Graduates of social venture accelerator Impact8 demo at TSX
Impact8, an accelerator focused on social impact ventures, has completed its first program with start-up demos at the Toronto Stock Exchange. The inaugural cohort consists of: Detailing Knights, a mobile car-detailing service that reduces waste water; GrantBook, a source of solutions to advance grants management; LB Designs, a specialist in refining clothing manufacturing in Haiti; Learning Bird, a provider of affordable online learning experiences; The Lucky Iron Fish, a health innovator focused on iron deficiency anemia; RainGrid Network, a provider of infrastructure to protect cities against storm flooding; Sumac, an organization that offers support for food businesses, and Sunfarmer, a supplier of solar energy services to rural communities. Impact8 is sponsored by Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS Discovery District.
