Meet the founders coming out of the Venture Founder Fall 2025 cohort

About David’s company: Coact Technologies enables expert physicians to perform high-quality ultrasound exams remotely, making diagnostics accessible to rural and remote communities without anyone having to travel. Through a patented augmented reality system, experts can guide a novice user's motions with near robot-like precision — bringing the flexibility of a video call to a historically inaccessible medical service.

About his Venture Founder experience: 

"Coming from a purely technical and academic background, the prospect of starting a company seemed overwhelming to me. Through Venture Founder, I learned many of the essentials, made numerous great connections with mentors as well as researchers in the same position as me, and gained a substantially better understanding of our market and how we should fit in." 

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About Shayan’s company: Cement Dioxide produces high-strength, low-emission concrete for the construction industry. Using bio-derived byproducts and carbon capture and utilization techniques, their approach reduces CO2 emissions by 50–100% — making durable, high-performance concrete a more sustainable choice for infrastructure development. 

About his Venture Founder experience: 

"Venture Founder was my first real exposure to entrepreneurship. The program gave me the tools to study my market, connected me with industry, and walked me through the full journey from idea to launch. What stood out most was the program team, who are genuinely supportive and committed to creating a space where students can explore whether entrepreneurship is right for them, without pressure." 

About Sabrina’s company: CheckMark brings dermatologist-reviewed skin imaging to pharmacies, giving patients faster answers about potentially cancerous spots. Benign cases are reassured quickly, while suspicious lesions are expedited directly into the healthcare system, cutting wait times and catching cancer earlier. 

About her Venture Founder experience: 

“The candid feedback from experienced mentors pushed us to think bigger while staying practical. We left the program not just with a clearer strategy, but with tangible momentum — clearer opportunities, stronger partnerships, and the confidence to execute.” 

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About Samveer’s company: Aisdom is a web platform that gives students, researchers, and teams on-demand access to high-performance computing — without the need for expensive hardware. By tapping into a distributed network of underutilized compute resources, users can run AI models, data analyses, and large-scale simulations quickly and cost-effectively through a user-friendly, preconfigured interface. 

About his Venture Founder experience: 

"Over the 16-week cohort, I gained so much more than business knowledge — I found clarity, confidence, and a supportive community behind my idea. Working with experienced mentors pushed me to challenge my assumptions, refine my strategy, and connect with industry experts who offered practical guidance." 

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About Mohammed’s company: BidConnex is on a mission to modernize how building services are sourced across Canada. By reinventing how the industry operates from the ground up, BidConnex strengthens local economies and ensures the communities millions of Canadians call home are properly maintained. 

About his Venture Founder experience: 

"Venture Founder helped me move from an idea mindset to a founder mindset: clearer prioritization, sharper storytelling, and decisions grounded in evidence rather than optimism. I'm leaving the program with a venture that is more focused, more defensible, and far closer to market than when I started."