Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic has revealed the 11 companies that have graduated from its 2018-19 cohort.
Operating out of Dalhousie University, the CDL-Atlantic just finished its second cohort, which began last autumn with just over two dozen companies being mentored by some of the region’s top business leaders. The organization never reveals its participants until they graduate as the numbers dwindle as the cohort progresses.
The CDL began a few years ago at University of Toronto and now offers programing in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, New York and Oxford, England.
Here is a complete list of the most recent CDL-Atlantic graduates (and links to Entrevestor articles on those we’ve covered recently):
Byos, Matias Katz, Halifax – Byos’ SaaS platform allows IT/Security managers to control their remote employees' activities and filter out any potential attack or infection from spreading into the main corporate network.
CapIntel, James Rockwood, Toronto – CapIntel is digitizing communications between asset managers and financial advisors. The company hopes to become the infrastructure for professional investment decisions globally.
CoLab Software, Adam Keating and Jeremy Andrews, St. John’s – CoLab has developed a digital platform that helps mechanical engineering teams automate their design review process and resolve issues faster.
CoLab Software Accepted into Y Combinator
Coloursmith, Gabrielle Masone, Halifax – Coloursmith is developing the world’s first contact lenses that mitigate the most prevalent forms of color blindness.
Cribcut, David Howe, Halifax – The Cribcut platform provides business software and new client introductions to hairstylists for a $325 monthly fee.
Cribcut Raises $1M+ To Aid Growth
Motryx, Franziska Broell, Halifax – Motryx (formerly Maritime bioLoggers) has developed a compact device that helps to track blood sample vials as they move through large hospitals.
Maritime BioLoggers Pivots and Raises $125K
Rayleigh Solar Tech, Sam March and Dane George, Halifax – Rayleigh is developing a low-cost solar cell using large-scale perovskite solar cell production methods to license to large manufacturers.
Rimot, Andrew Boswell, Halifax – Rimot provides remote monitoring-as-a-service of wireless transmitter sites to the oil and gas, public safety, and transportation and logistics industries.
SucSeed, Emily Blunt, St. John’s – SucSeed produces at-home hydroponics growing kits. It provides consumers with the ability to grow fresh, affordable produce year-round, without soil or sun for less than 30 cents per day.
SucSeed Eyes Further Growth in 2019
CDL-Atlantic graduated 12 teams in its first cohort, so there have now been 23 startups that have passed through the program.
Applications for the next cohort will be open through Aug. 12. You can find the details here.