Hello :-)
My name is Remi
I’m a serial entrepreneur (& dad) based in Montreal, QC.
Started my first business at 23 and sold it 11 years later.
In that time, I raised tens of millions, led hundred+ employees, bought a competitor, gained 12 000 customers, and traveled the world!
Every startup that I create or that I coach has to have a positive impact on the world & society. My main goal in life is to help 100M people one way or the other…
My specialties are commercialization & fundraising in , cleantech, deeptech, medtech.
I’m currently entrepreneur-in-residence at Cycle Momentum & Quebec Clean Technologies Consortium. I also am part of Quebec Tech SWAT Team. I also have to be the President of the Jury for the 2M$ Climate Solutions Prize.
Startups that I cofounded
Startups (& personal projects) that personally cofounded.
Pomelo Health
Sold to TELUS Health
Cofounded Pomelo Health (Acquired by TELUS Health), a leading patient engagement saas platform in North America, used by 12 000+ healthcare practitioners to reach 1M+ of patients.
Raised tens of millions, recruited & led 130 employees across several locations, commercialized a SaaS software to tens of thousands of customers across North America, launched an International office in Boston and much more.
Flow Factor
Active
Cofounded with Dr. Annie Desmarais Ph.D.
Flow is a AI-powered platform to optimize diagnoses, automate repetitive tasks, and most importantly, improve the quality of patient care for mental health professionals.
Operates in Canada, France and Switzerland. Amongst marquee customers, Flow is used notably by Geneva University Hospital.
Pay-it-Forward Bracelets
Inactive
I had the idea of using my friend Dominic Gagnon technology to help the homeless. You could tap your phone on the bracelet of someone in need and transfer them 1$-100$ on the spot. That person could then buy food & basic necessities at grocery & convenience stores.
We did not pursue this idea for lack of time (but I still think it should exist)
Work in progress..
Patronus (work in progress is a startup in the works that will aim at preventing abuse..more info to come Q1 2025
Startups that I coach(ed)
A selection of the startups that I coached, briefly or extensively, since 2020 that are changing the world!(in no particular order)
Ora Medical
Innovative gait trainer to allow children to access high-quality physical rehabilitation at home. Ora Medical is changing children’s lives.
Juno
Juno Technologies is a medtech company, developing a discreet, wearable device for a quick & lasting relief from menstrual pain.
Aplantex
Aplantex developed a green biotechnology process that produces sustainable phytochemicals for the continuous production of plant biomass using photosynthetic phytoreplicators in a controlled environment.
Nfinite Nanotech
Nfinite Nanotech developed environmentally-friendly nanocoatings that enable consumer packaged goods and packaging manufacturers to achieve their sustainable packaging goals, while keeping food fresh.
Myni
Myni uses science to find environmentally conscious alternatives to commonly used products. Specifically cleaning and personal care products.
Bioform Technologies
Bioform has developed a patented low-energy process to manufacture hydrogels at commercial speeds.
GreenLIB
GreenLIB is a leader in material upcycling, transforming the recovery of materials like lithium and graphite from spent batteries. GreenLIB maximizes resource recovery and have introduced a technique that rejuvenates electrolytes and accommodates various battery chemistries.
Novobiom
Novobiom provides an ecological solution for the remediation of contaminated industrial soils, an alternative to physical, chemical and thermal soil treatments, their technology broadens the scope and efficacy of existing bioremediation solutions to the treatment of the most recalcitrant pollutants.
Nanomox
Nanomox develops sustainable and cost-effective advanced materials and thin films, such as metal oxide particles, with sizes ranging from nano to macro, for widespread applications of today and tomorrow.
Glacies
Glacies enables seasonal thermal storage, using the passage of seasons to store heat using the phase change properties of water. The reactor is producing ice as a by-product during the winter. That ice can be used during the summer to cool mines.
Silvis Materials
Silvis is creating bio-based binders that replace petroleum materials in coatings, adhesives, and paints, for the $32B polymer emulsion industry.
LATYS
LATYS is leveraging groundbreaking research in the area of reconfigurable metasurfaces to create the world’s first non-reciprocal wireless relay system that breaks the current rules of antenna design.
Ethnocare
Ethnocare challenges the orthopedic industry by providing innovative solutions that improve users' lives; a revolutionary prosthetic device that uses air to manage the changes in limb volume and address socket fit issues.
Gamotech
Gamotech provides zero-emission energy for mobile maintenance work with a quiet unit proudly manufactured in Quebec.
Kiima
Reduces waste and promote sustainable beauty with their refillable deodorant case, an eco-friendly body care solution made in Quebec. Through local production and compact packaging, Kiima minimize our environmental footprint at every step.
Local Energy
LE innovative platform creates optimized scenarios and dynamic local energy markets that benefit all participants in a region by reducing emissions, optimizing energy consumption, and driving economic growth.
Genuine Taste
Genuine Taste improves the taste, texture, and nutrition of alternative meats with lab cultivated fat.
RegenEAU
Regeneau reduces water heating energy costs by recovering heat from domestic wastewater. Their technology serves the needs of condominiums, multi-unit housing, and commercial buildings.
Whale Seeker
Whale Seeker use human expertise and proprietary AI technology to deliver quick, high-quality data reports that facilitate marine mammal detection.
Nesting Safe
Nesting Safe provides tools to monitor turtle nesting events in order to anticipate where and when hatchlings will emerge.
AssistIQ
AssistIQ is your trusted line of sight into actual supply and implant usage in the OR and procedural areas. Turn your bottlenecks into value drivers, eliminate complexity, reduce waste, and maintain a baseline level of supplies & implants.
Tokidos
Tokidos PlayCubes are a screen-free, science powered game system for kids aged 3-8. Fun interactive games that spark curiosity and develop childhood skills.
Acrylic Robotics
Acrylic is an art-tech startup on a mission to make it easier for artists to make a living through selling their work at accessible prices. They use robotics and machine learning to allow artists to train intelligent robots to replay their brushstrokes with real paint on canvas