The Smile Epidemic

Levels of self reported happiness are at an all time low across North America and the Smile Epidemic is committed to helping people and companies to be happier and to perform better. The Smile Epidemic is a for profit social innovation incorporation that delivers humanities science though technology channels.

Uniti Eyewear

Uniti Eyewear is a one-for-one, customizable sunglass company that for every pair of sunglasses sold, another pair is donated to a person in need. Uniti provides this service by their mobile application and website. The customer gets to pick the country their donated sunglasses are sent to and they receive feed back once the sunglasses have reached their destination.

Uniti Team:

Katrina Shaw – Financial Analysis and Marketing Specialist
Nate Hall – Optical Specialist
Riley Donelson – Program/Design Specialist

Card Exchange

The business idea is a mobile application that allows users to exchange their contact information in a more efficient way. Through the use of QR codes users will be able to simply scan the other person’s phone and receive all their contact information directly from our databases. The contact information will be presented with the layout of a business card ultimately attempting to have Card Exchange replace the business card in the long run. Since businesses are the ones who pay for their employee’s business cards we will be selling Card Exchange directly to the businesses as a way for them to reduce those costs and allowing us to retrieve all the employees contact information without having to input any information

Card Exchange Team:

Eric Martin & Nick Deakin

Le Prix

Le Prix is a pre-loved designer fashion business focused on providing clients with affordable pre-loved designer clothing, shoes and accessories online and in person.

Le Prix Team:

Robyn Hobbs

Gluten Free Zone

Gluten Free Zone is a smart phone application that allows users to easily scan a products barcode, and find out if it is safe to eat. Gluten Free Zone is targeted at users with celiac disease as well as others who wish to avoid gluten.  Gluten Free Zone provides accurate information about the products by partnering with the manufacturers of the food. Gluten Free Zone will be available on the app stores for free.  This is valuable to the manufacturers because their product has a much higher value to the customer if the customer can be certain that it is okay for them to eat.

Gluten Free Zone Team:

Kaitlyn Huinink & Jake Buller

High Performers

An online person-to-person service that increases your chances of achieving your learning and self-development goals. Unlike traditional tools, High Performers connects you with a real person that will add both structure and accountability to your goals, leading to better results.

High Performers Team:

Jordan Bishop & Ryan Lessard

AY Entertainment

Canada’s first Canadian Asian Recording Label.  AY Entertainment is currently rostering 9 Canadian Asian Artist around Waterloo region. Its purpose is to build a bridge between the two trending music industries (North American and Asian).

AY Entertainment Team:

Yesung Cho

Graduate Match

Graduate Match is a professional networking website designed for both professors and graduate school applicants. Graduate Match provides a match rating based on KOLBE scores and leadership indexes. With this match rating, both professors and applicants will be able to make better informed decisions about working with each other in a much faster manner than is currently available. Graduate Match will also host networking sessions that members have access to. Universities subscribe to be a part of the network, and their affiliated faculty and students then have access. Graduate Match will innovate the way that both professors and students think about the graduate school application process.

Graduate Match Team:

Bryan Smith & Alex Lake

The Human Food Cooperative

Buy a home cooked meal to give a home cooked meal. The model is to establish kitchens in high density areas and serve a limited number of quality home-cooked meals at a fixed price ($10, $20) daily. Proceeds of each meal will provide the funding to serve home-cooked meals to those who need them at no cost.

The Human Food Cooperative Team:

Carson Kolberg

E.Engine

E.Engine will be hybrid of Kickstarter and Y Combinator. E.Engine will be an online funding platform to obtain funds for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Ghana with the hopes of spreading to neighbouring West African Countries. Private Equity/Venture capital services will also be provided to these businesses that as required

E.Engine Team:
Barima Peprah

The Happs

My business is focused on making students nightlife easier to organize. I will accomplish this through a simple application called “the happs.” The application is designed to provide students with details about the local events such as nightclubs/bars capacity, time students should arrive, drink specials, guy to girl ratio, and many other questions.

The Happs Team:

Karn Kalra & Robert Stephens

LaunchVault

LaunchVault is a digital media production firm that specializes in visual storytelling for organizations. We produce breathtaking photos and captivating videos that are personal, memorable, and engaging.

LaunchVault Team:
Shubhagata Sengupta

A2B

A2B takes the form of a website and mobile app, enabling the price conscious traveler to quickly choose the lowest cost method of ground or air transportation from one city to the next (from point A to point B). If not simply choosing the lowest cost m

ethod, A2B adds value by allowing the user to understand the true cost of choosing one transportation method over the other. We bring convenience and structure to multimodal transportation planning.

A2B Team:

Aron Tennant - Computing and Data Analyst.
Bart Piwowar - Computing and Data Analyst.
Sylwia Glowik - Go To Market Business Planning (Sales and Marketing).

Catchr

Catchr is a public transit app for the frequent transit user; Simple design for finding out instantly when your next bus arrives. No more flipping through huge schedules or waiting for a bus in the freezing rain, know exactly when to leave to get to your bus on time.
Catchr Team:
Brett Willemsen & Levon Sarmazian

Higher Education Business Solutions

Higher Education Business Solutions Team:Higher Education Business Solutions assists in the daily management of its various learning centres. This software is a secure, web-based database system that allows users to record and track individual appointment information, drop-in appointments, workshop attendance, and other attendance information (e.g. mock exams, review sessions). The software also includes an assessment module that allows users to create and administer online assessment surveys; a module for campus early alert/student intervention programs; and modules to manage employees from recruitment through employment. All data is stored in a relational database which can either be exported for analysis or accessed through various pre-configured reports.Michael Lisetto-Smith

Application Modification

Develop the partnerships and tools to allow a business model that enables existing Software applications to be rebranded and repurpose for use in customer marketing campaigns, at a cost that is less than the creation of a custom application. By partnering with existing applications the hypothesis is that development cycles and cost will be minimized and a semi-customized version of the app will be available to a customer.

Application Modification Team:

John Beresford

Grocers+

Grocers+; a web based platform for grocery store owners to manage in-store promotions online within seconds, and connect to customers seeking sales in the neighborhood. Using a Smartphone, a store owner takes a picture of the item on sale, populates a few fields such as sale price, promotion expiration date, etc., and hits post! The sale is instantly posted on the store’s profile page and now becomes searchable online.  The simplicity and real time management of promotions, while catering towards all grocery stores big and small, differentiates Grocers+ from current competition that merely focuses on posting weekly flyer data of only the largest grocery chains.

Grocers+ Team:
Aoun Ali & Sana Zahidi

Nedia Technology Solutions

Nedia Technology Solutions (“NTS” or “Nedia”) is an international consulting firm that aims to bridge the technology gap that exists between Africa and North America. We are able to achieve this goal by connecting African private sector and government enterprises with leading North American technologies. At NTS, we are committed to providing our clients with superior technology options in order to provide effective business solutions. By collaborating with various partners in the technology industry, we aim to stay one step ahead of competitors and help our clients maximize profitability and process efficiencies.

Nedia Technology Solutions Team:

Tony Argbonkhese, Kam Rattan, Janet Pierce, Adrian Nascimento & Suneel Puri

KnowYourFitness

KnowYourFitness is a fitness monitoring kit made specifically for weight machines that tracks and provides immediate feedback on workout progress. The kit is purchased by gyms and easily installs on any piece of gym equipment. Fitness enthusiasts as well as personal trainers can design specific workouts and track fitness improvements through the smart phone application and website.

KnowYourFitness Team:
Martin Stefanczyk & Kristyn Kennedy

Seeqin Inc.

A recruiting and human resources platform for local businesses/front line job market.

Seeqin Inc. Team:
Sam Kashani

Cloud Launch One

Journey to the cloud can be a confusing endeavor, whether you are just starting out and trying to get your idea off the ground, or an existing SMBthat wants to continue to evolve your innovation. You want guidance to help you get to the destination as efficiently as possible. You strive to be agile and nimble so you can confidently compete in the marketplace.

At Cloud Launch One, we understand that challenge. We want to help you grow your business by leveraging powerful cloud tools. For that reason, we have put together the necessary services to help you succeed. Depending on your business needs, you can choose from a number of services to guide you along the way.

Cloud Launch One Team:
Helen Ching