WaterPuris
AquaHacking 2018
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Team
Robert Liang, John Persic, Norman Zhou
About the Startup
Applying cutting-edge technologies in materials science such as advanced oxidation processes and membrane aerated biofilm reactors to treat endocrine disrupting chemicals as a solution for decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse.
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Typha Co.
Lake Winnipeg 2020
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Team
Julien Koga, Alec Massé
About the Startup
Developed eco-packaging products made from fibres extracted from cattails which compete economically with plastics while maintaining a high level of environmental responsibility and help decrease impacts of eutrophication to Lake Winnipeg.
Water Rangers
AquaHacking 2015
Val-des-Monts, QC, Canada
Team
Kat Kavanagh
About the Startup
A water testing kit made available to citizens to enable them to easily and quickly collect water quality data from samples taken from their local watercourses and share this data on an interactive online platform.
Bello Solutions
AquaHacking 2019
Montreal, QC, Canada
Team
Marc Schaal, Clément Bouland
About the Startup
Development of a water purifier that eliminates contaminants and allows for a customized re-mineralization of tap water, with the goal of increasing public perception of tap water and deterring from the use of bottled water
Clean Catch Baits
Atlantic Canada 2020
Halifax, NS, Canada
Team
Guillermo Villarreal De Lara, Katherine VanZutphen, Robel Berhane
About the Startup
Manufactured first-ever soft bait fishing lure out of a unique organic biopolymer solution which is 100% biodegradable and PVC-free, allowing anglers to practice their sport without worry and contributes to the safety of fish and all aquatic life.
Equator Studios
AquaHacking 2017
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Team
Rebecca Swabey, Patrick Sapinski
About the Startup
Provides open and affordable data mapping software to environmental consulting firms, students and government, which includes high-resolution topographic data and lidar surveys with centimetre accuracy.
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Geosapiens
AquaHacking 2018
Quebec, QC, Canada
Team
Hachem Agili
About the Startup
Developed E-NUNDATION, a web-based platform that allows for improved understanding and management of flood risks for citizens, municipalities, and companies through the simulation and prediction of flood impacts.
Drinkable Water Solutions
Atlantic Canada 2020
Halifax, NS, Canada
Team
Matthew Mizzi, Anita Taylor, Robert Afari
About the Startup
Developing the SIP mechanism and a service to assist private well owners with water testing to reduce known barriers and increase testing of well water quality.
O'land Stations
AquaEntrepreneur Montréal 2021-2022
AquaHacking 2019
Montreal, QC, Canada
Team
Rachel Labbé-Bellas
About the Startup
Offering portable and sustainable water bottle refill and touchless hand-washing stations for large public spaces and events to reduce plastic pollution from single-use items.
Awards & Achievements
Interview with TheFutureEconomy.ca Interview with The Campus Party Canada 2021
Blue Lion Labs
AquaHacking 2017
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Team
Jason Deglint
About the Startup
Uses artificial intelligence tools to identify and track the amount of sea lice in water to allow aquaculture producers to be warned of possible outbreaks, allowing them to take preventative measures to protect their stock.
Marine Way
Atlantic Canada 2020
Toronto, ON, Canada
Team
Devanshi Kukadia, Lisa Chen, Michael Chen, Wenzhi Guo
About the Startup
Developing an application to report lost fishing gear through a simplified lost gear reporting process for use by at-sea commercial fishers
Awards & Achievements
Accepted into the Lab2Market coaching program Highlighted by DAL Innovate Shortlisted for the 2022 Ocean Startup Challenge
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Clean Nature
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
AquaHacking 2019
Quebec, QC, Canada
Team
Anne Carabin, Claudie Ratté-Fortin, Patricia Gomez
About the Startup
Developed guIA, an innovative smart decision-making tool that allows for more efficient distribution of road salt in winter to help reduce costs and environmental impacts
Ozero Solutions
British Columbia 2020
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Team
Matys Tessier, Olivier Harpin, Maxime Guay, Benjamin Farley, Christophe Morin, Olivier Liberge
About the Startup
Developed the first washing station that fully decontaminates sport boats, including internal plumbing, to prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species such as zebra and quagga mussels in lakes and rivers.
Awards & Achievements
News article in Québec Science Finalist Forces AVENIR Competition Featured by Journal Express
LaSIR Nutrient Technology
Lake Winnipeg 2020
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Team
Meagan Smith, Bentley Turner
About the Startup
Offers NuFinder, an agronomic decision support tool for on-site soil analysis to reduce phosphorus runoff which applies ATR infrared spectroscopy techniques and the collection of multiple soil samples without the use of added reagents to reduce the cost per sample
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GAPSS
British Columbia 2020
Kelowna, BC , Canada
Team
Jacob Sol, Cole White-Robinson, Jayden Wong, Graeme Kumagai, Rudransh Kumar, Olivier Liberge
About the Startup
Offers an easy-to-install, retrofittable, and affordable stormwater decontamination product which removes hydrocarbons while promoting sedimentation in addition to the collection of real-time data using a built-in sensor unit to inform municipal monitoring networks
Awards & Achievements
1st Place MNP Quick Pitch Challenge Winners Student Entrepreneurs of the Year UBCO
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CANN Forecast
AquaHacking 2016
Montreal, QC, Canada
Team
Naysan Saran, Nicolas Fortin St-Gelais
About the Startup
Developed artificial intelligence models to support municipal decision-making: InteliSwim, a tool that more reliably predicts recreational water quality, and InteliPipes, a tool to help identify water pipes vulnerable to leaks and breaks.
Awards & Achievements
Recognized in #WomenLeadingCleantech Panel speaker in Climate Global Forum CEO and co-founder celebrated as female Canadian leader in the environmental sector by CORALUS in the Environmental Journal CEO and co-founder named between the Top 5 Women Entrepreneurs in AI in Montreal
O-Tech
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
Rivière des Mille Îles 2021
Québec, QC, Canada
Team
Alae Benguit, Yassine Ouarda
About the Startup
O-Tech developed O-Plast, a greywater treatment system designed to eliminate microplastics in water coming mainly from commercial laundry. The solution combines membrane filtration with electrooxidation which results in the complete degradation of microplastics.
Awards & Achievements
Selected for incubator program at Polytechnique Montréal News article by INRS
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Ecotime Solutions
AquaEntrepreneur Montréal 2021-2022
Rivière des Mille Îles 2021
Saint-Constant, QC, Canada
Team
Timothé Roy-Bouchard, Eddy Dureuil
About the Startup
Ecotime Solutions developed Oasis, an all-in-one rainwater harvesting and distribution system, which allows for the innovative use of rainwater in buildings and reduces the need to consume drinking water resources for non-potable uses.
Awards & Achievements
Selected to participate in AquaEntrepreneur Montréal Co-founder selected as one of 10 finalists out of 100 black entrepreneurs at Startupfest for a chance to win a $100k investment President and co-founder was awarded the André-Perrault Water Succession Award by the Centre d'Interprétation de l'Eau Accepted as member of 1st cohort of the Camp Découverte of MT Lab in Collaboration with the Minister of Tourism of Quebec
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ILOS
Rivière des Mille Îles 2021
Montreal, QC, Canada
Team
Samuel Cante, Jean-Christophe Gosselin, Maël Lahmar
About the Startup
ILOS is developing a multifunctional floating platform, allowing for both new forms of ecotourism and the ability to measure water quality in real-time with the use of probes.
Awards & Achievements
Public Choice Award at AquaHacking Final News article by ÉTS
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The SIP Project
Western Canada 2021
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Team
Elana Wood, Yosamin Esanullah, Yamen Shehab
About the Startup
The SIP Project developed a mobile filtration system in the form of a gravity filter backpack. Water goes into the top of the backpack and filters through three levels of treatment. At the spout, the water is tasteless, clear, and decontaminated.
Awards & Achievements
News article in Castanet Acceptance into entrepreneurship@UBCO incubation program
EcoWater
Western Canada 2021
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Team
Khaled Benis, Shahab Minaei, Mohsen Asadi
About the Startup
EcoWater minimizes the release of chemicals of emerging concern into water bodies. Their EcoModel provides a treatment system with a risk analysis and helps to optimize the system to achieve the highest removal rate possible. EcoFilters, derived from agricultural residue, remove the remaining pollutants.
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Bloomshed
Western Canada 2021
Calgary, AB, Canada
Team
Trina Go Listanco, Lilian Wang Huang, Lealyn San Juan, Endre Balogh
About the Startup
ISLA O. is designing and developing aquatic + island infrastructures for bioremediation and circular economy using recycled and recyclable construction materials.
Sustainable Development Goals
6 - Clean Water & Sanitation
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ChemBrains
AquaEntrepreneur Montréal 2021-2022
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Team
Aziz Gherrou
About the Startup
Offers clean tech solutions for water treatment and recycling, including a closed-loop system for the recovery, treatment, disinfection and reuse of water in splash pads in recreational public parks. Chembrains' technologies are fully automated and provide continuous water quality monitoring.
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Hoola One Technologies
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
Québec, QC, Canada
Team
Jean-David Lantagne, Jean-Félix Tremblay, Anne-Sophie Lapointe
About the Startup
Provides solutions for soil decontamination from plastic pollution to preserve and restore affected ecosystems.
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Smartrek Technologies Inc.
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, QC, Canada
Team
Martin Carrier
About the Startup
Offers sensors to monitor various water parameters such as temperature, pressure, chemical composition and water flow, plus a dashboard to synthesize the data into usable information.
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EMO3
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
Québec, QC, Canada
Team
Dave Gilbert
About the Startup
Offers innovative and environmentally friendly ozone technology solutions for air and water purification
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WaterShed Monitoring
AquaEntrepreneur Québec 2022-2023
Québec, QC, Canada
Team
Sonja Behmel, Hervé Dandjinou, Rüdiger Behmel, Christian Saraïlis
About the Startup
WaterShed Monitoring helps organizations that withdraw, distribute, treat and discharge water to optimize their operations through better collection, management and use of water-related data.