WEBINAR

Where to find business ideas

Posted: Fri 13th Jun 2025

Does a business idea begin with a spark? Or does it start with a sense of discomfort, a problem you want to solve, or a vision for the future?

In this Lunch and Learn, Grace Castillo discusses where to find business ideas and how to turn them into a real business.

Topics covered in this session

Validating and clarifying the spark with ideas and concepts, internally and externally
The foundational pillars for fresh business ideas: Inspiration, urgency to solve a problem and transforming a solution into a concept

About the speaker

Grace is a visionary entrepreneur, strategist and builder of platforms that enable purpose-driven growth. With over two decades of global leadership in life sciences, consumer healthcare, and digital health, she is now the founder and CEO of Gifftid AI, a technology platform that helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become visible, investible and growth-ready.

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Grace CastilloGifftid Ltd

Grace Almendras-Castillo is a seasoned entrepreneur, corporate executive, technology investor, and a dedicated solver of complex problems with a focus on social impact. With over two decades of global experience in consumer healthcare, life sciences, she achieved a successful exit with the acquisition of Self Care Catalysts, a trailblazing digital health company. Grace now ventures into new territories with Gifftid, challenging conventional norms once again. Her pioneering role in digital health transformation has earned her numerous accolades, including recognition as one of the Top 50 Women in STEM in Canada, an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee, and a Springboard Enterprises Alum, JLabs alum, MaRS alum among others. She is a Health Innovator and holds patents for Health Storylines, a digital health platform. Currently, Grace directs her focus towards addressing the hurdles in achieving a fair and equitable distribution of financial capital for social /purposeful enterprises. Recognizing the transformative potential of untapped human talent, she aims to empower global social entrepreneurs, industry and investors through Gifftid. By bringing together bright minds, catalytic capital, and impact investors