Invest Nova Scotia will host a virtual Investor Showcase presentation showcasing 17 of its portfolio companies to an audience of international investors Feb. 6 at 1:00 p.m.
The provincial agency, which invests in startups via its venture capital fund, says the companies are chosen to highlight the cleantech, oceantech, information technologies and life sciences industries.
“The showcase will be segmented by sector so our investor audience can tune in to the opportunities that interest them most,” says Invest Nova Scotia. “We’ll kick things off with a brief 'hello' from our CEO and then we'll dive into our sector showcases.”
The event is free to attend, and you can register here.
Here’s a look at the participating companies:
CLEANTECH
Aurea Technologies
Cat Adalay and Rachel Carr
Halifax
Aurea sells a portable power generator, the Shine Turbine, designed for campers and hikers who need to charge their devices during wilderness excursions.
Dispersa
Nivatha Balendra
Sydney and Montreal
Dispersa is developing “biosurfactants” derived from food waste. Surfactants are the active compounds in many everyday cleaning and cosmetics products, such as detergents, creams and hand soaps.
Freshr
Mina Mekhail
Halifax
The company is developing sustainable, antimicrobial packaging that prolongs the shelf life of fresh fish.
Salient Energy
Ryan Brown
Halifax
Salient is developing zinc-ion batteries for renewable energy storage, either at an industrial scale or in homes.
Zen Energy
Ravindra Kempaiah
Halifax
Zen is developing batteries for light electric vehicles and energy storage systems with a lifespan projected to be about four times longer than conventional options.
OCEANTECH
Ashored Innovations
Aaron Stevenson
Halifax
Ashored sells "rope-on-command" systems that can be retrofitted to existing fishing gear and release a buoy on command, returning the gear to the surface for retrieval.
BlueGrid by Rimot
Andrew Boswell
Halifax
BlueGrid is developing technology to allow marine vessels to provide energy storage when connected to an electrical grid.
GSTS
Richard Kolacz
Halifax
Global Spatial Technology Solutions, or GSTS, sells cloud-based software for analyzing and predicting the movements of ships by aggregating information such as satellite, weather and port data.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ChewsLocal
Matt Stewart
Sydney
ChewsLocal, previously called Click2Order, has developed an online order-and-deliver platform for restaurants.
Easy Platter
Mandhir Singh
Halifax
Easy Platter is an online platform that lets people schedule weekly visits from a personal chef to prepare a supply of meals they can then eat later.
Frenter
Zach LaBerge
Halifax
Frenter sells asset-management and geofencing technology for heavy equipment.
QuickFacts
Christy Silvestri and Jeff Barsalou
Halifax
QuickFacts offers a platform that lets brokers view insurance packages from competing companies side by side for easy comparison.
Wellnify.ai
Travis McDonough
Halifax
Wellnify is an online platform that gamifies health and fitness, with a focus on working with large organizations like companies and post-secondary institutions.
LIFE SCIENCES
Axem Neurotechnology
Tony Ingram and Chris Friesen
Halifax
Axem is developing wearable devices that can track brainwaves and help people recover from such neurological conditions as strokes.
Emagix
Alon Friedman
Halifax
Emagix is developing software for ophthalmologists, called RetiCad Ocular Analysis.
NxtGen Care
David Burke
Halifax
NxtGen tracks the movements of staff and residents in assisted living facilities by using wearable Bluetooth devices to monitor people’s location and gather proximity data.
Spring Loaded Technology
Joe Ellsmere
Halifax
Spring Loaded sells medical grade spinal decompression braces and spring-powered knee braces.
