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Nicoya is a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to improving human life by helping scientists succeed. Established in 2012, Nicoya was founded by Ryan Denomme in his relentless pursuit to use nanotechnology to increase the affordability and ease of use of scientific instruments. Within 10 years, Nicoya has grown to a team of 100+ employees who have extensive experience working at the forefront of nanotechnology and biotechnology sectors. Nicoya develops innovative and accessible biosensor technology for in-depth characterization of biomolecular interactions. Alto, the world’s first digital high-throughput benchtop SPR instrument, is capable of accelerating drug discovery using a fraction of sample volume traditionally required for biomolecular interaction analyses. Alto helps biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies go-to-market faster with increased efficiency and success early in their product pipelines. Join us on our mission to improve human life by helping scientists to succeed. For job opportunities, see our webpage at https://nicoyalife.com/about/careers/

Mosaic is a digital manufacturing company creating the next generation of product delivery systems. Founded in 2014, Mosaic began by enabling 3D printers to create substantially more useful and valuable products. Now, we’re working to scale this technology to help millions of people get value from the upcoming waves of customization and personalization. Learn more at: www.mosaicmfg.com/pages/about

SensorSuite®, an innovator in smart building technology, has created the first affordable enterprise-level smart building solution. A complete suite of energy efficient monitoring and control solutions for your boilers & electrically heated buildings. Our powerful dashboard and turnkey wireless sensor products can monitor anything in your building, and take control of your gas boiler and electric buildings saving you energy. SensorSuite®, as a leading Internet of Things Company in Canada focuses on the optimization and efficiency of HVAC systems in small and mid-market buildings for REITs and other Portfolio managers. Focusing on energy savings through control and optimization through its Building Automation in the Cloud. Offering control solutions for legacy and decentralized HVAC such as; electric baseboard heat, Packaged Terminal Air-Conditioners (PTACs), Fan Coils, Heat Pump systems, Rooftop Units and Boilers. As well as Energy Management for everything HVAC in your building. Smarter Buildings Make Sense.™

Foko Retail is a mobile-first task management and communication platform used by 60+ of the world’s leading retailers for store operations, visual merchandising and marketing, communication, and store audits. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere, whether it’s on a mobile device or tablet in-store, or desktop at HQ.

Kira Talent is the world’s only holistic admissions solution designed for higher education. Kira transforms the admissions process by combining on-demand, timed video and timed written assessments with existing admissions requirements. Kira works with over 600 programs worldwide to build applicant-first assessments that identify and select their best-fit students. Kira enhances the existing application by integrating effective, efficient, and fair digital assessments into your school’s existing systems to create a more streamlined admissions process. Working at Kira: At Kira, we are solving complex problems in higher education by building elegant products that are easy to use. We’re a lean, highly-collaborative team who take on big challenges and work quickly and cross-functionally to achieve success for schools and applicants. If you’re an entrepreneurial, startup type, you’re gonna love it here. At Kira, we strive to remain an open, honest, and fun place to work that is shaped by the people within it. We are committed to building and supporting talent that reflects our diverse culture.

Axonify is the frontline enablement solution that’s science-backed and proven to maximize the potential of workforces. It gives frontlines what they need to learn, connect and get things done. Quickly. Easily. Every single day. It starts with brain science and AI to drive knowledge retention through bite-sized microlearning and daily intelligent reinforcement. Embedded two-way communication and feedback ensure staff is engaged and informed, no matter the scale of the organization. Guided task management shows employees exactly how to put their training to use, every single day. With an industry-leading 83% engagement rate, Axonify is used by companies to deliver next-level CX, higher sales, improved workplace safety and lower turnover. Axonify enables over 3.5 million frontline workers in 160-plus countries, in over 250 companies including Lowe’s, Kroger, Walmart and Citizens Bank. Founded in 2011, Axonify is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. For more information, visit axonify.com.

Our core purpose is to democratize technology for small businesses by making technology easy, accessible and affordable. We are a technology ecosystem that connects business with the vendors of products and services and the trusted experts that implement them. Trusted experts use our platform and marketplace to build a catalog of white label solutions to market, sell, bill, fulfill, and deliver to their business customers. Their business customers are provided access to a tightly integrated operating system, with a single login, to access all of the technology products and services they need to operate their businesses. Vendors of products and services provided a platform to manage the orders and fulfillment needed to manage their sales through our channel distribution network of over 10,000 trusted experts serving 6 million businesses.

Scalable, secure and hardware-agnostic, Mojio is the platform and SaaS provider of choice to build, launch and scale connected mobility services. Mojio’s platform and mobile apps deliver a smarter, safer and more convenient car ownership experience for the global driving community. Force by Mojio helps small businesses manage, monitor and maintain their fleets, while delighting their customers with real-time tracking feeds. With over 20 billion miles of telematics data gathered from more than a million vehicles, Mojio’s big data analytics framework uses machine learning to generate actionable insights, unlocking the next generation of revenue streams for companies throughout the automotive value chain. Founded in 2012, Mojio counts some of the world’s biggest brands as customers, investors and partners, including Amazon, Audi, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Vivint. Mojio is a career-accelerator for driven tech professionals looking to fuel the future of connected mobility.

Our industry and company: Welcome to the world of competitive video games: multi-million dollar prize pools, packed events at the Staples Center, Madison Square Garden, Seoul World Cup Stadium, and 500 million players worldwide. Battlefy is leading this next seismic revolution in sports. Trusted by over 300,000 organizations globally, Battlefy is the easiest and most scalable way to create, manage, market and find video game competitions (esports). We power the entire competitive pyramid – from casual, to academic / collegiate, to professional. Our customers include game publishers like EA, Riot, Nintendo, Activision-Blizzard; sports organizations like the NFL, NHL, MLB, The Premier League; and brands like Coca-Cola, British Telecom, Bain & Company. If you’re an organizer, game studio/publisher, or brand interested in leveling up your game in esports, let us know what you play and we’ll see you on Discord! Our culture: Esports and gaming are in our DNA. We write award-winning blogs discussing the ethics of face hunting in Hearthstone, settle disagreements by counting headshots in CS:GO, and fanatically play League of Legends as part of our product testing. If you’re interested in joining Battlefy and working at one of the leading esports companies, head to https://battlefy.workable.com/. We’re a flat organization built on meritocracy - your role and responsibilities will match your horsepower and capabilities. You don’t need to be a hardcore gamer, but you do need to believe Han Solo shot first and that Dungeons and Dragons was the Big Bang of gaming. You do not need to be in Vancouver. We have team members in NYC, Sao Paulo, Vilnius, and Iowa City. If you’re willing to devote the energy and fortitude to make Battlefy awesome, you’ll have one hell of a ride.

Foko Retail is a mobile-first task management and communication platform used by 60+ of the world’s leading retailers for store operations, visual merchandising and marketing, communication, and store audits. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere, whether it’s on a mobile device or tablet in-store, or desktop at HQ.

Solink is a subscription-based software that connects your camera footage with your POS data to give you the insight you need to increase your profits, reduce theft, and help you reclaim your time. Solink reviews all of your POS transactions and pairs them with the corresponding real-time video, creating a dashboard of searchable moments. These moments allow you to filter by specific incidents like movement in a room, particular purchases, and unusual staff behavior. Solink is a Wesley Clover company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario with regional representation worldwide.

Investing in Exceptional Manitoban Founders. Trillick Ventures Fund I is a $15M fund created to fill the early-stage funding gap in Manitoba, the least represented province in all of Canada, receiving <1% of Canadian venture capital investment. The Fund will make pre-seed & seed investments into 20-25 technology startups, with 25% of total funds reserved for follow-on investments, doubling-down on the best performers. $10M will be invested into exceptional Manitoban founders, with the other $5M available to invest in the best opportunities found nationwide.

Nicoya is a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to improving human life by helping scientists succeed. Established in 2012, Nicoya was founded by Ryan Denomme in his relentless pursuit to use nanotechnology to increase the affordability and ease of use of scientific instruments. Within 10 years, Nicoya has grown to a team of 100+ employees who have extensive experience working at the forefront of nanotechnology and biotechnology sectors. Nicoya develops innovative and accessible biosensor technology for in-depth characterization of biomolecular interactions. Alto, the world’s first digital high-throughput benchtop SPR instrument, is capable of accelerating drug discovery using a fraction of sample volume traditionally required for biomolecular interaction analyses. Alto helps biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies go-to-market faster with increased efficiency and success early in their product pipelines. Join us on our mission to improve human life by helping scientists to succeed. For job opportunities, see our webpage at https://nicoyalife.com/about/careers/

We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. Our mission is to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Through our subsidiary—BDC Capital, we also offer a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital. BDC, Canada’s first B Corp bank. B Corps are certified Beneficial companies. Their purpose is to create value for society as well as money. They meet high standards of transparency and accountability, and create positive social and environmental benefit. Learn more at www.bcorporation.net. Social Media Community Guidelines: https://www.bdc.ca/EN/about/social_media/Pages/social-media-guidelines.aspx

Mosaic is a digital manufacturing company creating the next generation of product delivery systems. Founded in 2014, Mosaic began by enabling 3D printers to create substantially more useful and valuable products. Now, we’re working to scale this technology to help millions of people get value from the upcoming waves of customization and personalization. Learn more at: www.mosaicmfg.com/pages/about

SensorSuite®, an innovator in smart building technology, has created the first affordable enterprise-level smart building solution. A complete suite of energy efficient monitoring and control solutions for your boilers & electrically heated buildings. Our powerful dashboard and turnkey wireless sensor products can monitor anything in your building, and take control of your gas boiler and electric buildings saving you energy. SensorSuite®, as a leading Internet of Things Company in Canada focuses on the optimization and efficiency of HVAC systems in small and mid-market buildings for REITs and other Portfolio managers. Focusing on energy savings through control and optimization through its Building Automation in the Cloud. Offering control solutions for legacy and decentralized HVAC such as; electric baseboard heat, Packaged Terminal Air-Conditioners (PTACs), Fan Coils, Heat Pump systems, Rooftop Units and Boilers. As well as Energy Management for everything HVAC in your building. Smarter Buildings Make Sense.™