The companies participating in the ATS Labs 2022 Cohort and changing the world.

It’s been just over two weeks since ATS Labs 2022 kicked off, and we’re yet to stop being amazed by this incredible cohort. Every one of the 11 startups participating this year is pushing the envelope of disability innovation. They cover everything from gaming, to brain interfaces, to marketplaces, to enterprise solutions.

A screenshot of a Zoom call with 16 participants including Marketing Team, Varun Chandak, Morgan Barense, Monique Gignac, Gavin Brauer, Francois Gand, Bruce Sharpe, Mehdi Masoumi, Amna Qureshi, Emma Brown, Lahmea, Nick Lum, Shakul, Juan Olarte, Kartik, and Mark Jackson.

If you haven’t met these incredible organizations yet, you should. They’re well on their way to changing the world.

Digita11y Accessible Inc. — LinkedIn | Twitter

• SaaS solution to simplify digital accessibility and empower all digital businesses.
• CEO — Juan Olarte
• Fun Fact — Juan has been working in digital accessibility for over two decades. He and Access to Success’ founder, Varun Chandak, recently spoke in back-to-back sessions at the a11y Camp in Toronto this year.

Deaf AI — LinkedIn | Twitter

• AI-based sign language interpreters. Their ultimate vision is to develop digital humans as sign language interpreters for real-time interpreting of voice to sign languages.
• CEO — Mehdi Masoumi
• Fun Fact — Mehdi and his team were so interested in ATS Labs, they reached out to us as early as November 2021 to inquire about the next cohort.

Pearl Interactives Inc. — LinkedIn

• Interactive gaming company dedicated to helping children with disabilities find independence.
• CEO — Gavin Brauer
• Fun Fact — Gavin previously owned a bike manufacturing company and still regularly rides 50–80 km on weekends.

I-Stem — LinkedIn | Twitter

• AI-powered digital accessibility and up-skilling services for people with disabilities, organizations and governments.
• CEO — Kartik Sawhney
• Fun Fact — I-Stem’s team and their work already spans two continents — Asia (India) and North America.

NURO CORP. — LinkedIn | Twitter

• Communication and computing by brain, instantly and without any surgery of any kind.
• CEO — Francois Gand
• Fun Fact — Francois is a serial entrepreneur and has led 5 award-winning tech firms across 6 continents. His lived experiences led him to the assistive tech space.

PROVA Innovations ltd. — LinkedIn | Twitter

• Clinical-stage medical device company specializing in wearable technology solutions for in-home GAIT training and neuromuscular rehabilitation for patients with mobility challenges.
• CEO — Matthew Rosato
• Fun Fact — Prior to his life as an assistive tech entrepreneur, Matthew worked in M&A for an aerospace company.

Singular Hearing Inc. — LinkedIn | Twitter

• Smartphone app (HeardThat) to help people hear speech better in noisy areas.
• CEO — Bruce Sharpe
• Fun Fact — Bruce holds a PhD. in Mathematical Physics, has exited a prior product, and has experience ranging from satellite image analysis to video production.

Whimble Care Inc. — Twitter

• 2-sided marketplace to connect people with physical disabilities with personal care attendants on demand.
• CEO — Emma Brown
• Fun Fact — Even prior to launch, Emma and her team have cultivated a tight-knit community of potential users of the product in Ontario and beyond.

Dynamic Memory Solutions Inc. — LinkedIn | Twitter

• Maker of HippoCamera, a smartphone-based reminiscence software that enhances memory by mimicking the function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that is critical in supporting memories.
• CEO — Morgan Barense
• Fun Fact — When not working on HippoCamera, Morgan spends her time working as Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto, Director of the Toronto Neuroimaging Facility, and Endowed Max and Gianna Glassman Chair of Neuropsychology at the Rotman Research Institute.

ACED (Accommodating and Communicating about Episodic Disease)

• Interactive tools and resources to support the sustained employment of persons living with physical, cognitive, and mental health disabilities.
• CEO — Monique Gignac
• Fun Fact — ACED was one of the winners of the MaRS-CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge 2022!

BeeLine Reader — LinkedIn | Twitter

• Makes reading on screen easier, faster, and more accessible.
• CEO — Nick Lum
• Fun Fact — Nick lives right in the middle of Silicon Valley and is one of our two participants from the US.

Over the three-month program, these startups will learn from 40+ global leaders in disability innovation in their journey to #EnableEveryone.

Want to see them in action? Join us for the ATS Labs 2022 Demo Day on October 20, 2022, when they will all pitch to a panel of judges and the audience. Register here.