TBR LAB Accelerator Startups Cohort 1
Through our program we're supporting and developing high potential tech businesses throughout the Caribbean. Click to see each of the portfolio of startups below.
Company Founder: Aliyah Bryan
Country of Operation: US Virgin Islands (Saint Croix)
Nature of Business: Tourism Technology
In 2019, Avera Tech was founded with a mission of utilizing the power of technology to counteract problems with opportunities. We have partnered with governments throughout the Caribbean to build and manage technology solutions that would stimulate the region economically and create opportunities for the people who live there. Our goal is to make the Caribbean a global technological competitor.
Company Founder: Gershwin Greene
Country of Operation: Bahamas
Nature of Business: On-Demand Food Delivery Service
Bahama Eats is an on-demand food and beverage delivery app based in The Bahamas. We deliver your favorite foods to your doorstep with the touch of a button.
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Company Founder: Raquel Seville
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Data Science and Business Intelligence
BI Brainz is a Data Science and Business Intelligence company focused on helping customers extract actionable insights from their data. We offer training, workshops, consulting, and coaching. With over 14 years of combined experience in building, scaling, and launching successful data projects, we are on a mission to help Caribbean companies become more data-driven, profitable, and successful.
Company Founder: Larren Peart
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Data Analytics & Market Research
We are in the peace of mind business. We enable this by helping our clients to make better decisions with data and insights that makes them sleep better at night. That's the "why" for our clients. The what and the how is - data analytics, predictive analytics, market research, consumer neuroscience and artificial intelligence. We have several clients across the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Canada. In Jamaica we are now top of mind in the market research space and we will be aggressively expanding into a few key Caribbean islands soon.
Company Founder: Che-Andre Gordon
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Corporate Services: Paperless Business Suite
Brainboxx was formed with a group of like minded individuals who are passionate about building technological platforms which aid in making businesses and people's lives easier. Started in 2019, the team comes with over 10 years worth of int. certified experience in their respective fields and is hyper focused on delivering sustainable products which stands the test of time. Brainboxx currently has a HRIS solution in Beta, which by its feature set, is globally competitive and a suite of product based services which tackles the "going paperless" friction faced by regional MSEs and Enterprises.
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Company Founder: Kadion Preston
Country of Operation: USA (Miami)
Nature of Business: Marketplace for Caribbean Products
Caribshopper is a marketplace that brings Caribbean culture closer by allowing Caribbean businesses to scale and connect with consumers living away from ‘home’. The platform handles the fulfillment and logistics, payment processing, and customer acquisition required for Caribbean merchants to sell direct-to-consumer. Since its launch in October 2020, Caribshopper has shipped 1,600+ products to 26 states in the USA, as well as Quebec and Ontario in Canada. The platform features over 3000 SKUs from 280+ brands representing Jamaica and Trinidad.
Company Founder: Khalil Bryan
Country of Operation: Barbados, Trinidad, St. Lucia
Nature of Business: Data Insights for Transportation
Our company (Caribbean Transit Solutions) provides real time and on-demand information on Public Service Vehicles (Private and Public Buses) as well as private fleets of vehicles. In short: We unlock the power of data insights to improve transportation & movement in the Caribbean.
Company Founder: Pascale Elie
Country of Operation: Haiti
]Nature of Business: Mobile Payment Platform
"CellPay is a cross-border mobile payment platform providing immigrants a better way to send value to family abroad directly to local merchants. Traditional remittance providers are inefficient. Senders pay high fees to remit small amounts. Receivers pay transport, wait in line, lose on the exchange rate, start the risky journey back with cash in their pockets."
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Company Founder: Rohan Ford
Country of Operation: Barbados
Renewable Energy: Solar Panels
CloudSolar is an application which democratizes the ownership of solar panels. We develop and implement roof and ground mount solar at various locations around Barbados (2.2MW to date). All our panels include maintenance, insurance and warranties which are then sold on a panel by panel basis to the general public using our digital platform.
Company founder: Varun Baker
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Platform for Farmers to Access Finance from Funders
Farm Credibly improves access to finance for underbanked farmers who are productive but want to be more productive. The platform allows impact conscious funders to finance vetted farms for an average annual return of 15-20%. Farm Credibly’s use of technology allows for remote monitoring of farm progress. For farm funders, revenue from farm production is generated after just 4 months. We empower funders with the means to reduce risk in financing underbanked farmers through leveraging Blockchain technology as a means of performing alternative credit scoring.
Company Founder: Tamara Lima
Country of Operation: Haiti
Nature of Business: Online Distribution Platform
Gerby Click is a distribution & logistics platform that is distributing local products throughout Haiti. We are VERY involved in agriculture with one of our Company "2 Men Pou Demen" meaning "2 hands for tomorrow". Since food is a major issue in Haiti, That Company is teaching kids from orphanages how to create seedlings and give them to the farmers to reduce their cost. After the harvest, those orphanages receive products in return of the seedlings. Since distribution is a huge issue for the farmers because of lack of capacity, Gerby Click distributes them throughout the whole country.
Company Founder: Matthew Springer
Country of Operation: UK & Barbados
Nature of Business: Accelerator and Digital Education Platform for 8-18 year olds.
"Holistec® Academy is a digital platform and Personal Accelerator which provides the youth (ages 8-18) with skills, knowledge, values, and mindsets to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Our core focus is STEAM education - and this is underpinned by mindset & mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and global citizenship. Courses include rocketry, 3D-printing, cybersecurity, and robotics.
Our program was developed in collaboration with world-class leaders and organisations - delivering lifelong, positive impact for the students and their communities. "
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Company Founder: Demiban Diaz Torres & Hector Ayala
Country of Operation: Puerto Rico
Nature of Business: All-in-One Business Banking
Hyperion is the bank for the digital-first economy, our all-in-one banking account integrates essential financial services for small businesses in a single app. Hyperion customers create accounts in minutes, getting access to banking, payments, payroll, and financial reports, reducing upfront cost, making business finance setup and management simple.
Company Founder: Rory-Craig Walker
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Retail: Delivers Care Packages to Jamaican and Caribbean Immigrants Overseas.
"Jamaican Care Packages (JCP) sends care packages to Jamaican and Caribbean members abroad that miss the sweet taste of home. These packages include goods and snacks that are hard to get in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We allow these to be delivered fresh in 2 - 5 business days. We have shipped over 20,000 care packages to over 11,000 customers since inception. Due to demand, we have also started adding external local vendors to the platform allowing them to conduct eCommerce and export instantly without the struggle of local setup."
Company Founder: Zwede Hewitt
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Social-Commerce App
LUHU is a social commerce mobile app which helps users find value in their network. Connect with other users to purchase products and services, also find offers, deals and know what is going on nearby.
Company Founder: Che Bowen
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Online Healthcare Platform
An online healthcare platform that allows patients to see doctors and be treated online. Patients can also book house visits, in-office appointments, lab tests, ambulances, and purchase health products from our health store.
Company Founder: Kiran Mathur Mohammed
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Platform and App for Prescription Orders and Delivery
Medl solves the problem that 1 in 2 prescriptions are never filled, as medication is confusing, time-consuming, inaccessible and expensive. Our end-to-end prescription platform, to-your-door delivery, and continuing patient management scraps the traditional pharmacy model, to transform the patient experience for the $1.25tn pharmaceutical market. Working with our patients, we aim to derive side-effect data to reduce the costs of stage 3 and 4 drug trial costs, particularly for underrepresented populations, where there is a huge gap in data.
Company Founder: Jordan Jones
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Identity Verification Platform
Introducing the region's first Digital Identity As A Service Platform. Our platform helps to drive economic and financial inclusion in Jamaica and the rest of the world. We are the only platform in the Caribbean that has the capabilities like Netflix or Facebook to support companies globally with digital identity and digital onboarding. We are enabling the contactless economy, especially in a pandemic-prone world. We are driving revenue for companies in the finance and insurance sectors by enabling digital KYC & AML onboarding of their end-users. We are powering a compliant-first society.
Company Founder: Nicholas Kee
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Venture Studio: Designs and Develops Strategies and Solutions Through AI, Automation and Digital Transformation.
Osoobe is a venture studio that designs and develops strategies and solutions to problems through the means of AI, automation, and digital transformation. Our first product, Seekuur (https://seekuur.com), is a job board platform that finds the best-aligned candidate fit for hiring companies. We do this through candidate pre-screening and company stage & value assessment.
Company Founder: Stephanie Pemberton
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Platform for Entrepreneurship Development
Our Mission is to provide a platform for entrepreneurship development in the Caribbean that educates and inspires individuals to innovate and exercise their full potential.
Company Founder: Yekini Wallen-Bryan
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Internet Enabled Systems and Solutions for Businesses
PreeLabs is a technology company that specializes in remote monitoring, control, and automation. We develop and implement devices and systems that utilize local, mobile or web-based applications to allow our customers and clients to optimize their processes and resources. Our customer segments include, but are not limited to, property managers, developers, agricultural entities, industrial entities and government entities.
Company Founder: Kelly-Ann Bethel
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago / Canada
Nature of Business: A Mind Tech App That Digitizes Trauma-Informed Psychology Using AR and VR
Mental health is a global epidemic. Entrepreneurs are most at risk, research shows that 42% of entrepreneurs are diagnosed with underlying mental health conditions. Entrepreneurs however have minimum access to mental health care and are required to perform at higher levels than any other group. Recess is a wellness tech app that is digitizing a trauma-informed therapeutic using AR and VR to improve the mental fitness & productivity of entrepreneurs and high performers. Our solution while scientifically sound is 30x cheaper and 1000x more scalable than traditional one and one talk therapies.
Company Founder: Peter Thompson
Country of Operation: Barbados
Nature of Business: Online Community for Remote Workers in Barbados
"Remote Work Barbados is a marketplace that catalyses the growth of the remote work economic sector in Barbados in two ways: by making Barbados into a leading remote work hub for expatriate long term visitors, and by developing the capacity of Barbadian employees and entrepreneurs using remote work to operate globally.
We will help remote working expats to find the right apartment, car rental, health insurance, etc.; we will also help skilled Barbadians use remote work to sell services globally as employees or entrepreneurs."
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Company Founder: Cherie Williams
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Peer-to-Peer Car Renting Platform
Rent Yuh Ride provides a unique car renting experience for people who want to rent without worrying about the risks of being uninsured. We help people, who are owners and travelers, to safely rent cars in Jamaica. They are blue-collar and professional millennials whose core desire is financial freedom. The main problem they currently face is renting a car and then worrying about what can happen because they don’t have the proper insurance. This problem leads to concerns about loss, vehicle devaluation, maintenance, using public transportation and low or no rental income.
Company Founder: Arielle Du Quesnay
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: App connectingTravellers & Tour Providers to Book Activities Throughout The Caribbean
RoamTT is a destination management business which provides all the much needed information for travelers during their stay in Trinidad and Tobago. We provide a booking platform for hosted experiences offered by over 75 different service providers, unmatched scenic visuals, site descriptions, location pins, essential travel advice and information. We are the only travel buddy you need!
Company Founder: Paul Husbands
Country of Operation: Barbados
Nature of Business: Music Streaming Service Dedicated to Promoting Caribbean Music of All Genres Globally
Selecta Charts is the first Music Streaming website for Caribbean music (English). Based in Barbados, our mission is to provide a platform where Caribbean artists can upload and share their music with a global audience. We aim to lead the global sharing of Caribbean music & culture.
Company Founder: Shemar Anderson
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Subscription-based Privacy-Focused Automation Service
SmartHubJA is a startup that aims to turn residential/commercial buildings into hands-free automated energy-optimized structures, we have created a mobile application that integrates all IoT components which correspond with a gateway that works internally with the exception of not having an internet connection. Through doing this we aim to maintain a high level of security by keeping a large portion of the setup offline while maintaining remote/voice control.
Company Founder: Mohammad Saif Ahmad
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business:SaaS-based Platform: Student Information, Learning Management, Virtual Classroom Solution
SmartTerm is in the business of delivering unified digital experiences to facilitate the management, delivery, and acquisition of education. Our suite of solutions so far includes an LMS, SMS, and a learning platform with plans to deliver solutions for professional development, technical training, lesson planning, and financial management. We are skillfully utilising powerful technologies such as artificial intelligence, gamification, and machine learning to improve academic decision-making, development of policy, and teaching and learning outcomes.
Company Founder: Kenrick Quashie
Country of Operation: USA (Brooklyn)
Nature of Business: Multicurrency Mobile Payment App
Squeeze Cash is the Caribbean's first and only multi-currency mobile payment service. Our application allows p2p, c2b and b2b transactions. The mobile phone is fast becoming the main channel for business transactions. Hard cash is becoming a thing of the past. As such, businesses and customers are constantly looking to utilize the phone to improve transactions. Squeeze Cash is well poised to be the main facilitator of trade and money transfer among businesses and customers in the Caribbean and it's diaspora. It is seamless, convenient, safe and affordable.
Company Founder: Adrian Dunkley
Country of Operation: Jamaica
Nature of Business: Analytics and AI solutions
StarApple is a locally grown Analytics & AI B2B in Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) and the first AI Startup in Jamaica. We were created to support the 646M members and >40 countries (worldbank) in LAC, using Analytics & AI. Our Goals: >Fill the gigantic regional gap in Analytics and AI services offered to businesses and Govts, >Be the global hub of AI ethics and inclusivity; stemming from our regional and cultural diversity, >Innovate global AI using LAC expertise to solve problems facing LAC >Monetize the diversity of the region by tapping into unutilized data sources and the blue economy
Company Founder: Darnel Francois
Country of Business: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Digital Education Platform
Caribbean students have 24/7 access to structured educational content for Elementary and High School course work, thoroughly equipping them to address all topics in the curriculum with e-payments. (We are starting here in the Caribbean as natives, also for proof concept and revenue, however, this app will be adapted to Africa,India and larger emerging markets.) Version 1 will focus on quizzes for the curriculum and exams. Live teaching and On Demanding Tutoring will be in the subsequent versions.
Company Founder: Fidel Ion
Country of Operation: United Kingdom
Nature of Business: News Platform
SWEN.CO is an ecosystem platform for journalism. We create AI tools and web experiences, empowering journalists to connect directly with readers on a platform designed for NEWS. SWEN will be the portal all quality-news is filtered through, providing personalised spaces for journalists, newspapers, newsrooms and readers to access and share high-quality accurate news. SWEN brings the best journalists and all their content onto one powerful platform, where articles are tailored to your interests and augmented by high quality media to empower humanity with information.
Company Founder: Elijah James
Country of Operation: Antigua & Barbuda
Nature of Business: Marketplace
Have you ever wasted time calling or driving around trying to figure out which business offers a particular product or service? What about struggling to figure out what opportunities are available around you when you travel (such as a sale, a job or even an event)? How would you like to feel at home, wherever you may roam? In this digital age, although technology has placed almost anything at our fingertips; information overload is a really BIG problem that we must bring under control with the digital e-guides being developed by the team at The LocaL App.
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Company Founder: Dwight Housend
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Ridesharing Platform
TT Rideshare Ltd is a locally owned Ridesharing company that operates a 24/7 ride-hailing Platform that services Trinidad & Tobago. We manage multiple web based application API integrations to facilitate a virtual office model. The company operations are managed by an Executive Board who are responsible for strategic planning, structural and change management for TT Rideshare Ltd as well as manage the virtual office. A key feature of the virtual office is the operation of a 24/7 support center for our ride app user and our 2000+ driver partners.
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Company Founder: Eldon Marks
Country of Operation: Cayman Islands
Nature of Business: AI Products: TrueSelph Allows Users to Create an AI Powered Version of Themself
V75 Inc. is a conversational AI tech startup based in Georgetown, Guyana. We're dedicated to engineering a better world with the right combination of creativity, spirit and technology. We've developed TrueSelph, one of two of our revolutionary AI products. TrueSelph allows you to create an AI powered version of yourself that interacts with the world.
Company Founder: Chealeif Lee Wing
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business:Caribbean Freelancer & Job Marketplace
Caribbean freelance marketplace bridging the gap between professionals and clients needing a job done.
Company founder: Aldwyn Wayne
Country of Operation: Trinidad & Tobago
Nature of Business: Internet Payment Solution
WiPay was created in 2016 as a direct result of a persistent problem. The Caribbean faced challenges with digital payments and the lack of ‘financial inclusion’ for the majority of persons. WiPay developed a uniquely ‘inclusive’ platform that is secure, flexible and simple to use. WiPay allows anything connected to the Internet to move money quickly, safely and easily for the ‘Banked’ and for the ‘Unbanked'.
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