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Cleantech & Trade
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- PemPem — Founder and CEO Joann de Zegher (Nominated by Anges Quebec)
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Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail
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- The Little Cacao Co. — Founder and CEO Suzie Yorke (Nominated by Maple Leaf Angels)
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Enterprise, Software, & Deeptech
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- Cinareo — Co-Founder and CEO Karen Elliott (Nominated by SheBoot)
- Depix AI — Founder and CEO Philip Lunn (Nominated by TandemLaunch)
- H2 Analytics — Founder and CEO Hugo Hodgett (Nominated by Invest Ottawa)
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Healthtech & Biotech
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- Arbutus Medical — Founder and CEO Lawrence Buchan (Nominated by ThresholdImpact)
- Hyivy Health — Founder and CEO Rachel Bartholomew (Nominated by Women’s Equity Lab)
- JVP Labs — Founder and CEO Paul Weber (Nominated by Golden Triangle Angel Network)
- mDetect — Founder and CDO Dr. Irsa Wiginton (Nominated by KNDL, Kingston Economic Development Corporation)
- MedInclude — Founder and CEO Seun Adetunji (Nominated by Communitech)
- Sparrow Bio — Founder and VP Rachel Collier (Nominated by The Firehood)
- Zilia — Founder and CEO Dr. Patrick Sauvageau (Nominated by Anges Quebec)
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Insurtech, Femtech, & AI
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- Flora Fertility — Co-Founder and CEO Laura McDonald (Nominated by Highline Beta)
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Robotics, IoT, and Hardware
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- Solace Power — Founder, COO and CFO Colin Ryan
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Space, Mining, and Oceans
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- Mission Control Space Services — Founder and CEO Ewan Reid (Nominated by GreenSky President’s Club)
- Open Ocean Robotics — Founder and CEO Julie Angus (Nominated by Spring Activator)
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Supply Chain / Inventory Management
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- Moselle — Founder and CEO Lakhveer Jajj (Nominated by Highline Beta, Angel One Investor Network)
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Travel & Media
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- The Hotel Communication Network — Founder and CEO Kevin Bidner (Nominated by Keiretsu Forum Canada)
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About the Nominating Organizations
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Canada’s Top 20 Moonshots Ventures™ of 2025 are shaped by the insight and leadership of NACO’s national member network. These organizations—spanning angel groups, accelerators, incubators, and innovation hubs—play a vital role in identifying Canada’s most promising early-stage ventures.
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Each year, members are invited to nominate one high-potential Seed or Series A company they believe is ready for scale. This peer-driven process creates a national filter rooted in trust, experience, and proximity to innovation on the ground. The result is a curated group of ventures with strong traction, compelling leadership, and global ambition—brought together to engage with the country’s most sophisticated investors at the Moonshots Venture Showcase.
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- Photos of Top 20 Moonshots Ventures of 2025 available for download (captions in file name):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i1IroVBOYfPyjMMqRSo2lCdfo2JpCLrw?usp=share_link
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About the Moonshots Stage™
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Launched in 2022, the Moonshots Stage™ is Canada’s premier platform for investment-ready Seed and Series A ventures. Unlike traditional pitch events, this showcase puts storytelling front and center—each founder delivers a personal, TED-style presentation designed to spark connection and catalyze opportunity with one of the most curated investor audiences in the country.
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Selected companies join the Moonshots Alumni Network™, a national peer community of ventures recognized for innovation, ambition, and global potential. It is a key pillar of NACO Summit, Canada’s most exclusive gathering of early-stage investors and innovation leaders.
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Learn more at nacosummit.com
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About National Angel Capital Organization (NACO)
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Established in 2002, NACO is Canada’s professional association representing over 4,000 angel investors, serving as the national umbrella for more than 100 member organizations—including angel groups, venture funds, incubators, and accelerators. Collectively, NACO members have invested more than CAD $1.8 billion into over 2,000 Canadian ventures.
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