Innovacorp has awarded four companies $25,000 each as winners of the 2019 Sprint competition.

The Nova Scotia venture capital and innovation agency holds several competitions throughout the year to provide early-stage companies with a bit of money and mentorship with which to develop their products. Sprint is a competition open to companies from all sectors and from across Nova Scotia.

The four winners are:

BlueNode, Grant Wells and Louis Beaubien, Halifax – BlueNode has developed software for data cleansing, analysis, auditing and sharing for marine container ports. The company was accepted into the Startup Yard in Dartmouth last year.

Invisible Agents, Stuart Boyd, Halifax – This company is developing technology to improve fundraising for non-profits and churches through machine learning, visual storytelling, and communication automation.  It is planning a launch in July.

ReelData, Hossein Salimian and Mathew Zimola, Halifax – ReelData’s artificial intelligence software for aquaculture feed cameras helps fish farms to measure biomass and health in real-time. The company, another Startup Yard resident, won $25,000 in equity investment at the Volta Cohort last week.

Symbi Medical, Cameron Sehl, Maxwell Jennings, and Devin McArthur,  Antigonish – Symbi’s platform allows health care teams to quickly and securely send digital instructions to patients before and after care.

Innovacorp said it received 77 submissions from across Nova Scotia. It narrowed that list down to a shortlist of 10 companies, and a panel of judges deliberated for two hours before selecting four winners.

Disclosure: Innovacorp is a client of Entrevestor.