Mary Dimou

Created in Canada, Näak is on a mission to redefine endurance sports nutrition by offering the most efficient and sustainable fuel for endurance sports. Our commitment goes beyond performance – its about preserving the environment and creating a positive impact for future generations. 🌟 Available in 500 stores across North America, Europe, and Asia, Näak brings sustainable performance nutrition to athletes worldwide. 🌎🏃‍♀️ Näak is the only endurance sports nutrition brand globally certified as a B-Corp. At Näak we prioritize social and environmental responsibility. We use sustainable plant-based and cricket-based proteins to minimize natural source use and pollution. Our commitment goes even further: we also used upcycled ingredients and sustainable packaging to reduce waste and minimize our environmental footprint. At Näak, our company culture prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. 🌱🦗 Connect with a community that values optimism, performance, diversity, equality, and environmental protection. At Näak, we believe that ultra distance is more than a race; its a journey of self-discovery. 🤝 Ready for more stories, products, and adventures? Join the Näak community and lets fuel our passion for endurance sports while preserving the planet. 🚀

ZeaKal is a plant traits innovator that helps crops capture more carbon and sunlight, leading to healthier, nutrient-rich food and feed. We are committed to building a more equitable and resilient agricultural system on a smaller environmental footprint. Discover how we are building a “NewType” Tomorrow at zeakal.com Our plant traits dramatically improve the yield and composition of staple crops, resulting in carbon capture for better nutrition, as well as higher incomes, lower costs, and efficiencies along the ag supply chain.

BioLumic is a pioneer in plant trait development. We program the genetic expression of plants with light to unlock their natural potential without chemicals or genetic modification. Our novel xTraits(TM) activate untapped biological mechanisms in seeds and seedlings, enhancing yield, vigor, nutrition, and health. With expertise across 12+ crops—including corn, soybean, rice, and forage—BioLumic offers a proprietary solution that brings crop traits to market 90% faster and lower cost. We are dedicated to advancing agriculture by fostering crop equity and resilience while minimizing environmental impact along the value chain.

Created in Canada, Näak is on a mission to redefine endurance sports nutrition by offering the most efficient and sustainable fuel for endurance sports. Our commitment goes beyond performance – its about preserving the environment and creating a positive impact for future generations. 🌟 Available in 500 stores across North America, Europe, and Asia, Näak brings sustainable performance nutrition to athletes worldwide. 🌎🏃‍♀️ Näak is the only endurance sports nutrition brand globally certified as a B-Corp. At Näak we prioritize social and environmental responsibility. We use sustainable plant-based and cricket-based proteins to minimize natural source use and pollution. Our commitment goes even further: we also used upcycled ingredients and sustainable packaging to reduce waste and minimize our environmental footprint. At Näak, our company culture prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. 🌱🦗 Connect with a community that values optimism, performance, diversity, equality, and environmental protection. At Näak, we believe that ultra distance is more than a race; its a journey of self-discovery. 🤝 Ready for more stories, products, and adventures? Join the Näak community and lets fuel our passion for endurance sports while preserving the planet. 🚀

Nàdarra Ventures is a privately managed venture capital fund positioned at the forefront of investing in sustainable biotechnology for agriculture, food, and materials with a mission to improve the health of both people and planet. Its investment team brings award-winning entrepreneurial, venture investment and scientific innovation expertise to identify, invest in and support the leading agricultural biotechnology companies in Canada. Its founder-friendly team holds deep sector expertise and a broad network of value-added resources to help companies achieve the global impact they aim to deliver. Investing in and with Nàdarra Ventures is not only about financial returns; it is an opportunity to be part of a movement that prioritizes the well-being of our planet and future generations. Interested investors should contact the Managing Partner, Malcolm Fraser or Mary Dimou, General Partner.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.

RIV Capital is an acquisition and investment firm with a focus on building a leading multistate platform with one of the strongest portfolios of cannabis brands in key strategic U.S. markets. Backed by in-house expertise and cannabis domain knowledge, RIV Capital aims to grow its own brands and partner with established U.S. cannabis operators and brands to bring them to new markets and build market share. RIV Capital established the foundational building blocks of its active U.S. strategy with the announced Etain Acquisition. Through its strategic relationship with The Hawthorne Collective, a subsidiary of The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, RIV Capital is The Hawthorne Collective’s preferred vehicle for cannabis-related investments not under the purview of other ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiaries.

ZeaKal is a plant traits innovator that helps crops capture more carbon and sunlight, leading to healthier, nutrient-rich food and feed. We are committed to building a more equitable and resilient agricultural system on a smaller environmental footprint. Discover how we are building a “NewType” Tomorrow at zeakal.com Our plant traits dramatically improve the yield and composition of staple crops, resulting in carbon capture for better nutrition, as well as higher incomes, lower costs, and efficiencies along the ag supply chain.