Innovacorp has announced seven winners of its latest Sprint competition, and will award $25,000 to each of them.

The Nova Scotia early-stage venture capital agency said Friday it selected the winners from 40 applications for its winter intake. As well as the cash, each winner will work with Innovacorp’s mentors.

Sprint is a funding program that provides as much as $25,000 in non-dilutive funding as well as business guidance to a range of Nova Scotian startups. The goal is to help young companies meet specific, short-term aims and reward them if they succeed.

Each competition comprises two phases: Phase 1 is for companies that have never received Sprint funding before; and Phase 2 is for previous winners who have shown they can meet the goals set for them. Five of the seven companies in the current cohort are second-time winners.

The winners are:

BlueNode – Grant Wells, Louis Beaubien 

BlueNode has developed software for data cleansing, analysis, auditing and sharing for marine container ports.

Marecomms – Ulaş Güntürkün 

Marecomms has devised a product called the Robust Acoustic Modem, or ROAM. This modem uses sound waves to transmit and receive images, videos, or other data wirelessly under the water at greater distances than can be achieved with current methods.

myFlock – James Walsh 

MyFlock has developed technology that reduces risk and operating inefficiencies in the poultry supply chain.

Prosaris Solutions – Colin Sewell

This company is working on technology to detect and quantify gas leaks.

Swiftsure Innovations – Deanne McCarthy

Swiftsure is developing a medical device to moisturize and cleanse the nasal and oral cavities of patients on ventilators. The company, which won the 2020 BioInnovation Challenge, is a first-time Sprint winner.

Symbi Medical – Cameron Sehl, Max Jennings, Devin McArthur, Dr Sameer Berry 

Symbi is working on a remote patient monitoring tool for predicting and reducing medical procedure no-shows.

Virtual Hallway – Jacob Cookey, Daniel Rasic, Luke Napier, Justin Hartlen 

This company, a first-time Sprint winner, is developing an online platform to facilitate consultations between primary care practitioners and specialists.

Disclosure: Innovacorp is a client of Entrevestor.