Innovacorp on Monday released the list of finalists for the regional and sectoral contests in the I-3 Technology Startup Competition.
Innovacorp, the Nova Scotia innovation agency, holds the competition every second year with the goal of encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into businesses as they go through the contest. Some 188 companies entered the competition, and Innovacorp has now announced five or six finalists for each of five regions and six sectors.
The winner of each region will receive $100,000 and the chance to win an additional $100,000 grand prize. The runners up in each region will receive $40,000. There are also $25,000 prizes for the winners in six different sectors. Several companies are finalists for both the regional and sector prizes.
The next major announcement will come on Jan. 22, when Innovacorp – which is a client of Entrevestor – will announce the winners of each sector and region.
The finalists are:
Zone 1 (Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties)
Ag Seed Tech (Canada) Inc. – Sandra Newbold, Trevor Newbold – Bible Hill
Biochemical and biomaterial products created from agricultural waste streams
Ditch Doctor Drainage Solutions – Adam Fisher, Carole Fisher – Glenholme
An environmentally friendly work-tool that creates, restores and maintains ditches
Lootbag – Daniel Code-McNeil, Jason Young – Antigonish
A mobile application streamlining new product development
FUNDY Paint – Gena Arthur – Bible Hill
Ecologically safe, all-natural paint products
MacDonald Aquaculture and Consultation – Sean MacDonald, Ame MacDonald – Stewiacke
Sustainable, eco-responsible aquaculture technology for production of pure striped bass
Zone 2 (Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties)
Allendale Technologies – Guy Tipton, Cyril Meagher, Ben Pooley, Elizabeth Pooley – Lockeport
Carbonation system for the microbrewery industry
Sustane Technologies Inc. – Peter Vinall, Javier De La Fuente, Robert Richardson – Chester
Technologies that enable recycling of municipal waste, eliminating the need for landfills
WoodsCamp Technologies Inc. – Alastair Jarvis, Will Martin – Mahone Bay
A platform for sustainable management of forest resources
Atlantic Tank Innovations – Glen Aylward – Shelburne
An advanced composite oil tank that prevents corrosion and spillage
Bridgewater Renewable Energy Works – Richard Pearson, Bruce Marks, David Stewart, Michael Skroski, Michael Trunzo – Bridgewater
A facility producing renewable energy streams from local and regional sustainable biomass resources
Zone 3 (Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties)
Manzer Apiary Inc. – Brian Manzer, Owen Manzer – Digby
A beehive that reduces bee loses, increases crop yields and improves honey production
Aerhyve (a division of Frostbyte Interactive Inc.) – John Frost – Wolfville
Machine learning algorithms applied to drone technology to gather actionable data on agricultural crops
GO BUMP FREE (Airline Employee Travel Inc.) – Donna Lavallee, Colin Lavallee – Elmsdale
A travel platform for airline employees that offers increased security and decreased financial risk
Colibri Software – John Read – Wolfville
A cloud-based approach to smart energy management in commercial and industrial settings
Unified Software Technologies (UST) – Laurie Perrin, Layton Perrin – Wolfville
Software that increases computer processing efficiency and performance
Zone 4 (Halifax Regional Municipality)
NovaEel Inc. – Paul Smith – Halifax
Proprietary method for farming eels
SATELLIGENT Telemetry Solutions Inc. – Arjun Warrier – Bedford
Solar string inverter technology that converts output from photo-voltaic panels to a grid-friendly format
NewAE Technology Inc. – Colin O’Flynn, Hilary Taylor – Halifax
Open-source technology for finding and analyzing security weaknesses in hardware
MouseStats – Kousha Nakhaei, Ehsan Nakhaei – Halifax
A customer experience analytics suite that uses website visitor interactions to provide insights
Site 2020 Inc. – Mitchell Hollohan, Cole Campbell – Halifax
Smart, networked, portable traffic lights that increase road construction safety while reducing costs
BuyMyLemonade.com – Guy Shaham, Isaac Moscovich – Dartmouth
A fundraising platform for schools that fosters entrepreneurship at a young age
Zone 5 (Victoria, Cape Breton, Inverness and Richmond counties)
SONA Nanotech – Gerrard Marangoni, Kulbir Singh, Michael McAlduff, Joe Menchefski – Edwardsville
A technology to produce gold nanoparticles for life sciences applications without using toxic chemicals
Layers – A.J. Fraser, Matt Johnston – Sydney
An image creation and editing application that allows users to remix and share images
Phased.io – Colin McInnis, Brian Best – Sydney
An analytical application for employees to share workplace information with others in their organization
Orenda – Tanya Collier MacDonald – Sydney
A social media analysis service that combines expertise and data to determine an organization’s overall corporate standing in real-time
Ubique – Vijai Karthigesu – Sydney
A technology that delivers “lagless” communications
Sector: Information Technology
Ubique – Vijai Karthigesu – Sydney
A technology that delivers “lagless” communications
Zora – Milan Vrekic – Dartmouth
A platform for landlords that reduces risks associated with rentals, using a tenant scoring system
Machina Metrica – Richard Levesque, Dany Larouche – St. Margaret’s Bay
A predictive maintenance software platform that monitors conditions and predicts industrial equipment breakdowns in real-time
NewAE Technology Inc. – Colin O’Flynn, Hilary Taylor – Halifax
Open-source technology for finding and analyzing security weaknesses in hardware
MouseStats – Kousha Nakhaei, Ehsan Nakhaei – Halifax
A customer experience analytics suite that uses website visitor interactions to provide insights
Site 2020 Inc. – Mitchell Hollohan, Cole Campbell – Halifax
Smart, networked, portable traffic lights that increase road construction safety while reducing costs
Sector: Life Sciences
Panag Pharma Inc. – Mary Lynch, Melanie Kelly, Orlando Hung, Christian Lehmann, William Cheliak, Raphael Mechoulam – Halifax
Topical formulations for pain and inflammation
Conceptualiz – Richard Hurley, Ravin Balakrishnan, Karan Singh – Fall River
Mobile software that allows medical experts to design and 3-D print implants
Treventis Diagnostics, Ltd. – Sultan Darvesh, Chris Barden, Mark Reed, Scott Banfield – Halifax
Early, non-invasive diagnostic technology for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s
Eyeread – Julia Rivard, Leah Skerry – Halifax
An artificially intelligent reading coach for children
SONA Nanotech – Gerrard Marangoni, Kulbir Singh, Michael McAlduff, Joe Menchefski – Edwardsville
A technology to produce gold nanoparticles for life sciences applications without using toxic chemicals
Sector: Clean Technology
SATELLIGENT Telemetry Solutions Inc. – Arjun Warrier – Bedford
Solar string inverter technology that converts output from photo-voltaic panels to a grid-friendly format
NeoThermal Energy Storage Inc. (NeoTES) – Louis Desgrosseilliers, Moe Kabbara – Timberlea
Chemical heat storage battery improving the form and function of electric storage room heaters
Lorax Systems Inc. – Mark Bishoff – Halifax
Technologies that prevent and treat environmental problems related to fuel lines and filtration
Jaza Energy Inc. – Sebastian Manchester, Jeff Schnurr – Halifax
Energy management and mobile payment technology for solar micro-grids in developing countries
SGS Solutions Inc. (Showbattery) – Shelley Simpson-McKay – Dartmouth
Rechargeable lithium-ion pack and LED lighting systems for the exhibition industry
Sector: Agricultural Technology
Novagreen East Inc. – Bruce Marks, David Stewart, Nova Green – New Minas
Agri-food and nutrition products developed through an innovative and sustainable process
Manzer Apiary Inc. – Brian Manzer, Owen Manzer – Digby
A beehive that reduces bee loses, increases crop yields and improves honey production
Allendale Technologies – Guy Tipton, Cyril Meagher, Ben Pooley, Elizabeth Pooley – Lockeport
Carbonation system for the microbrewery industry
Aerhyve (a division of Frostbyte Interactive Inc.) – John Frost – Wolfville
Machine learning algorithms applied to drone technology to gather actionable data on agricultural crops
NovaEel Inc. – Paul Smith – Halifax
Proprietary method for farming eels
Sector: Waste Diversion Technology
ChemCause – Amitabh Jha, Prabhu Mohapatra – Wolfville
A platform that facilitates the exchange of surplus chemicals
Halifax Feed Company, LP – Greg Wanger – Halifax
Technology that recycles food and brewery waste into commodities
Shellganics – Matthew Lent – Tiverton
Organic fertilizer created from waste streams
Ag Seed Tech (Canada) Inc. – Sandra Newbold, Trevor Newbold – Bible Hill
Biochemical and biomaterial products created from agricultural waste streams
Sustane Technologies Inc. – Peter Vinall, Javier De La Fuente, Robert Richardson – Chester
Technologies that enable recycling of municipal waste, eliminating the need for landfills
Sector: Ocean Technology
Soluna Energy – Bill Crossman – Centrelea
Tidal turbine technology that reduces costs traditionally associated with tidal energy
Turbulent Research Inc. – Chris Loadman – Dartmouth
Underwater data acquisition and signal processing products
LeeWay Marine – Jamie Sangster – Halifax
Technology for stabilized launch and recovery of ocean equipment
Dingbot Ltd. – Jonathan Underwood and Christopher Beck – Halifax
Robotic technology for collecting data in marine and aquatic environments
