Winter Pitch Night Winners
Winner
About the Founder
Connor Haberl, CEO & founder of CardiAxis Medical, is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering. He has prior industry experience in heart valve R&D, and now leads CardiAxis as a spin off from his pioneering research in multi-modal image processing at the Ottawa Heart Institute.
Pitch Summary
CardiAxis Medical is unlocking a game-changing treatment for abnormal heart rhythms. The lead product, SHARP-VT, is a software platform that integrates cardiac imaging and the heart’s electrical signals to accurately plan cardiac radioablation, a new non-invasive treatment using cancer radiation infrastructure to treat cardiac disease. SHARP-VT standardizes the radiation targeting and delivery process, improving treatment accuracy and saving physicians >3 hours per case.
Runner Up
About the Founder
Divine Eyo is a software engineer and founder of Spequlo, an AI fashion technology platform building virtual try-on and fit intelligence tools for online retail. He focuses on merging computer vision, AI and commerce to improve how people discover and buy clothing online.
Pitch Summary
Spequlo is an AI-powered virtual try-on and fit intelligence platform that helps shoppers see how clothes look and fit before buying. By combining computer vision and sizing data, Spequlo reduces returns and increases conversion for fashion retailers while giving shoppers a personalized, interactive fitting room online.
Runner Up
WinDrone – Saeid Fadaei & Majid Ghosian
About the Founders
Saeid Fadaei and Majid Ghosian are postdoctoral researchers specializing in wind energy systems and AI. They founded WinDrone to improve wind turbine blade inspections using autonomous drones, advanced sensing and AI-driven defect detection.
Pitch summary
WinDrone is developing an AI-powered drone system for autonomous wind turbine blade inspections. By combining advanced sensors and intelligent defect detection, WinDrone enables faster, safer and more cost-effective inspections without shutting down turbines. Our approach helps operators detect damage earlier, reduce downtime and extend turbine blade life.
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