DemoCamp Halifax, where nine startups will present their products without the aid of PowerPoint, will be held Thursday at the Potter Auditorium at Dalhousie University.
The idea for DemoCamp is to get founders that are still at the early stages to demonstrate their products. They can’t talk about revenue projections or the size of the market – it’s all about getting this product to work in front of a crowd. You can find tickets for the event here.
In addition to nine startups now listed on the event website, DemoCamp will feature lightning speeches by: Kyle Racki, Co-founder and CEO at Proposify; Isaac Souweine, VP of Product at Flatbook; Mark, Lever, CEO of the Chronicle-Herald; Sam Haffar, Principal of Real Ventures; and Gloria Palcich, Founder of Optionelle.
Among other things, this is a reason for celebration because the first DemoCamp in Halifax in 2011 seemed to signal the birth of the Halifax startup community. Hosted by TitanFile Co-Founders Milan Vrekic (now CEO of Zora) and Tony Abou-Assaleh, the first DemoCamp Halifax took place in a packed auditorium and was held up by the odd technical glitch. But the companies in the spotlight that night included Compilr, which has since exited, and the fore-runners of LeadSift and Proposify. It was the first time the current generation of startups got together and showed each other what they were up to.
The 2016 edition is being organized by Volta, and was to have been held on the eve of Volta’s flagship event Startup Empire. But Empire has been rescheduled until May so the organizers can hold it in a larger venue – which they believe will be needed given the caliber of speakers they’re bringing in.
Here are companies that will present at DemoCamp Halifax 2016:
With an aim to keeping you alert against crime and mental health emergencies, Security Gaze has developed a tool that helps people find instant help whenever they require it.
Sidestory lets you send beautiful messages – it’s like email from the future, a more beautiful form of texting, and a more intimate way to blog.
Providing analytics for big construction, Harbr captures workforce performance and quality metrics through key engagements with site managers while making their job easier and more efficient.
Cribcut is a marketplace startup that connects barbers and consumers for in-home or in-office haircuts.
The unprecedented transparency and efficiency of WoodsCamp’s technology-enabled timber brokerage is unlocking trapped value for landowners while delivering the hardest and most complex part of the forest industry’s supply chain at a lower marginal cost.
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Sacred Seed is a games and creative studio focused on creating works that inspire and engage. A unique business model sets us apart from the constraints of typical development.
Blockship Wars
A DemoCamp staple, Blockship Wars, will return with Chris Adams demo-ing Blockship Wars Rougelike.
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