Start-Ups Selected for Winter 2020 Sprint Competition
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Congratulations to the start-ups selected to participate in the 2020 Sprint winter intake.
Forty-one applications from across Nova Scotia. Ten pitches from shortlisted start-ups. Five winners.
Award Highlights: up to $25,000 and guidance from seasoned business professionals to reach their venture's next milestone.
Electric Owl — Margaret Dron — gardenmanager.com — ($25,000)
Software to help grow food in urban environments and small-scale farms
Greenlight Analytical — Dr. James Wylde, Simon Benwell, Louise Richardson, Nicole Wylde — greenlightanalytical.com — Phase II — ($25,000)
Portable analyzer to measure cannabis and narcotics for safety, quality control, medical and law enforcement applications
Marecomms — Ulaş Güntürkün — marecomms.ca — ($25,000)
Underwater communications system to deliver information using data collected in the ocean
SeaChange Biochemistry — Brad Park — Phase II — ($25,000)
Chemicals for industry from sustainably harvested seaweed
SmartMed — Arman Izadi, Tim Coolen, Ayda Afshar — smartmed.co — Phase II — ($25,000)
Software for scheduling shiftwork
Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 23, 2020