Montreal, January 25, 2023:

ProMontreal Entrepreneurs (PME) is pleased to announce its funding of four new exciting start-ups via the PME fund. As well, aspiring entrepreneurs can now access start-up capital of up to $75,000. Federation CJA is grateful to its funding partner, Hebrew Free Loan, for its generous contribution of $25,000.

• Accompany through Growth (AG) is a private child and family wellness centre. Founded by Sydney Wajcman and Lise Robichon, AG is offering a variety of services to support families.

• Camp Lumi is a new summer camp for children aged 4 to 14 that will open in summer 2023 at Lower Canada College (LCC) in NDG. Amanda Cohen says that Camp Lumi will offer a bilingual and co-ed environment.

• MobiSpaw is a mobile at-home/office pet grooming service company. MobiSpaw’s mobile grooming service will include Instant Booking, In-App Payment Processing, live communication during the grooming process, and a customer service system says founder Jonathan Abitbol.

• Retro Snacks Inc. is on a mission to create and innovate in the better-for-you snack world for the mainstream market. Dino Vassiliou and Benjamin Outmezguine say that they will produce and market a healthy toaster pastry (aka Pop-Tarts) that is low in sugar an carbs, and high in protein.

“Coming out of the pandemic, it is awesome to see all this talent and innovation in Montreal. My hope is that others will be inspired to follow their dreams and start the business they have been dreaming about,” says PME Program Manager, Katherine Korakakis.

“Federation CJA continues to support young entrepreneurs with funding and expertise, and to help them develop their plans here, in Montreal,” said Yair Szlak, CEO of Federation CJA. “Through the PME Fund, we seek to help young business people in succeeding and strengthening their Montreal and Quebec roots.”

ProMontreal Entrepreneurs is accepting applications for the spring 2023 edition of the PME Fund. The submission deadline is March 13^th at 4:00 pm.

About Federation CJA’s ProMontreal Entrepreneurs (PME)

PME is a mentor-driven accelerator that helps early-stage businesses and was created to help entrepreneurs build and strengthen their business roots in Montreal. The PME program provides guidance and support on how to launch a start-up and helps established businesses through a mentorship and coaching program. ProMontreal Entrepreneurs is a program of Federation CJA.

For more information, please visit www.promontrealentrepreneurs.org

Photo: Amanda Cohen, Founder of Camp Lumi
Photo credit: Ryan Blau

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