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Carbon Management Software

Canada-based Carbonhound offers a carbon management software solution for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) to measure, reduce, verify, and market their carbon emissions. This tool eliminates the need for SMEs to hire climate experts, which is costly for small businesses, and results in nearly <a href="https://betakit.com/carbonhound-raises-1-3-million-help-small-medium-business-get-ready-for-emissions-regulations/">75%–80%</a> cost savings as stated by the company.Key customers and partnershipsAs of February 2024, Carbonhound had worked with 100+ companies to measure carbon footprints. Few of the company’s clients include Quarterback Transportation and Schupan, among others.Funding and financialsThe company’s most recent funding was in May 2023, when it raised CAD 1.3 million (USD 0.9 million) in a pre-seed funding round led by Verdexus, Highline Beta, and the Archangel Starforge Fund. The proceeds were used to scale up the platform offering for SMEs across North America.

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Founded in 2019, Otis AI is a mobile app and web-based digital marketing platform for small and medium-scale businesses (SMBs). The firm provides a no-code digital marketing campaign automation platform that allows users to automatically engage with existing customers across social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and Google. The platform is capable of automatically identifying existing customers online and suggesting potential customers based on their profiles. The platform leverages AI to optimize campaigns dynamically and track cross-platform analytics. As of January 2022, the firm’s users include Extra Butter, Majestic Meats, and SHG Living.Otis AI focuses on offering solutions geared for SMBs, startups, and social media influencers, particularly for ecommerce brands where it has a dedicated solution for Shopify businesses. In line with this, the firm offers a range of flexible pricing plans and has entered into strategic channel partnerships in the SMB space to extend its channel capabilities, including connected TV (CTV). The platform is also suitable for SMB marketing agencies for automating workflows. The firm also claims that users of its platform experience a 10x return on ad spend.In October 2021, the firm was the only US-based company to be selected for Intuit Canada’s inaugural cohort Prosperity Accelerator. In January 2022, the firm <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/7922">raised USD 2.5 million </a>in seed funding. The firm also stated that it has crossed USD 1 million in annual revenue.

Carbonhound is a carbon management software platform for small and mid-sized enterprises. They provide products for data management, carbonhound consultant network, marketing and verification, and carbon credits.

NetNow develops a checkout platform for B2B payments that allows merchants to verify and approve their customers for credit accounts. It automates credit decisions and payment workflows while eliminating risk on the balance sheet.

Boom provides financial solutions to produce credit and rent payments. Their platform allows users to pay their rent via credit or debit cards, bank transfers, and wallets, enabling users to pay rent.

Bankuish is a technology platform where gig workers and freelancers leverage their work history data to demonstrate their creditworthiness. Users gain access to a marketplace of preapproved offers from national banks tailored to their unique profile as well as tools to grow their credit score.  The company helps banks gain new customers, manage risk, and improve customer relationships. The Bankuish Score has been used to de-risk thousands of individuals while maintaining a default rate well below the industry standard.  Bankuish was established in 2020 with its headquarters in New York City and Mexico City.

QuoteMachine's sales software uniquely empowers commerce to scale big-ticket and tailored sales experiences that require human interactions, complex payment terms, or special orders. Catering to the intricacies of merchants’ products, services, and workflows, QuoteMachine delivers a seamless and engaging customer experience through its unique concept of microsite. QuoteMachine has been proven effective in improving  revenue and cash flow in both B2C and B2B environments.

Adaptive Pulse builds software for customer success teams to predict churn and prioritize their retention efforts. It looks at historical customer data and monitors on-going data to alert teams which customers they need to pay close attention to.

Up to 60% of Digital advertising spend is wasted due to complex tools, click fraud and human's inability to handle large datasets.  Beam.city DNA is a simple to use SaaS omnichannel advertising automation platform, helping businesses plan, automate and optimize ads on Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Yahoo and millions of sites, while cutting ad waste and boosting ROI up to 5 times in weeks.

Stamped is changing the game with year-end accounting services, and is aiming at challenging this $ 60 B North American market. With our proprietary technology, we quickly produce accurate reports and audits at a fraction of the current market costs.  It is empowering our auditors for greater productivity with year-end accounting services without compromising on the quality.   Our technology also eradicates clerical and mundane year-end tasks for finance leaders, allowing productivity gains and focus on value-added tasks for their organizations. We want to make year-end audit relevant again.

APHRODITE builds business intelligence software that lets decision-makers understand revenue in real-time.They focus on analytics, data visualization, finance, E-commerce, marketing, advertising, dashboard, and business intelligence.

Willful is building a suite of estate planning products for Canadians, starting with online wills. Using Willful, Canadians can create a will online in less than 20 minutes, for a fraction of the price of a traditional estate lawyer. Our goal is to make it easier to help people prepare for and deal with death, and to give Canadians and their families peace of mind that they have a plan in place.

Sparcblock is a streamlined B2B transaction, reducing data entry and paperwork and eliminating reconciliation that helps small businesses reduce processing time, increase efficiency, and save money through invoicing, approval, posting, and payment.

Paper & Coin aims to transform the way young adults think about and handle their money through financial coaching, courses, and content that helps Millennials eliminate debt, build wealth, and live the life of their dreams.

Emma is a family-centric insurance platform that makes buying life insurance easy, affordable and accessible. Our solution leverages big data to underwrite our insurance products, and we've built a proprietary chat platform that allows our customers to get on-demand advice from our experts. Emma combines innovative technology and insurance expertise to simplify and accelerate the life insurance buying process.

Homewise leverages data-intelligence to ensure that home buyers are getting their best mortgage without the hassle and confusion of traditional processes. Homewise's platform simplifies and tailors the customer experience with automation and predictive technology to save clients time and money by securing them the best mortgage from over 30 banks and lenders.  Homewise takes the guesswork out of the home financing process with a simple online application, human language and personal Advisors to guide clients at each step. All for free.

Rivvi is a fintech with an autonomous payroll platform that enables businesses to automate their payroll processes so they can pay their employees faster. By improving operational throughput, businesses can directly impact their bottom line while simultaneously helping employees improve their financial health.

Otis AI is the all-in-one digital marketing platform that makes it easy for startups and small businesses to launch powerful, data-driven campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, Google, TikTok and YouTube. With Otis, you can connect your existing platforms and use your own customer and transaction data to automate your marketing efforts, including retargeting, online-to-offline attribution, creative optimization, and performance optimization. Our platform is designed to be user-friendly, with no special knowledge or training required to get started. In just minutes, you can create and launch campaigns that are tailored to your specific business and target audience. And with our dedicated support team, you'll always have help when you need it. But the real advantage of Otis is our results. Our customers see an average of 10x return on ad spend and 2-3x improvements in ad effectiveness, making it easy to see the value of our platform. Plus, with our unique approach to data-driven advertising, you can supercharge your campaigns and reach the right customers at the right time. Don't waste any more time and money trying to manage your digital marketing on your own. Join the ranks of businesses that are already using Otis to achieve their goals and grow their business. Sign up today and start seeing results. Otis AI has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, #5 Product of the Week on Product Hunt, 1st Place Pitch at Startup Grind North America, and 1st Place Pitch at Startup Grind Europe.

Dryrun is a cash flow management software that ties together automated forecasts with an unmatched level of modelling control. Targeting businesses with $1-100M in annual revenue and experiencing volatile cash flow, Dryrun is is the choice of CFOs and financial professionals to deal with short term, operational cash flow planning.

Intuit Prosperity Accelerator is a four-month pilot-focused program where selected startups have access to a mentorship network, $20,000 towards pilot execution, and the opportunity for follow-on investment from Highline Beta.

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