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Pearl's Choice

Pearl's Choice was a bootstrapped double-sided marketplace that helped Canadians find and compare senior-living options, particularly retirement homes. It focused on building a community-driven brand rather than raising large venture rounds. The company is no longer operating.

MarketplaceToronto
$20,000Raised from a $750 community fundraiser for socially isolated seniors, yielding a 500-person mailing listTechTO talk (Bojana Nedic)

The people

Bojana NedicExperience Advisor · 1 TechTO talk
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Andrew ColterjohnCo-founderprofile coming

What they build

Pearl's Choice marketplaceA double-sided web marketplace connecting Canadians with retirement homes and senior-living resources; the final version three ran on a rebuilt front end.

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About

Pearl's Choice was co-founded in Toronto by Bojana Nedic and Andrew Colterjohn to help families research retirement homes and senior-living resources. The company bootstrapped with a few strategic investments, rebuilt its product through three versions after early technical setbacks, and grew its brand through community fundraising. It is no longer active; its former domain now hosts an unrelated Thailand-based senior-care blog.

Backers

Bootstrapped with a few strategic investments, including from a former owner of one of Canada's largest retirement conglomerates and a marketing-technology investor.

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What was Pearl's Choice?

A bootstrapped Toronto marketplace, often described as a 'TripAdvisor for retirement homes,' that helped Canadians find and compare senior-living options. It is no longer operating.

Who founded Pearl's Choice?

It was co-founded by Bojana Nedic and Andrew Colterjohn.

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