Katherine Homuth

Katherine Homuth is a Canadian businesswoman, author, and inventor who is the founder and CEO of the textile company SRTX

. She is known for inventing the company's patented Sheertex pantyhose tights. Prior to SRTX, she founded and sold the companies ShopLocket and Female Funders.

Early Life and Education
Katherine Homuth grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She graduated with a B.B.A. from York University's Schulich School of Business in 2011.

Career
Homuth's career began in marketing at Ecobee, one of the first smart thermostat companies. In 2011, she founded her first startup, ShopLocket, a company that enabled pre-orders for consumer product companies. She sold ShopLocket to PCH International in 2014.

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.undefined 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.

Homuth founded SRTX in 2017. The company initially launched its first product under the name Sheerly Genius, later rebranding to Sheertex.undefined Sheertex became known for its use of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers to create a rip-resistant pantyhose.

In 2020, Homuth won a Governor General Innovation Award recognising the achievements of her work through Sheertex.

Under Homuth's leadership, SRTX has gone on to establish two factories in Montreal and has added products such as Watertex  and Cortex to its product line.

Personal Life
Katherine Homuth is married to Zak Homuth. The couple splits their time between Muskoka, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.undefined

Awards and Recognition

 * 2014 - Women to Watch in Wearables - Betakit
 * 2014 - Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Womenundefined
 * 2016 - Sixty Under 30 - Flare
 * 2020 - Governor General Award for Innovationundefined
 * 2020 - Top 30 Under 30, Manufacturing & Industry - Forbes
 * 2020 - Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
 * 2022 - Winner - Startup World Cup