21 New Founders To Watch
Future of Good is excited to present the 2020 list of new founders to watch.
Now is a challenging time for new social impact organizations, non-profits, co-operatives, and social enterprise startups. Demand for many startups’ services is rising while fundraising is becoming more difficult and federal government support is largely falling short.
But this period of time is also presenting an enormous opportunity to rise to the challenge of rebuilding our country. And these 21 new founders are poised to do just that.
Each founder on this list is building a promising solution for a more resilient, caring, inclusive, sustainable society — solutions that are vital for communities to build back better post-pandemic.
Featuring founders of social impact organizations less than three years old, this list includes those working on causes like food security, youth climate action, accessible in-home care, inclusive leadership training, housing affordability, and more. These founders are entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders of today and tomorrow. Their work moves us forward, and is worthy of celebration.
Nominations for the list opened in March with only two requirements: nominee organizations must be under three years old and work in Canada. An internal team brought the submissions down to a shortlist of 35, then a selection committee made up of Future of Good’s advisory board and member community each submitted their top 21 picks, and the votes were tallied.
Future of Good’s selection committee for this year’s 21 New Founders To Watch:
- Anna Laycock, former CEO, Finance Innovation Lab
- Danielle Graham, Principal, Sandpiper Ventures
- Hannah Rundle, Corporate Sustainability Analyst, Scotiabank
- Ilse Treurnicht, former CEO, MaRS Discovery District
- Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber, Executive Director, League of Innovators
- Manu Sharma, Strategic Advisor, Centre for Social Enterprise Development
- Rachel Berdan, Social Enterprise Program Manager, Pillar Nonprofit Network
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