Propel, the pan-Atlantic IT support organization, has accepted 30 companies into Phase 1 of its virtual accelerator Incite – an increase of about one-third from its first cohort of the program.
Launched with 21 companies last fall, Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for up to a year, regardless of where they are in Atlantic Canada. The program is divided into two phases. Phase 1 focuses on validating the problem-solution fit and runs until the end of June 2019. Phase 2, which focuses on building a sales engine, will begin in September with another intake of companies.
“Phase 1 of Incite forces the founders to be customer-focused,” said Propel CEO Barry Bisson in a statement. “At the end of the three months, their offering will be fine-tuned to best address the needs of their customers so they can move on to building a sustainable sales pipeline.”
Incite was designed to overcome two challenges facing a group offering mentorship to tech companies across the region: participants can join up regardless of where they’re based; and it guides companies for a longer period of time than an intense 12-week program.
Discover the 15 Entrants in the Latest Phase 2 of Incite
The 30 new companies from across Atlantic Canada span a wide variety of industries including education, healthcare, energy, shipping, dairy, real estate, ecommerce and law. The Phase I companies, their locations, and (co-) founders are:
Agile Design + Fabrication, Moncton, Érik Lebrun
Bitzon Technologies Inc., Dieppe, NB, Simon Henman, Guyverson Vernous
Bursity.ca, Halifax, Charles F. Milton
Cohability, Halifax, Laura Russell
Deprolabs, Halifax, Majid Nasirinejad
DIOSA designs Inc., St. John's, Kim Hickman
E/venTx, Halifax, Amie Fudge, Callaghan Boyles
FiCS Script, Halifax, Glib (Steve) Boytsun
Flip the Page Education Services, Fredericton, Alex English, Tara English
Integratr, Fredericton, Neil McWilliam, Robert Boyle
Maple Smart Control, Fredericton, Bill Chuong
Mustr Technologies/ MeetMe, Bathurst, NB, Jeremy Boucher
Milk Moovement, St. John’s, Robert Forsythe, Jonathan King
Neothermal Energy Storage Inc., Bridgewater, NS, Jill Johnson, Louis Desgrosseilliers
Oneposte, Halifax/London, UK, Harrison Smith, Jake Punton
Payperplane Aviation Ltd., St. John's, Ken Harris, Eoin Seviour
MapMyRole Inc., Fredericton, Kevin Stephens
Planète Filière, Saulnierville, NS, Aimélie Comeau, Réanne Cooper
QPROS Enterprise Solutions, Quispamsis, NB, Amos Friling
QueueU, St. John’s, Mark Armanious
Realtr360°, Fredericton, Noena de Leon, Shauntae Mitchell
Rescue Coffee, Moncton, Claire Vaughan
Atlantic Blockchain Company, Halifax, Mrugakshee Palwe, Keegan Francis
KargoROO Inc., Moncton, Mathieu Bourgeois
SavourySky, Moncton, Jean Jordan
Scantranx Technologies, Fredericton, Adetunji Adelakun
Shoplaw, Charlottetown, Randy B.F. Campbell
SpreeSpot, Moncton, Jason Bernard
SubIdea, Halifax, Spencer Pieczonka
WhatsUp NB, Bathurst, Briand Ininahazwe, Jessica Doucet, Yahya Madrani, Ange Christian Silue, Mouhcine Tkhili.
