The Atlantic Venture Forum is seeking companies to present at this year’s conference and benefit from an enriched program of content for founders.

Companies have until the end of the day Tuesday to apply to present. You can find applications here.

The seventh annual AVF, which will take place June 26 and 27 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, is a meeting place for Atlantic Canadian founders and investors from inside and outside the region. The two-day event will include pitches by both early- and growth-stage companies.

Day 1 of the AVF this year will feature a curated matchmaking event at Volta, in which founders can fill out a questionnaire and be selected for one-on-one meetings with investors and support organizations. The goal is to make meaningful connections for the companies attending the event. You can find more information on the matchmaking event here.

The presenting companies will be able to deliver a five-minute pitch to the assembly, and will be featured in the printed material distributed at the event.

Presenting companies are selected by the AVF’s industry advisory board and are drawn largely from the focus areas of ICT, sustainable technology, life sciences and health technologies, and oceans technologies.

The first day of the AVF will also include a day-long session led by startup expert Craig Elias on all the stages of the startup journey. Elias is a startup veteran and the entrepeneur-in-residence at Bow Valley College in the Calgary area.