New Ventures BC announced its 2021 Competition Round 2.5 and Round 3 ventures, after evaluations from a panel of 83 judges.

The Competition organizers have selected 15 ventures to move directly into Round 3, and 27 ventures pitching in Round 2.5. The 27 Round 2.5 companies will pitch on June 24th and then 10 will move on to Round 3.

The 42 startups progressing were selected from an initial collection of 206 applicants.

Top 15 advancing directly to Round 3:

1. BinBreeze – Victoria

2. Cortico Health Technologies Inc – Vancouver

3. Datapp Software Inc – Burnaby

4. Flash Forest Inc – Vancouver

5. Geenees – Delta

6. LetHub – Victoria

7. NeuraGrasp (CEA Innovations), Vancouver

8. Pocketed – Vancouver

9. RightMetric – North Vancouver

10. SalonMonster Software Ltd – North Saanich

11. Simply Rooted Media Inc – Victoria

12. Streamline Athletes – Vancouver

13. Sucre Interactive Technologies Inc – Fernie

14. TrafficDriven Technologies Inc – Vancouver

15. Train Fitness Inc – Vancouver

Round 2.5 ventures:

1. Asset Market – North Vancouver

2. Audette – Victoria

3. Autonopia – Vancouver

4. Axolotl Biosciences – Victoria

5. Cyberspline Games Inc – Vancouver

6. Difinity Solutions, Vancouver

7. Edooking Technologies Inc – Coquitlam

8. Eterio Realities Inc – Victoria

9. Fibrilex – Vancouver

10. Forensic Guardians International Consulting Inc – West Vancouver

11. Happipad Technologies Inc – Kelowna

12. ImmiSearch Technologies Inc – Burnaby

13. JamBox – Vancouver

14. Lincoin Technologies – North Vancouver

15. Locelle Digital Inc – North Saanich

16. Matidor.com – Vancouver

17. MAZDIS – Vancouver

18. Meaningful Technology Inc – Surrey

19. Moment Energy – Vancouver

20. Newsly – Vancouver

21. Peko – Vancouver

22. PH7 Technologies Inc – Burnaby

23. Quandri Technologies Inc – Vancouver

24. Sarcomere Dynamics Inc – Abbotsford

25. ThyForLife Health Inc – Vancouver

26. Total Flow Cannula – Vancouver

27. VOLTA – Vancouver

The New Ventures Competition presented by Innovate BC drives the growth of early-stage technology companies by providing mentorship, business seminars, networking events and recognition.

A total of $250,000 in capital and in-kind business services are awarded to the most promising startups in one of North America’s largest business technology competitions.

Past winners have raised over $807 million in financing, $288 million in revenues, and have created over 5,400 jobs in British Columbia. Over 150 of B.C.’s top business leaders volunteer as mentors and jurors. Since its inception, more than 1,500 entrepreneurs have participated in the program.

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