/2021-national-impact-investor-challenge-finale\">National Impact Investor Challenge Finale<\/a><\/span> on June 17, 2021, where one startup will be awarded $100,000 in investments.<\/p><p>Together with our program partners, sponsors, and supporters\u2014<strong>DLA Piper<\/strong>, <strong>INK LLP<\/strong>, <strong>Genus Capital Management<\/strong>, <strong>Tandem Innovation Group<\/strong>, <strong>Active Impact Investments<\/strong>, and <strong>Karl Jung Financial Services<\/strong>\u2014we invite you to explore how the Top 5 are solving some of the pressing challenges of our time, and to join us at the Finale!<\/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 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- 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\">Get to Know the Venture 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-4d809c1 elementor-section-boxed 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width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-81217\" alt=\"Audette logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-100x50.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Audette.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-fea21cc\" data-id=\"fea21cc\" 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-45a6218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45a6218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audette<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3315583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3315583\" 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>REDUCING CARBON IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIOS<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HQ: <\/strong>Victoria, British Columbia<br \/><strong>FOUNDER &amp; CEO: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christophernaismith\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Christopher Naismith<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>INDUSTRY: <\/strong>IT &amp;\u00a0Cleantech<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audette.io\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/audette-io\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/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-eaf3106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf3106\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de8b96\" data-id=\"9de8b96\" 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-14e7d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14e7d8c\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2.png 1080w\" 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-ee49eac\" data-id=\"ee49eac\" 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-9a6c2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6c2ec\" 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<h5>THE PROBLEM<\/h5><p>With 82% of the global economy aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050, 200 million commercial buildings\u2014which represent \u2155 of all carbon emissions\u2014will need to be retrofitted. This won&#8217;t happen without creative access to finance.\u00a0<\/p><p>Although over $100 billion in financing is available for commercial buildings, up to 38% of it gets wasted on administrative and consulting costs. These processes also lack scalability and are time-consuming.<\/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-4c2725c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c2725c\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b493aa7\" data-id=\"b493aa7\" 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-b52aec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b52aec9\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" 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-7e8f72f\" data-id=\"7e8f72f\" 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-e888544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e888544\" 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<h5>THE SOLUTION<\/h5><p>Audette is turning every commercial building upgrade into a carbon reduction project, because the climate crisis demands nothing less. They are creating the largest carbon efficiency project marketplace using software to support commercial property owners in increasingly mandatory carbon transition planning, and matching them with funding.\u00a0<\/p><p>The solution can predict returns on investment, standardize due diligence across every funding source, and take the due diligence process down from months to a matter of days.<\/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-f096e80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f096e80\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79827b1\" data-id=\"79827b1\" 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-6376b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6376b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb04a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb04a4\" 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\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-3.png 1080w\" 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-1bbda79\" data-id=\"1bbda79\" 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-f3f0b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f0b68\" 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<h5>THE IMPACT<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">With the average lifetime of building systems being 30 years, 2050 is just one boiler replacement away. Building owners need to be convinced right now to make decisions about what infrastructure looks like when that deadline comes. Audette has the technology, global mandate, and the attention of the ESG finance markets to make this happen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By streamlining data collection, applying machine-learning assisted due-diligence, and drawing from a global knowledge base of solutions, Audette offers the highest quality projects at lower-than-market rates. This will help reduce inefficiencies in current processes of upgrading commercial buildings, and help make the transition to a low carbon future possible.<\/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-b25fc3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b25fc3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-5a5b3f5\" data-id=\"5a5b3f5\" 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\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-d14e8db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d14e8db\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d0ecb\" data-id=\"22d0ecb\" 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-f95b561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f95b561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba1d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ba1d1c\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gotcare.ca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"260\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gotcare-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83125\" alt=\"Gotcare logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gotcare-logo.png 260w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gotcare-logo-100x23.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-67223d4\" data-id=\"67223d4\" 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-24f36cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f36cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gotcare<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5a7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5a7eb\" 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>TRANSFORMING HOW HOME CARE IS DELIVERED<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HQ: <\/strong>Toronto, Ontario<br \/><strong>CO-FOUNDER &amp; CEO: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/chennyxia\">Chenny Xia<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>INDUSTRY: <\/strong>Healthtech<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/gotcare.ca\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/gotcare-ca\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/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-80ed347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ed347\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-543e47f\" data-id=\"543e47f\" 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-3d5bfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d5bfbd\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2.png 1080w\" 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-7dd1202\" data-id=\"7dd1202\" 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-d6983d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6983d2\" 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<h5>THE PROBLEM<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">There is a global home care crisis. Both patients and frontline workers alike are not feeling cared for. With a growing elderly population in Canada coupled with COVID-19 realities and high frontline turnover, demand has outstripped supply.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">This is resulting in long waitlists for patients to access care, reports of frontline workers sleeping in shelters because that is their economic reality, and burnt-out family caregivers.<\/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-592e45d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"592e45d\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df78c2\" data-id=\"1df78c2\" 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-1deb6eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1deb6eb\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" 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-8123630\" data-id=\"8123630\" 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-8105963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8105963\" 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<h5>THE SOLUTION<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Transforming the home care industry with the help of technology, Gotcare provides a personalized home care experience that provides greater efficiency, empathy, and control. For Gotcare, home care starts before patients are discharged from the hospital. This is when they are matched with a provider in their community.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">The software uses a unique matching algorithm that functions based on proximity, availability, capability, and personal preferences such as language and cultural needs.<\/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-b16266f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b16266f\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e8f74\" data-id=\"17e8f74\" 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-ff85f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff85f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfca11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cfca11\" 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\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-1.png 1080w\" 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-3625e41\" data-id=\"3625e41\" 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-88ab632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88ab632\" 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<h5>THE IMPACT<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Gotcare is on a mission to provide more care for more people, reduce stress on patients and families, and make home care a viable career for frontline workers.<\/span><\/p><p>The company helps case managers spend less time finding care for their patients, reduces the volume of complaints they receive from families, and tracks the patient care journey in real-time.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This reduces care delivery costs by 30% and results in more pay and less travel for care workers. It also increases affordability for insurance companies.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In matching those needing home care with caretakers in accordance with language and cultural preferences, Gotcare also applies an Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion lens to its software service.<\/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-d88c028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d88c028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-f5cba50\" data-id=\"f5cba50\" 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\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-cea248b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cea248b\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef73c76\" data-id=\"ef73c76\" 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-a35e850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a35e850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab18c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ab18c8\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/momentenergy.ca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83296\" alt=\"Moment Energy, participant in Spring&#039;s 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-1329817\" data-id=\"1329817\" 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-f562c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f562c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moment Energy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b31b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b31b4\" 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>PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HQ: <\/strong>Vancouver, British Columbia<br \/><strong>CO-FOUNDER &amp; COO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sumreen-rattan-7b3286127\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\">Sumreen Rattan<\/span><\/a><br \/><strong>INDUSTRY: <\/strong>Cleantech &amp; Renewable Energy<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/momentenergy.ca\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/momentenergy\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/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-ccb98e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccb98e9\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e425a3\" data-id=\"4e425a3\" 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-73ea01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73ea01e\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2.png 1080w\" 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-a41f693\" data-id=\"a41f693\" 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-99ff169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99ff169\" 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<h5>THE PROBLEM<\/h5><p>Commercial and industrial companies in deregulated energy markets forego thousands of dollars a year in utility demand charges and grid blackouts.\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Existing alternative energy options are polluting and expensive.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Meanwhile, consumers and auto manufacturers are spending $4000 CAD to recycle their electric vehicles even though their batteries have an average of 80% life left. These batteries end up creating toxic waste in landfills.<\/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-74c46b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74c46b5\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4750965\" data-id=\"4750965\" 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-3bb6ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bb6ae1\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" 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-720dfc1\" data-id=\"720dfc1\" 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-0c404a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c404a8\" 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<h5>THE SOLUTION<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Moment Energy is helping companies decarbonize and reduce their peak demand charges. How? By repurposing prematurely disposed of EV batteries and integrating them into accessible formats for use with renewable energy. At the same time, Moment Energy is developing their own Battery Management System to optimize battery performance and take in batteries from any auto manufacturer.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Environmentally friendly and price competitive, Moment Energy is able\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">to create 24\/7 energy reliability for grid and\/or renewable energy generation such as solar and wind. They also provide greater access to high-quality lithium batteries for off-grid communities and on-grid commercial industries.<\/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-b18bff5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b18bff5\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1a687\" data-id=\"cf1a687\" 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-06992ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"06992ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206fb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"206fb6b\" 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\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84093\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-2.png 1080w\" 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-506b457\" data-id=\"506b457\" 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-0d44a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d44a4f\" 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<h5>THE IMPACT<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Moment Energy is able to provide a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">clean, reliable, and affordable energy storage system at \u2154 the cost of alternative options, contributing to the improvement of energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy in the global market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">The solution helps industrial and commercial companies save thousands of dollars not only by being low-cost, but also through providing environmentally friendly backup power with a reduced carbon footprint to sustain operations during blackouts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">A safe, affordable, and sustainable approach to EV battery waste management c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">ompletes a circular economy by filling in the gap between EV battery users and recyclers.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">\u00a0<\/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-6b7cebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b7cebe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-c61bc5a\" data-id=\"c61bc5a\" 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\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-3d2adb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2adb9\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9003\" data-id=\"3dd9003\" 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-5763b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5763b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bd413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4bd413\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rainstickshower.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83143\" alt=\"RainStick logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-98x65.png 98w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-360x239.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/e96612462d89-Logomark___Black___01__1_.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-74f337a\" data-id=\"74f337a\" 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-2233294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2233294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RainStick<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b6782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b6782\" 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>ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THE WAY WE USE WATER<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HQ: <\/strong>Kelowna, British Columbia<br \/><strong>CO-FOUNDER &amp; CEO: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alisha-mcfetridge-31a4b241\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Alisha McFetridge<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>INDUSTRY: <\/strong>Cleantech<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/rainstickshower.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rainstickshower\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/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-3c57451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c57451\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a59b5\" data-id=\"88a59b5\" 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-3b02d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b02d31\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2.png 1080w\" 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-63993fa\" data-id=\"63993fa\" 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-1acaa48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acaa48\" 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<h5>THE PROBLEM<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">Less than 1% of the world&#8217;s water is available freshwater. With the realities of climate change, we need to get smart about how we use our water as supply may become more scarce and variable.<\/span><\/p><p>Every time someone showers, they heat up 100 litres of water that touches the skin for only a second. This is incredibly wasteful (150 trillion litres are wasted every year), carbon intensive, and expensive (showering equates to \u2153 of water and energy bills for a household).<\/p><p>On average, each person fills an entire swimming pool annually with daily showers, and the only innovation to date with showering has been restricting the showerhead flow rate, compromising the experience.<\/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-e0df44b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0df44b\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a1acab\" data-id=\"7a1acab\" 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-2754997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2754997\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" 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-4cc64c2\" data-id=\"4cc64c2\" 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-03a9a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a9a2d\" 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<h5>THE SOLUTION<\/h5><p>RainStick is a high-flow shower system that saves 80% energy and 80% water through point-of-use recirculation and filtration, making water clean and clear.<\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Pre-assembled shower systems provide for a straightforward installation\u2014taking place during new construction and bathroom renovation\u2014and low ongoing maintenance.<\/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-1bfec02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bfec02\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63bf364\" data-id=\"63bf364\" 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-035246b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"035246b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e045c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e045c\" 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\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-5.png 1080w\" 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-baef2d2\" data-id=\"baef2d2\" 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-58077e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58077e3\" 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<h5>THE IMPACT<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">Through providing an innovative, sustainable, closed-loop, and un-compromised shower experience with double the average water flow rate, RainStick can save users upwards of $700 per year.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Beyond direct benefits for users, RainStick is on track to save 200 million litres of water and divert 138 thousand pounds of CO<sub>2<\/sub>, with the potential to expand these numbers.<\/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-ddc1231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddc1231\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-84ad705\" data-id=\"84ad705\" 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\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-c435bb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c435bb1\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7064bbc\" data-id=\"7064bbc\" 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-2241632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2241632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101d868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"101d868\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/speakbox.ca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33e9a5dc781b-Speakbox_logo-300x77.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83316\" alt=\"Speakbox is a participant of Spring Activator&#039;s 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33e9a5dc781b-Speakbox_logo-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33e9a5dc781b-Speakbox_logo-100x26.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33e9a5dc781b-Speakbox_logo-360x92.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33e9a5dc781b-Speakbox_logo.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-061a226\" data-id=\"061a226\" 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-d90f799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d90f799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakbox<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6667417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6667417\" 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>CREATING A WORLD WITH UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESS TO HEALTH<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HQ: <\/strong>Vancouver, British Columbia<br \/><strong>CO-FOUNDER &amp; CEO: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/aidan-chase-scott\">Aidan Scott<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>INDUSTRY: <\/strong>Healthtech<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/speakbox.ca\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/speakbox\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/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-d659354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d659354\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c3d25\" data-id=\"08c3d25\" 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-8db5e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8db5e0a\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-2.png 1080w\" 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-b033a86\" data-id=\"b033a86\" 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-af979b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af979b2\" 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<h5>THE PROBLEM<\/h5><p>Mental health is a critical component of our overall health. Yet, a lack of accessible care and fragmented data causes daily harm and impedes millions of people from living happier, healthier lives.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Limited data access reduces accuracy and safety, impacting 12 million North Americans annually with 1 in 5 patients reporting a significant mistake in their data resulting in losses due to inaccurate diagnoses amounting to $100 billion.<\/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-01b9726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01b9726\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7b387a\" data-id=\"e7b387a\" 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-171e19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"171e19e\" 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\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Elements-1.png 1080w\" 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-694e513\" data-id=\"694e513\" 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-f04d2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f04d2d1\" 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<h5>THE SOLUTION<\/h5><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Speakbox&#8217;s cloud-based collaborative health platform targets independent and community-based mental health clinicians while also benefiting their clients.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Unlike their competitors, who focus solely on professional needs within practice management software, Speakbox supports a community of public users throughout their health journey while facilitating relationships between them and a diverse network of independent practitioners.<\/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-dbb4b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb4b00\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c671d67\" data-id=\"c671d67\" 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-841c786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"841c786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b768795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b768795\" 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\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-84100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Campbell-River-IIC-Pitch-Night-6.png 1080w\" 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-92cd87c\" data-id=\"92cd87c\" 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-2465c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2465c40\" 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<h5>THE IMPACT<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With Speakbox, any independent mental health clinic can become a collaborative practice capable of effortlessly sharing health information with their clients while optimizing their administration to save time, money and increase clinical capacity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">The platform saves clinicians 4 hours a week providing upwards of $22 thousand a year in additional billable hours. At the same time, the platform provides\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">freely accessible resources for mental health education, p<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-3ccbfb53 );\">romoting lifelong health management, improving health equity, and de-stigmatizing mental illness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The company envisions a future of healthcare where regardless of age, employer, insurer, or condition, an individual&#8217;s health data is always on hand and transmissible to anyone on their care team.<\/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-8f2a156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f2a156\" 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-509a74d\" data-id=\"509a74d\" 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-4ec82a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec82a7\" 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;\"><strong>Interested in learning more about our Impact Investor Challenge programming or in applying for a future intake?<\/strong><\/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-d224482 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d224482\" 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 elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=IIC2021YVR\">\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>After the second Pitch Night of the 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge, the venture cohort has been selected! 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