Katherine Homuth is a Canadian businesswoman, author, and inventor who is the founder and CEO of the textile company SRTX
Katherine Homuth | |
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Citizenship | Canada |
Alma mater | York University's Schulich School of Business |
Occupation(s) | inventor, author, business executive |
Employer | SRTX |
. [1] [2] She is known for inventing the company's patented Sheertex pantyhose tights. [3] [4] Prior to SRTX, she founded and sold the companies ShopLocket [5] and Female Funders. [6]
Katherine Homuth grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. [7] She graduated with a B.B.A. from York University's Schulich School of Business in 2011. [8]
Homuth's career began in marketing at Ecobee, one of the first smart thermostat companies. [9] In 2011, she founded her first startup, ShopLocket, a company that enabled pre-orders for consumer product companies. [10] She sold ShopLocket to PCH International in 2014. [6] [11] [12]
She then went on to found Female Funders in 2015, an education platform for female angel investors, which she sold to Highline Beta in 2017. [6] [12] In 2016, Homuth became a published author with the release of Funded: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Your First Round, published by O’Reilly Media. [13]
Homuth founded SRTX in 2017. [14] [15] The company initially launched its first product under the name Sheerly Genius, [12] [16] later rebranding to Sheertex. [14] [15] Sheertex became known for its use of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene ( UHMWPE) fibers to create a rip-resistant pantyhose. [16]
In 2020, Homuth won a Governor General Innovation Award recognising the achievements of her work through Sheertex. [17]
Under Homuth's leadership, SRTX has gone on to establish two factories in Montreal [18] [19] and has added products such as Watertex [20] [21] and Cortex [22] to its product line.
Katherine Homuth is married to Zak Homuth. [5] The couple splits their time between Muskoka, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. [5]
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Katherine Homuth is a Canadian businesswoman, author, and inventor who is the founder and CEO of the textile company SRTX
Katherine Homuth | |
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Citizenship | Canada |
Alma mater | York University's Schulich School of Business |
Occupation(s) | inventor, author, business executive |
Employer | SRTX |
. [1] [2] She is known for inventing the company's patented Sheertex pantyhose tights. [3] [4] Prior to SRTX, she founded and sold the companies ShopLocket [5] and Female Funders. [6]
Katherine Homuth grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. [7] She graduated with a B.B.A. from York University's Schulich School of Business in 2011. [8]
Homuth's career began in marketing at Ecobee, one of the first smart thermostat companies. [9] In 2011, she founded her first startup, ShopLocket, a company that enabled pre-orders for consumer product companies. [10] She sold ShopLocket to PCH International in 2014. [6] [11] [12]
She then went on to found Female Funders in 2015, an education platform for female angel investors, which she sold to Highline Beta in 2017. [6] [12] In 2016, Homuth became a published author with the release of Funded: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Your First Round, published by O’Reilly Media. [13]
Homuth founded SRTX in 2017. [14] [15] The company initially launched its first product under the name Sheerly Genius, [12] [16] later rebranding to Sheertex. [14] [15] Sheertex became known for its use of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene ( UHMWPE) fibers to create a rip-resistant pantyhose. [16]
In 2020, Homuth won a Governor General Innovation Award recognising the achievements of her work through Sheertex. [17]
Under Homuth's leadership, SRTX has gone on to establish two factories in Montreal [18] [19] and has added products such as Watertex [20] [21] and Cortex [22] to its product line.
Katherine Homuth is married to Zak Homuth. [5] The couple splits their time between Muskoka, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. [5]
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