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DESCRIPTION:The teams that make it past the Semi-Finals will be invited to 
 the Finals round of the competition\, scheduled to take place on March 27t
 h\, 2019.\n\nThe competition will culminate with the ɬŔď·¬ Dobson Cup 201
 9 Awards Ceremony\, taking place on April 4th\, 2019\, where over $150\,00
 0 in seed funding will be awarded to the most promising startups.\n\nGet y
 our tickets for the Awards Ceremony now to find out who wins – tickets sel
 l out fast!\n\n\nɬŔď·¬ Dobson Cup 2019: Announcing the Startups Pitching 
 in the Semi-Finals\n\nSocial Enterprise Track\n\n1. 3.D.E: 3.D.E is an add
 itive manufacturing company that focuses on applying 3D printing technolog
 y to address challenges of affordability\, availability\, and accessibilit
 y of prosthetics and educational model kits in low resource settings in Zi
 mbabwe.\n\n2. Avantage Emploi: Avantage Emploi will address higher than av
 erage refugee and asylum seeker unemployment as well as Quebec’s severe la
 bour shortage by matching these newcomers with employers and providing the
  necessary support.\n\n3. Avocadeau: “Grubhub for home-chefs! And we are e
 cologically friendly!” For health-conscious and green consumers who want t
 o save time and maintain a healthy diet. We provide an online catering mar
 ketplace where users order from nutritional supported home chefs!\n\n4. B3
 D Performance Inc.: B3D Performance specializes in additive manufacturing 
 (3D printing) using metal powders. We develop instrumentation to monitor t
 he powder quality to reduce production costs and minimize the impact on th
 e environment.\n\n5. Buy Your Own Bulk: Buy Your Own Bulk (BYOB) is a non-
 profit organization which goal is to provide affordable organic or fair tr
 ade dry foods to the ɬŔď·¬ community while reducing waste prod
 uction.\n\n6. Canadian Peer Support Network (CPSN): The CPSN is a non-prof
 it organization aiming to implement Peer Support Centres across Canada to 
 improve the mental health services available on university campuses by emp
 owering students to help their fellow peers.\n\n7. Collectif Commun’Art: C
 ollectif Commun’art is a Non-Profit Organization promoting young promising
  artists and donating all funds to a special art therapy program\, “Espace
  Transition”\, created by the Ste-Justine Hospital for children affected b
 y different mental illnesses. We host an annual silent auction of photogra
 phs\, sculptures\, paintings and digital art.\n\n8. CommunityConnect: An a
 pp that addresses the resource disparity of donatable goods by connecting 
 the general public with vulnerable members of the local community.\n\n9. E
 ducational Mentorship and Scholarship Forum (EMSoF): EMSoF provides firsth
 and and reliable information that helps Nigerian students secure scholarsh
 ips in reputable foreign institutions of learning\, thereby achieving thei
 r academic dreams.\n\n10. Farmarvest: Farmarvest is an agriculture-focused
  start-up that leverages crowdfunding to allow anyone from anywhere to cho
 ose rural farmers to partner with and profitably invest in agricultural pr
 ojects in rural Africa.\n\n11. HAi-Bridge: HAi-Bridge advances knowledge a
 nd innovation by investing in the youth. It accomplishes this by providing
  a conducive learning and research environment that forge change-makers\n
 \n12. KayaCare: Kaya ChildCare was set up to provide the hardworking Kayay
 oo mother with the option to get the needed development for her infant in 
 the critical formative years of a child’s life\; from age 0 to 5.\n\n13. L
 iaisons: A multifaceted social enterprise providing consulting services to
  community organizations and SMEs. Our consultants are skilled professiona
 ls – mostly newcomers – with prolonged unemployment/underemployment who si
 multaneously participate in Liaisons integration programming.\n\n14. Local
 Threads: LocalThreads is a B2B web services that strives to provide a stre
 amlined medium for connecting five main takeholders of the creative proces
 s in fashion: designers\, retailers\, manufacturers\, wholesalers and supp
 liers.\n\n15. Ma MobiClinique: Ma MobiClinique will be the first mobile an
 d smart paediatric care unit in Montreal\, Quebec\, offering primary and s
 econdary care to children.\n\n16. MealCare: MealCare decreased food waste 
 and food insecurity by diverting surplus food from food vendors\, and deli
 vering it community organizations through a volunteer-led\, low-cost and s
 ustainable model.\n\n17. Mechtech App: Mechtech is an app that was conceiv
 ed with the aim to connect large-scale and small-scale farmers whilst solv
 ing problems both parties encounter in the agricultural sector in Africa.
 \n\n18. Mini-Cycle: Mini-Cycle knows the value of durable and ethically ma
 de clothing. We sell new and preloved kids clothes and guarantee to buy it
  all back\, thereby creating a closed-loop circular economy.\n\n19. Monstr
 ash: Monstrash is a creative augmented reality app that unifies masses of 
 eco-friendly pedestrians into an avid litter pickup task force through tan
 gible environmental impacts and an exciting gameplay experience.\n\n20. Pa
 nthalida Technologies Limited: Panthalida Technologies Limited was establi
 shed in July 2018 in Kenya with the goal of leveraging Information and Com
 munication Technology to provide services that support businesses and effi
 cient farming practices.\n\n21. PDT Food Depot: PDT food depot redistribut
 es surplus food from food producers to communities and organizations in ne
 ed.\n\n22. Photizo Language Services: Photizo English Services is an Engli
 sh tutoring company that partners with international Japanese companies to
  offer English tutorials to over 1500 employees over the course of 3 years
 .\n\n23. Photofund: Photofund provides creative services to the Montreal c
 ommunity. We generate opportunities for students to gain practical experie
 nce in photography\, videography\, and design\, while also providing finan
 cial donations to local charities.\n\n24. Piccles: Piccles is a collaborat
 ive coloring experience that lowers anxiety\, relieves boredom\, and foste
 rs connection by engaging people in the cathartic act of coloring.\n\n25. 
 Portail Residences: Portail Residences is an Airbnb type web platform for 
 privately owned senior homes. Its main mission is to facilitate access to 
 health care lodging resources for elderly people.\n\n26. Rebicycle: Rebicy
 cle is a social enterprise that sells custom upcycled bicycles. Through th
 e sale of Rebicycles\, we provide refugees with affordable transport and s
 ustainability-oriented start-ups a venue for their promotion.\n\n27. Safe 
 Kasupe Limited: Water is not the source of life\, it is life. At Safe Kasu
 pe Ltd\, we provide affordable clean water to eradicate negative social an
 d health consequences of using unclean water.\n\n28. SokoMtaani: SokoMtaan
 i leverages mobile technology to create a digital marketplace that revolut
 ionizes how local farmers connect with city markets.\n\n29. Solergy System
 s: Solergy Systems is specialized in the implementation of solar energy pr
 ojects on remote locations and off-grid sites. We want to use solar power 
 to build and support a better world.\n\n30. SURIV: We are reinventing the 
 way people donate by making in fast\, gratifying and by maximizing the imp
 act of your donations where it matter most to you. The best thing is that 
 you can track your impact along the way and see how you and the community 
 are making a difference!\n\n31. Thriving Age: Our mission is to help retir
 ement homes become thriving communities where residents realize their grea
 test human potential through intergenerational experiences\, continuous pe
 rsonal development\, and community building.\n\n32. Turbodega: Turbodega i
 s a software management tool that builds a network of small grocers in eme
 rging countries and tracks their daily-sales in real time to provide them:
  1) lower cost of goods\, 2) access to fair working capital lines of credi
 t\, and 3) data-backed business advice.\n\n33. UsToo: UsToo.Care anonymous
 ly and securely matches survivors of sexual violence based on aggressor or
  location. Curvivors can collaboratively work with legal representation or
  police investigators\, and access mental health professionals.\n\n34. Veh
 x: Vehx provides student art talents with portfolio showcase\, professiona
 l networking and peer learning services. From traditional arts to digital 
 designs\, Vehx is your number one choice for highly customized artworks.\n
 \n35. Yonja: Poor sanitation is a major setback to development. Yonja is h
 ere to provide the missing link between waste management service delivery 
 companies and households for efficient\, affordable and quality services.
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LOCATION:Room TBD\, Bronfman Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1G5\, 1001
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SUMMARY:MDC Semi-Finals 2019 Social Enterprise Track
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