Start-up Spotlight: MyMarble is on a Quest to Improve Financial Literacy Across Canada
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Marble Financial wants to help you gain control over your personal finances. The company, which began as a way to help Canadians struggling after an insolvency event, is continuing towards its goal to improve financial literacy and education with the launch of MyMarble. The AI-driven platform helps consumers manage their money, create a budget and […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Obakki celebrates Passion, Purpose and People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Artisans behind the Oaxaca Pottery Collection. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Obakki is as committed to making an impact, as it is to beautiful design. Originally launched as a fashion brand in 2005, Obakki has recently shifted into the lifestyle space. Working with skilled craftsmen and artisans from around the world, Obakki serves as a global marketplace filled with […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Scout Canning is Disrupting the Seafood Market
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Scout Canning is on a mission to be North America’s most trusted seafood brand. How? By being sustainable, accountable and enjoyable. The craft canned seafood company wants to change the reputation of the fishing industry. With a short supply chain and direct sourcing relationships, Scout ensures full quality control and traceability of its products. “We […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Breathe in Clean Air with O2 Industries
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Clean air is something that much of the Western world has for granted. While many countries deal with smog and pollution clouding their skies, Canadians have been able to bask in the sunlight and take deep breaths in of the fresh air around them. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that many began questioning the […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Maplesoft Makes Math Accessible and Engaging
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes, the word “math” has the ability to strike fear into a person’s soul. Maplesoft is on a mission to change that. The math software company is used across all industries—including by NASA—in many different ways. However, their most recent venture, Maple Calculator, brings the software company back to its roots: education. Geared towards students, […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Babbly Uncovers the Secrets of Baby Babbles
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Babbly is an innovative app that helps parents track their baby’s developmental progress based on—you guessed it—babbling. When co-founder and CEO of Babbly, Maryam Nabavi, realized that her son’s language skills were not developing as expected, she sought help from professional speech and language pathologists. In doing so, Nabavi went against the common advice of […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Livescale Brings Ecommerce Into the Future by Tapping Into the Past
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Inspired by the golden age of TV shopping, Montreal startup Livescale has developed a new selling platform for the social media era. For this week’s Start-Up Spotlight, Bay Street Bull spoke with Livescale CEO, Virgile Ollivier.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes creating a brilliant product is less about reinventing the wheel and more about knowing where it’s going—especially if it’s […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Livelii is a Freelancer’s Dream Come True
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Freelancing can be much more than a side gig. For some, it’s a full time career—it’s time that it gets treated as such. Enter Livelii. The platform helps freelancers build towards individual benefits and brings freelancing into the 21st century. Through helping freelancers include forethoughts like group benefits, paid sick days and processing fees into […]
