Invest Nova Scotia has announced the 13 companies joining the latest cohort of its Accelerate startup program.
Now in its fourth year, Accelerate offers participating startups four months of business and technical training and $40,000 of funding. It is completely virtual and aimed at companies that have already established market opportunities for products based on science or engineering-related intellectual property, as well as having completed or nearly completed a proof of concept or prototype.
Here’s a look at the companies:
AGTECH
Rashmi Prakash and Gurleen Bajwa
Halifax
Aruna has developed compostable menstrual pads made from natural fibres extracted from food and crop waste.
CLEANTECH
Allison Murray and Dawne Skinner
Halifax
Acuicy sells business intelligence software to help customers build net-zero supply chains faster and at lower cost.
Nifemi Oguntuase
Dartmouth
Lab 4 hopes to offer sustainable access to key minerals through lithium-ion battery recycling
HEALTHTECH
Dr. Robert Chen and Dr. Santokh Dhillon
Halifax
KardioDiagnostix uses AI to help primary care providers assess cardiac murmurs for heart defects.
Chris Crowell
Halifax
Resolve is developing software to help solve the problem of unstructured — disorganized — data in healthcare.
Michelle Lehman
Halifax
Think Self Management is a digital hub for chronic disease self-management tools and resources.
OCEANTECH
Sidhant Gupta
Halifax
Clearbot uses unmanned, solar-powered boats to automate some types of dangerous marine work.
Dilan Jaunky
Sydney, NS
GC Lipid Tech plans to use genetically enhanced algae as an ingredient for sustainable fish feed.
Hunter King
Halifax
Integrative Nanotech has developed nanotechnology-enabled hydrogen sensors for leak detection systems to improve safety and reduce product losses, such as for the energy sector.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Daniel Morka and Dare Obadina
Halifax
Essential Recruit is a customer relationship management software tool for the human resources industry, with a focus on using AI for recruiting.
Michael Tiller
Halifax
Jybe is a buy now, pay later platform that aims to help consumers save on monthly digital subscriptions.
Megan McCarthy
Halifax
ROCarbon sells digital measurement and verification technology for the carbon credit market.
Vergo
Christian Browne
Halifax
Vergo is working on a computer vision system to spot suboptimal workplace safety practices.
