{"id":94356,"date":"2023-05-05T13:55:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/partners\/meet-the-top-15-quebec-cleantech-investment-challenge-startups-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:36:45","slug":"introducing-the-top-5-quebec-cleantech-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/partners\/introducing-the-top-5-quebec-cleantech-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing The Top 5 Quebec Cleantech Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"94356\" class=\"elementor elementor-94356\" 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-14c7855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14c7855\" 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-6fbb60d\" data-id=\"6fbb60d\" 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-0abacaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0abacaa\" 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<h2>Meet the Top 5 Cleantech Startups<\/h2><div><p>Quebec has become a hub for cleantech innovation, with a growing number of startups emerging to address some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. From alternate renewable energy to v sustainable fertilizers, these innovation ventures are leading the way in creating a more sustainable future.\u00a0<\/p><p>After 12 weeks of training, development and investment preparation, in the Quebec Cleantech Investment Challenge powered by HSBC, these innovative venture will compete head on for $100,000 in funding to develop their innovative climate solutions. We are proud to announce these Top 5 cleantech startups. Take a closer look at the top 5 Quebec cleantech ventures that are making a significant impact on the environment and driving the transition to a more sustainable future. Interested in attending this virtual event? Join us here.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffd8ddf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffd8ddf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdd4ba7\" data-id=\"bdd4ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd4301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdd4301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".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=\"455\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-black-Fred-Rostami.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-94363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-black-Fred-Rostami.png 455w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-black-Fred-Rostami-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-black-Fred-Rostami-100x23.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-black-Fred-Rostami-360x83.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfb531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdfb531\" 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=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-93343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fred-Rostami-GreenLIB-Materials-Inc.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ead745\" data-id=\"5ead745\" 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-30eb8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30eb8f4\" 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<h2><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Aplantex&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">GreenLIB Materials Inc.<\/span><\/h2><p><strong><em style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 24px;\">Fred Rostami, Founder<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>GreenLIB is dedicated to the environmentally friendly and safe recycling of various battery chemistries, including, but not limited to LCO, LMO, NMC, NCA and LFP. By utilizing hydrometallurgical processes, GreenLIB aims to selectively recover all valuable metals, such as Li, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cu, from any type of lithium-ion batteries with minimal environmental impact.\u00a0The rapid expansion of the lithium-ion battery market, driven by the increasing demand for electric vehicles and energy storage solutions, generates a significant volume of end-of-life batteries. Conventional recycling methods fall short in efficiency, environmental sustainability, and recovery rates<br \/>for valuable materials.<\/p><p>GreenLIB transforms the lithium-ion battery recycling industry with a cutting-edge hydrometallurgical process that optimizes resource recovery, minimizes environmental impact, and fosters a sustainable circular economy. By partnering with key industry stakeholders, GreenLIB guarantees responsible disposal and regulatory compliance for lithium-ion battery manufacturers and EV OEMs.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenlib.co\/\">Learn more about GreenLIB Materials Inc.<\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7806557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7806557\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ef29b\" data-id=\"b2ef29b\" 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-bc5c4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc5c4b4\" 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=\"640\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-1024x246.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-94367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-100x24.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote-360x87.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Opalia-Logo-Full-Lockup-Black-1-Jennifer-Cote.png 1238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a5747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0a5747\" 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=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-93350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Quebec-Cleantech-2023-Jennifer-Cote_Opalia.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b1b1d\" data-id=\"a9b1b1d\" 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-ccd2847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd2847\" 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<h3>Opalia<\/h3><h5><em>Jennifer Cote, CEO &amp; Co-Founder<\/em><\/h5><p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Opalia is developing a technology to make milk without cows for use in the 800-billion dollar dairy\u00a0industry. The traditional dairy industry is responsible for environmental degradation, water depletion and is reliant on animals. In an effort to moderate the consequences of dairy farming, companies are developing plant-based alternatives, but existing options do not taste or feel like the real thing. They are filled with additives and are nutritionally poor. This makes them unappealing to many consumers.Opalia&#8217;s proprietary technology allows for the production of whole milk that has all the components and functionality of traditional cow milk, without the cow.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opaliafoods.com\/\">Learn more about Opalia.<\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c72e570 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c72e570\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ffe0b\" data-id=\"b7ffe0b\" 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-e32b20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e32b20b\" 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=\"300\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-300x59.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-94414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-100x20.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-360x70.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1.png 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bd3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37bd3a8\" 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=\"476\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-9.15.01-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-94416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-9.15.01-AM.png 476w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-9.15.01-AM-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-9.15.01-AM-47x65.png 47w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-9.15.01-AM-174x239.png 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7c2a6\" data-id=\"4c7c2a6\" 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-40053b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40053b8\" 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<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Gamotech<\/h3>\n<h5><em>Olivier Brault, Founder&nbsp;<\/em><\/h5>\n<div><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gamotech is a startup whose mission is to decarbonize works in mobile industrial applications. We do this through the design of mobile clean energy power units while working with our municipal and commercial partners to make energy-intensive work safer and smarter.<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gamotech.ca\/\">Learn more about Gamotech.<\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72580dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72580dd\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9ea37\" data-id=\"dc9ea37\" 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-50f7390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50f7390\" 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=\"640\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-1024x319.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-94364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-1536x479.png 1536w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-100x31.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan-360x112.png 360w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-Solfium_color-Zacharie-Magnan.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d4421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0d4421\" 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=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-93348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andres-Friedman-_Solfium_Quebec-cleantech-2023.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5097dc5\" data-id=\"5097dc5\" 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-6d61793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d61793\" 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<h3>Solfium<\/h3><h5><em>Andres Friedman,\u00a0Co-Founder &amp; CEO<\/em><\/h5><div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div><div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div><div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div><p>Solfium is a Canadian company that facilitates the adoption of rooftop solar energy with an innovative platform (launch market: Mexico). We provide residential \/ commercial customers with an end-to-end mobile app for better CX: customers receive an instant &amp; firm quote, connect with trained and certified installers, access integrated financing options, and receive seamless after-sales monitoring &amp; support.\u00a0 In very simple terms, the problem we address is market inefficiency in the distributed solar energy market. We remove friction for both buyers and sellers to accelerate the adoption of proven hardware technology to reduce CO2 emissions while our customers save money on their electricity bills.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solfium.com\/\">Learn more about Solfium<\/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\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-29bf61f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29bf61f\" 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-0fdfc8b\" data-id=\"0fdfc8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil-268x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-94366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil-58x65.png 58w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil-214x239.png 214w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CirculusAgtechlogotxtgreen-Olivier-Corbeil.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482eeda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"482eeda\" 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=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-93342\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Leroux-1-Circulus-Agtech-Solution-Inc-Quebec-Cleantech.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c91222c\" data-id=\"c91222c\" 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-2db0995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db0995\" 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<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;Circulus Agtech Solution Inc<\/h2>\n<h5><em>David Leroux , Founder &amp; CEO<\/em><\/h5><div><em><br><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/div><div><em><br><\/em><\/div>\n<p>Circulus Agtech is addressing the challenge of inefficient and unsustainable farming practices by providing a sustainable fertilizer solution that helps farmers optimize crop yields while reducing costs and environmental impact.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Current conventional fertilizer solutions rely on natural gas, generate large amounts of greenhouse gas and cause soil degradation. On the other hand, agricultural waste like manure and green waste contains large amounts of nutrients, but due to their management methods, most are discarded or lost in greenhouse gasses before they can be absorbed by the plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Circulus Agtech technology extracts nutrients from agricultural waste, creating precise mineral fertilizers and biostimulants. The Circulus System optimizes the biology needed for efficient nitrogen capture and recycling, replacing the need for unsustainable synthetic fertilizers on farms.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our technology can increase efficiency, decrease waste, and benefit farmers, consumers, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Circulus aims to become a pillar of the circular economy between various industrial and agricultural sectors. This alternative to current waste management methods and conventional fertilizers helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions in different segments of the food supply chain while increasing farmers resiliency, disrupting the fertilizer industry with a circular economy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circulusagtech.com\/\">Learn more about Circulus Agtech Solution Inc.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196f058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196f058\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivered by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/socialinnovation.org\/about\/the-csi-institute\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SI Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foresightcac.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foresight Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclemomentum.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cycle Momentum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring Activator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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-c6d4abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6d4abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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By the end of the program in June 2023, at least one cleantech venture will raise $100,000 in investments from the investor stream to further develop their climate solution. <\/span><\/p><h2><b>About HSBC<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HSBC Bank Canada, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (&#8216;HSBC Group&#8217;), is the leading international bank in the country. We help companies and individuals across Canada to do business and manage their finances here and internationally through four businesses: Commercial Banking, Global Banking, Markets and Securities Services, and Wealth and Personal Banking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC Bank Canada, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,992bn as at 30 September 2022, HSBC is one of the world\u2019s largest banking and financial services organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsbc.ca\">www.hsbc.ca<\/a><\/strong> or follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSBC_CA\"><strong>@HSBC_CA<\/strong><\/a> or Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HSBCCanada\/\"><strong>@HSBCCanada<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><h2><b>About the SI Canada<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SI Canada is a pan-Canadian network of social innovators: people and organizations with a focus on social and environmental change. We work to connect innovators with the resources and opportunities they need to solve complex problems and create transformative change.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>About Foresight Canada<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foresight is Canada\u2019s cleantech accelerator. Foresight supports the identification and validation of cleantech opportunities and the successful commercialization of solutions. We bring together industry, government, academia, investors, and innovators to address today\u2019s most urgent climate issues and support a global transition to a green economy. Find out more at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foresightcac.com\">www.foresightcac.com<\/a><\/strong>. Follow on Twitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cleantech_ab?lang=en\">@ForesightCAC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>About Cycle Momentum<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cycle Momentum is an accelerator and open innovation platform that brings together an international collective of entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. Our mission is to find innovative solutions to the major ecological challenges facing humanity. 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