Katherine Homuth (she/her)

Katherine is the CEO of SRTX, the Y Combinator backed technology company dedicated to using material science and smart manufacturing to transform textiles and apparel. SRTX is best known for Sheertex, its patented knit made from one of the world's strongest polymers and a technology disrupting apparel durability and longevity. Prior to Sheertex Katherine founded, led, and sold two businesses. ShopLocket, a pre-order platform for hardware was sold to PCH International in 2014. Female Funders, an online education program for female investors, was acquired in 2017 by Highline Beta. Author of An Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Your First Round. Winner of Canada's Governor General Award for Innovation. Named one of Forbes Top 30 Under 30, Canada's Top 40 Under 40, one of the Women to Watch in Wearables, one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and one of Flare’s Sixty Under 30.