Propel ICT, the regional accelerator, has announced the 11 companies that will present at its latest Demo Day, to be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Halifax.
Demo Day, to start at 5:30 pm at Pier 21, will feature the four graduates from the advanced Build Program, as well as seven companies that have gone through the Launch program, which is designed for younger companies.
Propel ICT alumnus Adrian Bentley will also deliver a short talk on the journey of his company AnalyzeRe, which was recently purchased by Verisk Analytics.
Trevor MacAusland, Propel's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, said the thing he noticed about his group in this cohort was their focus on their core businesses and sales strategies.
“What people see is the shift away from raising capital to building sustainable, revenue-based companies,” said MacAusland. “Only one is raising capital and the rest are focused entirely on generating revenue.”
He added that the company raising capital is Halifax-based GoBumpFree, which helps airline employees book last minute hotel rooms without the risk of cancellation fees.
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The other companies presenting on Tuesday are:
Build Program:
Ironflow, Dieppe, NB – The company’s product, PurelyHR, lets companies create a tailored solution to satisfy their HR needs.
One simpler, Fredericton – The company has created a solution to automating production equipment, studios, and more.
Stay Golden Apparel, Charlottetown – Stay Golden is an online clothing company that helps groups display their identity through custom-sourced and crested clothing.
Launch Program:
Ad Blocking Aware, Charlottetown – Ad Blocking Aware helps websites regain revenue and analytics lost by the use of adblockers. The software allows websites to engage with ad block users through an appeal platform.
EChart Health Care, Moncton – eChart joins families and care facilities together in real-time regardless of location.
GreyLitMatters, Halifax – GreyLitMatters offers unlimited and instant global publication opportunities without format or content restrictions and provides “true-peer” review analytics, telling the authors who read their work and what they thought of it.
Metricsflow, St. John's – Metrics Flow makes it easy to measure content marketing effectiveness, personalize and use content to drive revenue.
Mink Manager, St. John's – Mink Manager is an advanced fur farm management system that allows farmers to increase their revenue by making better breeding programs and improving their overall workflow.
Orchard, Halifax – Orchard enables supermarkets to use dynamic content marketing to increase unplanned purchases and average basket size in their stores. Orchard’s data lets supermarkets engage and up-sell shoppers in real-time through personalized content.
RayZen, Fredericton - rayZen is an online fundraising community that connects donors to nonprofits through fun and exciting games.
Earlier in the day, all Propel ICT alumni are invited to participate in the organization’s first Speaker Series event, titled “Customer Success and Pirate Love” with Kathy-Lynne Johnson and Yves Boudreau from Alongside (formerly Qimple). At this event, participants will learn how Alongside’s customer success strategy has been critical to driving their customer acquisition growth.
Tickets to Demo Day are available here.