Propel ICT Unveils Demo Day Pitchers

For the first time ever, Propel ICT’s Demo Day in Halifax next week will feature companies from its three levels of accelerator – its Launch, Build and Growth Cohorts.

The regional accelerator on Friday announced the companies that will present at Demo Day, which will take place June 26 at the Marriott Harbourfront. Tickets for the event are available here.

Six companies from the Launch

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Jobs: Swept Seeks Quality Engineer

Swept, a Halifax company gaining attention across the continent, headlines our Job of the Week column with an opening for a Software Quality Engineer.

Founded by CEO Michael Brown and CTO Matt Cooper, Swept has developed software that helps cleaning companies perform their duties with greater efficiency. The company realizes that janitors often work at night, and some tasks are difficult to

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Made with Local Enters Bulk Barn

After five years in business, social enterprise Made with Local is celebrating a major milestone — getting its Loaded Oats products into Bulk Barn stores across the country.

The Dartmouth-based venture prioritizes using locally grown ingredients in its Real Food bars and Loaded Oats foods. It also works with social enterprises that employ socially disadvantaged people.

The company now works

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Dickie, Gillis To Discuss Exits at AVF

The Atlantic Venture Forum this year will feature a panel discussion on the hard-won lessons from two of the most prominent exits of the last year – the sales of Halifax-based companies Goalline and STI Technologies Ltd.

The AVF is a two-day conference that links investors inside and outside the region with some of Atlantic Canada’s leading startups or high-growth companies. It will take place

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ADDtext Aims to Help Troubled Youth

When Chase Valiant graduated from Nova Scotia Community College on Tuesday, one of the people attending was Keith Gelhorn, who had been mentoring him for years.

Gelhorn is an entrepreneur and social worker whose company, ADDvocacy, helps young people with attention deficit disorder develop methods to cope with their affliction. He began working with Valiant several years ago and beams with pride

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1700 Ironflow Customers Get PurelyHR

Ironflow Technologies Inc., a Dieppe, NB-based human resources software company, has launched its PurelyHR platform to expand the range of products it offers small and medium-sized businesses.

In 2010, Ironflow launched Time-Off Manager, a SaaS product that helps companies simplify the task of letting employees book time off. It is now being used by more than 1,700 companies in more than 65

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CogPro’s Aids for Dementia Sufferers

In a world awash with products to help the caregivers of people with dementia, Peter Zimmer set out to actually improve the quality of life for people with severe memory problems.

As a result, the serial entrepreneur has founded CogPro Cognitive Prosthetics, a Halifax company dedicated building intelligent products that intuitively improve the lives of dementia sufferers. The company’s first

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Corruven Exports Sustainable Vision

A company in Northern New Brunswick is making the world more sustainable through its value-added wood products it exports across the globe.

Edmundston-based Corruven manufactures high-performance composites, which includes its patented Corruven technology that optimizes the natural strength of wood. This technology is used in the company’s packaging, architecture, construction and furniture

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