City Centre, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (4 September 2026) – Enterprise Cayman, the non-profit powered by Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), has officially welcomed 18 ventures to the Launch Labs Incubator, following an intensive opening retreat in Grand Cayman that brought together founders, mentors, and programme leaders from the Cayman Islands and overseas.
Powered by DMZ, one of the world’s leading startup incubators, the 14-week Launch Labs Incubator is designed to help founders strengthen their ventures, accelerate commercialisation, and prepare for investment and scalable growth.
The inaugural cohort brings together Cayman-based entrepreneurs and international founders across a diverse range of industries and business models, including artificial intelligence, digital health and MedTech, financial and investment technology, safety and mobility, compliance solutions, consumer marketplaces and emerging technologies. The programme is designed to create new opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration and connections between Cayman’s entrepreneurial community and global innovation networks.
DMZ representatives travelled from Toronto to Grand Cayman to lead the programme’s opening retreat, held 1–3 September, providing participants with an intensive introduction to the programme, peer-to-peer engagement, strategic workshops, and structured planning for the months ahead.
The Opening Week also included opportunities for participants to connect with members of Cayman’s business, technology, and investment communities before transitioning into the programme’s virtual curriculum.
“The Launch Labs Incubator represents an important next step in how we drive entrepreneurship in the Cayman Islands,” said Charlie Kirkconnell, CEO of Cayman Enterprise City and Chairman of Enterprise Cayman. “We are offering ambitious founders and builders in Cayman access to the same calibre of curriculum, mentorship, and ongoing support networks as are available in major innovation centres around the world, while also creating more reasons for international entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors to engage with Cayman. Bringing these communities together creates opportunities that extend well beyond this initial 14-week programme.”
Running from 1 September to 4 December 2026, the Launch Labs Incubator combines weekly workshops, structured milestones, dedicated mentorship and founder activities covering four core areas: strategic foundations, go-to-market and sales, financial and growth strategy, and execution and investor readiness.
Participants will work with experienced mentors and advisors to validate their business models, strengthen customer and growth strategies, develop sustainable financial models and build compelling investor pitches.
“Building a successful company requires much more than a good idea. Founders need structure, accountability, strong networks and people around them who can challenge their assumptions and help them execute,” said Alexandra Ali-Dib, Senior Manager, Global Programs at DMZ. “What makes this inaugural Launch Labs cohort particularly exciting is the range of founders and ventures represented. By combining DMZ’s experience supporting entrepreneurs globally with Enterprise Cayman’s local ecosystem and connections, we have an opportunity to help these founders build companies with the potential to compete well beyond their home markets.”
Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. SEZC. Joins as Programme Partner
Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. SEZC. has joined the inaugural Launch Labs Incubator as Programme Partner, supporting Enterprise Cayman and DMZ in delivering resources and opportunities to participating founders.
Eightpoint specialises in mobile app development, web applications, and innovative digital solutions.
“Having built and grown our business from Cayman, we have seen firsthand the value of a strong, connected technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Thomas Redford President of Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. SEZC. “Launch Labs is creating meaningful opportunities for founders to access the mentorship, expertise and networks that can help turn promising ideas into scalable businesses. We’re pleased to come on board as a Programme Partner and support an initiative that is investing directly in entrepreneurs while strengthening Cayman’s position as a place where innovative companies can build and grow.”
Meet the 2026 Launch Labs Cohort
409.AI – Derek Manuge, Adam Czach, Yash Gawande & Lucas Gusmao
409.AI delivers fast, affordable, audit-ready valuations for startups and investment funds, replacing slow and costly traditional appraisals.
Apostle Digital – Matt McCabe & Luke Parsons
Apostle is building digital health, the third pillar alongside physical and mental, giving children a space to learn and reflect on their digital world and parents the insight to help, without spying.
BRIKS Advisory – Goodman Powery
BRIKS Advisory is a Cayman Islands decision intelligence firm that gives real estate developers rigorous, independent analysis of a project before they commit capital to it.
Cayman Voices – Josh Eisenman
Cayman Voices is a GPS-triggered mobile app that surfaces audio stories of the Cayman Islands’ way of life before the boom at the exact locations where it happened, preserving community heritage while giving local businesses a way to reach high intent audiences.
Complight – Vlad Logvinov & Donata Den
Complight combines Governance, Compliance and CRM in one simple, cost-effective platform, with powerful add-ons that adapt to evolving requirements.
Group Expense – Sharing App
A group expense-sharing app designed to simplify how people pool funds, split costs and manage shared expenses.
Habitly – Rochelle Ogilvie
Habitly is a lifestyle challenge platform that turns everyday habits into an engaging, trackable experience through dynamic challenges that inform your next clinic visit.
Haven – Benjamin Bates
Haven is a Cayman-built personal safety app that lets someone discreetly send an alert to a trusted contact using Siri from their locked iPhone, without unlocking it or opening the app.
Icon Global – Patrick Daly & Jennifer Kurowsky
Icon Global develops and commercialises innovative sleep and pressure-care technologies, with a growing pipeline in wound care and regenerative medicine aimed at improving prevention, healing, recovery and quality of life.
Kori – Fadjiah Collin-Mazile
Kori is the software infrastructure layer for angel investing, bringing institutional-grade financial engineering to smaller checks and unlocking more capital-efficient investment opportunities in emerging markets.
LEND-IT.CA™ – Tim Sattler
LEND-IT.CA™ is Canada's Rental Marketplace. An online platform connecting people and local rental businesses with Canadians who need something temporarily, so useful items get rented nearby instead of bought for one-time use.
LetsGoCayman – Saaleha AbrarAli
LetsgoCayman is a smart bus app in the Cayman Islands that makes public transportation more convenient, accessible, and efficient for riders.
Northstar Private – Nathaniel J. May
Northstar Private develops quantamental investment tools and behavioural intelligence for sophisticated private investors and family offices, supporting more disciplined capital allocation decisions.
PixelPort Inc – Sean Ellul
PixelPort runs Windows games on a Mac with a single click.
Reverse Takeover – Karsten Arend
BitRush Corp./Dexwet Holdings Corporation’s proposed reverse takeover transaction is intended to maximize the IP first growth opportunity afforded by the commercial applications of Dexwet’s novel air filtration technology in a public company structure.
Rikus – Robson Lima
Rikus is an AI-powered procurement team that works 24/7 to help your company buy smarter, faster and save money.
The Social Lab – Chasya Dove
The Social Lab is a social experience brand that helps corporate partners invest meaningfully in their communities through curated, intentional gatherings.
Windgate – Leonard Lewis
Windgate unifies phone, email and chat on local numbers to help Caribbean businesses avoid losing revenue to missed and forgotten customer conversations.
Among the participants joining the inaugural cohort are BitRush Corp. and Dexwet Holdings Corporation in connection with their proposed reverse takeover transaction.
“We are honoured that BitRush Corp. and Dexwet Holdings Corporation, in connection with our proposed reverse takeover transaction, have been selected to participate in the inaugural Enterprise Cayman/DMZ Launch Labs Incubator cohort," said Karsten Arend, President, CEO and Director of BitRush Corp., and Clemens Sparowitz, President and COO of Dexwet Holdings Corporation, in a joint statement. "Enterprise Cayman and the DMZ have created an exceptional platform that brings together world-class mentorship, expertise and resources to help innovative companies accelerate their growth and realize their potential. We are grateful to both organizations for their confidence in us and for the opportunity to be part of this first cohort. We believe Launch Labs can provide meaningful support as we advance the planned transaction and our broader growth strategy, while also helping strengthen Cayman’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, attract investment and talent, and create lasting economic opportunities for the wider community.”
“Being part of the inaugural Launch Labs cohort is an exciting opportunity for Caydev, and our newest product Windgate.ai, but it also represents something bigger for Cayman’s entrepreneurial community,” said Leonard Lewis, Founder of Caydev. “Having access here at home to world-class mentorship, structured founder support and international networks through Enterprise Cayman and DMZ gives local entrepreneurs a stronger platform to turn ambitious ideas into scalable businesses. Programmes like this help demonstrate what can be built from Cayman and create more pathways for local founders to think and build globally from day one.”
From Opening Retreat to Investor Pitch
Following the opening retreat, participating founders will continue through a structured series of weekly virtual workshops, mentor meetings, milestone reviews and optional in-person activities in Grand Cayman. Each team will receive access to DMZ’s international network of mentors, advisors and startup expertise, alongside curated connections within Cayman’s business and investment community.
Participants will also receive a one-year membership to Launch Labs Studios, Enterprise Cayman’s startup and co-working community, as well as membership in the Cayman Islands Venture Founders Society (CIVFS).
The cohort will reconvene in Grand Cayman in December for peer-to-peer feedback sessions, an intensive pitch retreat and the programme’s culminating Angel Investor Pitch Event on 3 December 2026. Participants will present their ventures to an invited audience that includes members of the Cayman Islands Investment Angel Society (CIIAS) and other prospective investors and ecosystem partners.
Entrepreneurs interested in participating in the 2027 cohort are encouraged to register their interest at enterprisecayman.ky/launch-labs-incubator. For more information email innovate@enterprisecayman.ky.
Pictured from left to right: Top Row: Shannon Hill, Derek Manuge, Fadjiah Collin-Mazile, Patrick Daly, Jennifer Kurowsky, Benjamin Bates and Lodeane Kelly. Middle Row 1: Chasya Dove, Sean Ellul, Leonard Lewis, Rochelle Ogilvie, Goodman Powery and Nathaniel May. Middle Row 2: Robson Lima, Karsten Arend, Josh Eisenman, Vlad Logvinov, Matthew McCabe and Timothy Sattler. Bottom Row: Ana Chisholm, Thomas Redford, Alyssa Manderson, Charles Kirkconnell, Alexandra Ali-Dib, Jamelia Allen and Dr. Martin Croteau.