The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, or TME, will host three demo day events in Fredericton next week.
The J. Herbert Smith Centre oversees a host of entrepreneurship programs at the university, including its Energia Ventures and Summer Institute accelerators, and its Masters of TME. The two accelerators will both hold demo days Tuesday July 11 in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre auditorium at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively, and the master’s students will pitch the companies they have developed during the program on Thursday, July 13 at UNB’s Wu Conference Centre on Duffie Drive at 9:30 a.m.
All of the events will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.
Here’s a look at each event:
ENERGIA VENTURES DEMO DAY
Energia Ventures is an accelerator for energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence companies. Register to attend here.
Atlanta, GA
Mustafa Kemal Isen, CEO; Kayra Kurnaz, COO; Fatih Büyükserin, CSO; Emre Gültakti, CTO
Enhanced safety, uninterrupted power supply and increased energy efficiency — KFOBIX’s groundbreaking coating technology prevents ice buildup on power lines and wind turbines, optimizing performance and revolutionizing the industry.
Halifax
Moriya Dechtiar, CEO; Danny Dechtiar, CTO
TutorLabs is an AI-driven private tutoring service designed for K-6 students. The company aims to fill gaps in the education system’s current, one-size-fits-all approach, including a lack of personalization in teaching.
Toronto
Terrence (Terry) Wang, CEO; Victor Peter, CTO
Cios (pronounced “keys”) partners with property management companies to provide tenants who need to move early with an alternative to paying lease termination fees. The company does this by drastically facilitating a sublease with a replacement tenant, so that property managers minimize vacancy and costs, while tenants save money in penalties.
Halifax
Masoud Aali, CEO; Daniel MacDonald; Dr. Luke Hilchie
Scient Analytics empowers geoscientists by using technology to map rock features indistinguishable by the human eye. The company integrates deep-tech and AI for streamlined identification of minerals and geological features with submillimetre spatial resolution, reducing 60% of operational costs compared to traditional methods for mining development.
Fredericton
Regan Riordon, CEO
Motive Power is building a network of fast, reliable EV charging stations throughout the Maritimes. It is partnering with hosts to design, build, and operate distributed charging services that grow with the surge in e-mobility.
SUMMER INSTITUTE DEMO DAY
The Summer Institute teaches sales, marketing, and customer validation skills to companies with positive social and environmental impacts. Register to attend here.
Fresh Start Farms
Fredericton
Maxime Noël, Brandon Saulnier, Majd Awabdeh
A modular vertical farming solution to food scarcity. The company uses technology to implement an almost fully automated community greenhouse that allows for the growth of a variety of crops. Its system operates off of individual growing racks consisting of two growing trays, contained within a climate-controlled greenhouse.
Renata Souza
Weaver, NB
Renata Souza
Personalized wellness and lifestyle solutions. Souza is growing the business to include wellness-related physical products via an online shop, as well as a wellness retreat program. These parts of the business are in the ideation stage and she is looking for The Summer Institute's support to further develop these ideas / bring them to life as soon as possible.
Storybox Mentor Connect
Antigonish, NS
Anamika Saxena, Amanjyot Singh
An online platform for international students and universities that provides unbiased guidance and real-time connections, offering an important support to students in the transition into a new country. Through 1:1 virtual meetings with qualified mentors, international students can learn more about different aspects of the day-to-day life in a country they are planning on moving to.
Clean Cuts
Fredericton, NB
Nathaniel Robinson-Dyck, Isaac Louis Richard, Reis Van Beek
A food-safe antimicrobial material used to create intrinsically hygienic culinary products. The material, made from natural additives and copper nanoparticles, is durable, low-cost, water-resistant, and it prevents bacterial growth on its surface, including any cuts or grooves, preventing the growth of mold and the development of odours caused by unwanted bacteria.
Rodeska Robotics
Fredericton
Dhruv Hiten Patel
Semi-autonomous mobile robots for warehouses. The company’s aim is to solve labour-intensive and physically demanding challenges by using semi-autonomous robots such as AMR, Industrial Robots and Service Robots.
MASTER'S OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (TME: NEXT)
The Masters of TME program, which has named its demo day event TME: NEXT, offers graduate students instruction in launching and sustaining startups, and its alumni include such companies as fast-growing electric vehicle-maker Potential Motors. Register to attend here.
