Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a large number of startups twice a year. It created a new model for funding startups. Twice a year, the company invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups. The startup accelerator works intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.

Y Combinator

N49P is a venture capital firm focused on ideas to seed-stage Canadian technology startups.

N49P

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm with $2.4 billion in assets under management. The firm invests in founders who are building fast-growing technology companies. It focuses on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can generate long-term value and economic growth. 500 Global collaborates with key stakeholders and provides advisory services to governments on fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems to support startups. The firm has invested in over 5,000 founders and more than 2,800 companies across 80+ countries. It has funded over 35 companies valued at more than $1 billion and over 160 companies valued at over $100 million, including those that are private, public, or have exited. The team consists of over 190 members based in more than 25 countries, with experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from leading technology companies.

500 Global

Bridge Boys invests $10-25k in exceptional founders of early-stage consumer companies, primarily in Boston, NYC and California. The fund was founded by two childhood best friends, and internet startup founders, Jordan Fliegel (CoachUp) and Jeremy Levine (PlayDraft), and has over 30 portfolio companies to date.

Bridge Boys

Geo-fund of the world-wide 500 Startups fund

500 Startups Canada

StreetEdge Capital is an investment firm focusing on direct private equity and private equity fund investments. The direct strategy specializes in pre-series A, series A, and series B investments in the media technology, software technology, and financial technology spaces.

StreetEdge Capital

Panache Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage startup investments. It seeks to invest in sectors that play to Canada’s strengths: artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, digital health, enterprise software, and blockchain.

Panache Ventures

BCF Ventures is a Canadian Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund investing at the seed/seed+ stage of technology-based startups mostly in the United States and Canada, and opportunistically in Europe/Israel. We invite founders to submit an application here:  http://bcfventures.vc/ We are passionate about disruptive technologies and the business opportunities that these create. We are looking for innovation pioneers challenging the status quo in traditional sectors, or dramatically improving legacy processes. The companies we fund must have some type of key science or technological innovation leading to the development of intellectual property rights.  We believe in the future of B2B Cloud & SaaS Enterprise startups leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Analytics and Security. While we invest across industries, we have special attention to Finance, Healthcare, Education, Logistics & Supply Chain, Advanced Manufacturing, Transportation, and Aerospace. BCF Ventures is a spin-off of BCF Business Law Firm. Established in 1995, BCF Business Law Firm has, in just over 20 years, become the reference for all matters relating to business law in Québec. Deeply rooted in the business community as well as in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Québec, BCF and its professionals are recognized as being effective strategic consultants for their clients.

BCF Ventures

Unlock Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage tech entrepreneurs. The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Unlock Venture Partners

Incisive Ventures is a pre-seed investor focused on transformational founders. They invest in low-cost investment vehicles that boost LP returns in the asset class, especially compared to the classic Venture model. The company is a theme syndicate with high conviction but low volume.

Incisive Ventures

BossaNova is the number one Brazilian Micro Venture Capital. We are the most active investor in the pre-seed stage in Latin America with more than 1200 investments in over 1000 Startups. We also invest in global companies, directly or through co-investment syndicates on AngelList.

Bossanova Investimentos

Lalotte Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, part of the Garber/Boucher Family Office, investing and empowering entrepreneurs in emerging technologies across Sports, Media and Entertainment. We focus on startups across North America and Israel who have already successfully launched a product, have demonstrated early revenue and need further investments to pursue growth.

Lalotte Ventures

New Enterprise Associates is a prominent venture capital firm focusing on investments in technology and healthcare startups. They help entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. With over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm’s founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from the seed stage through the IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 210 portfolio company IPOs and more than 360 acquisitions.

New Enterprise Associates

Connect Ventures is an investment firm, partnership between CAA and venture-capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA).

Connect Ventures

IVP turns breakout companies into enduring market leaders. With a 40-year record of driving growth and 130+ IPOs, we’ve partnered with over 400 companies including Amplitude, Brex, Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Datadog, Discord, Klarna, Slack, Snap, and Twitter. As trusted allies, IVP helps founders and CEOs meet the challenge of leading a rapidly growing company. Its proven system bolsters functions including those that are sometimes overlooked and partners serve as trusted allies to companies seeking to realize their full potential.

Left Lane Capital is a venture capital and seed-growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses that are fundamental to the human condition and spirit – where customers maintain a long-term relationship with the product, platform, or service.

Left Lane Capital

Angels of Many is an investment club focused on helping early-stage companies.

Angels of Many

Illusian is the Founder Office of people who have founded and scaled companies like Supercell, Zalando, Wolt, Aiven, Pigment, and Smartly. While the group is still busy running their businesses, they've aligned their networks, capital, and expertise to simultaneously support the next generation of builders.

Illusian Founder Office

FightCamp

FightCamp is on-demand boxing and HIIT workouts with motion trackers on wrists that track every punch thrown and every rep completed. It is built and led by real-life fighters. They’ve put it all on the line and know what it takes to become a champion. It delivers one of the toughest and most well-rounded workout experience. FightCamp started its life in 2016 as “Hykso”, focusing initially on the sale of the punch tracking hardware. As the company shifted focus to include subscription content in 2018, the “FightCamp” name took over; now it seems to be used almost exclusively.

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New products and new technologies are bringing high-end gym workouts to the home.

Connected Fitness

FightCamp for Android Will Kick Your Butt

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 FightCamp is an interactive punching bag that allows users to take boxing classes at home with both on-demand or live streaming options. Users can interact with trainers using the screen, with custom boxing gloves monitoring each punch. FightCamp is priced at USD 999 onwards, while a monthly subscription of USD 39 gives access to on-demand classes.
 
 
 In June 2021, FightCamp raised USD 90 million in a Series B funding round co-led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Connect Ventures. The company intends to utilize the funds to scale up operations internationally, expand its subscription-based content library, and develop an Android content platform (available on iOS only as of June 2021).
 
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 Hydrow is a connected rower designed to simulate the experience of rowing on water while indoors and at home. The device is equipped with a screen that plays outdoor rowing workouts for users to perform. The rower uses a patented drag mechanism that is electromagnetic and computer-operated. A unique feature of Hydrow compared to the conventional indoor rowers is that its strokes are smooth and silent, which caters to urban living. Hydrow offers rowers under two models; its original rower that starts at USD 2,495 and 
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 In addition to the rower, users can access live classes and a library of on-demand videos (both rowing and other exercises such as yoga) for a USD 38 monthly subscription. Hydrow also features a leaderboard to promote competitions within the community. The company has retail locations in the US and the UK. 
 
 
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 Hydrow reported having more than 200,000 users as of March 2022. It also has partnerships with several organizations such as schools, clubs, resorts, residences, and gyms to supply its equipment.
 
 
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Hydrow

Studio offers a smart mirror that allows users to connect it with existing home workout equipment without having to purchase new equipment altogether. The system comprises a 43-inch vertical screen enabling users to follow along with training sessions available live and on demand. The screen also displays stats and other connected device data such as treadmill speed, a bike’s cadence, heart rate, and other metrics. Studio connects with other devices via Bluetooth and sensors.The Studio hardware is priced at USD 999 and the system requires an annual subscription fee of USD 199.99, with which users can access classes for a variety of workouts, including treadmill, cycling, strength, rowing, boxing, yoga, etc.In October 2021, the company partnered with Sole Fitness, a home-fitness equipment manufacturer, to offer connected workouts on Sole’s equipment including ellipticals, treadmills, indoor bikes, and rowers.

Studio

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 CityRow uses water rowers with attached screens to play live and on-demand classes as well as game-based workout programs. Its mobile app, “City Row Go,” was introduced in 2018 as a platform to share on-demand classes, extending CityRow gyms, workouts, and programming to the masses. CityRow offers connected rowing equipment under two models, “CityRow Go Max” and “CityRow Go Classic,” available for USD 2,195 and USD 1,495, respectively. CityRow Go Max is equipped with a built-in, 19.5-inch sweat-resistant touchscreen with speakers and Bluetooth compatibility, while the CityRow Go Classic model features a Bluetooth-enabled LED-backlit monitor. Users can subscribe to its app for USD 29 monthly or USD 348 annually to access the content library. CityRow ships its products in the US, UK, and Australia (as of January 2022).
 
 
 In addition, the company also owns and operates rowing-focused boutique fitness studios across the US. Since its inception in 2014, CityRow has expanded to operate 11 such studios as of July 2021.
 
 
 CityRow repored a 375% year-over-year (YoY) growth in revenue in 2020. The company raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round led by JW Asset Management, in July 2021. The company intends to primarily use the funds to introduce live streaming classes to its workout content in late 2021. In addition, CityRow also hopes to double the workforce to roughly 28 employees and launch 12 more franchise studios (out of 64 franchises sold) by 2022.
 
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CityRow

Carbon Trainer offers a 4K LCD touch screen display with built-in sensors and accessories. Carbon Trainer is powered by AI and motion capture, which enables the system to track form and techniques as well as count reps. Carbon Trainer facilitates resistance training, conditioning- HIIT, strength training, bodyweight training, mobility, stretching, and yoga classes on demand. Users have the option of using weights from Carbon that are equipped with built-in sensors or attaching sensors provided by Carbon on regular weights for them to be compatible with the system. Carbon Trainer with a wall mount is available for USD 2,295, whereas the version with the aluminium stand is sold for USD 2,549. Both include a six-pack of smart sensors and two resistance bands. For USD 39 per month, users can gain access to live and on-demand classes.

Carbon Trainer

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 Volava offers a range of connected at-home fitness devices that include a bike, a treadmill, and a heavy bag, available across Europe. Unique to Volava, all the devices are equipped with a leaderboard on the screen that allows users to compete with the community. All its devices offer access to on-demand and live classes. 
 
 
 In February 2021, Volava raised EUR 2 million (USD 2.4 million) in seed funding from Inveready, JME Ventures, and Wayra. The company intends to utilize the funds for continued business growth and expand its operations in national and international markets.
 
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VOLAVA

Companies that offer other types of connected/interactive equipment not classified above such as interactive punching bags, aerobic trainers, climbing machines etc. These devices come with an attached display or a mobile app offering live and on-demand classes and workouts.

Companies that offer connected/interactive mirror devices with video playback and/or touchscreen features. Some devices include additional equipment and allow users to connect the smart mirror with existing equipment (ex: bikes and treadmills) to display live and on-demand workouts and other performance measures.

Companies that offer connected/interactive stationary rowing equipment, along with an attached display or mobile app offering live and on-demand classes and workouts.

Companies that offer connected/interactive treadmills, along with an attached display or mobile app offering live and on-demand classes and workouts.

Companies that offer connected/interactive stationary exercise bikes, along with an attached display or mobile app offering live and on-demand classes and workouts.

Offers digital means of monitoring vitals and personalized programs in connection to fitness

Uses AI/ML to track user workouts and provide effective programs to improve user experience

FightCamp

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