Pitch'Day is tomorrow! Meet the Top 15 startup finalists!
Over 30 startup entrepreneurs competed in our Preliminary Round on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Our Preliminary Round judges had to make some extremely difficult decisions to select the Top 15! Here they are in alphabetical order:
Cakewalk, presented by Ben Myers
An app that tracks the user's activity throughout the day and publicly shames them on their social networks if they aren't achieving their exercise goals.
Comfort Wave Mobile Imaging, presented by Jesse Perry
A mobile device using microwave technology that pre-screens for breast cancer without breast compression in about 2 minutes. The device focuses on patient comfort and quick analysis as a pre-screen to mammography and has the potential to be used in rural and remote locations across the world.
Docuful, presented by Kevin Buckner
A cloud based, 'intelligent' document storage and deadline filing reminder system that walks entrepreneurs through managing their governance, legal and accounting documents while providing effortless sharing between staff, investors, bookkeepers, accountants and lawyers.
Giftmail, presented by Matt Cibinel
A hyper-local IOS and Android supported app that lets users purchase and send digital gift cards via email, text message or Facebook from local businesses that find it difficult to break into the online gift spending market.
Integrated Armor Systems, presented by Matt Olson
The lightest and most flexible Spike/Stab body armor that meets US DOJ Level 3 standards – this patented material has applications in law enforcement, military, corrections and private security.
Lift Innovations, presented by Jesse Marr
Lift innovations designs and manufactures a high quality and completely novel grinder for medical and legal recreational cannabis markets.
Max Evaluations & Analytics, presented by Bob Macgregor, Jay Roberts and Jason Abbott
A web/app platform allowing athletic skills to be easily assessed, evaluated, analyzed and tracked over time.
MI-LIFE, presented by Sandeep Kaur
A non-contact, portable, microwave-based life detection system that can detect and locate a live person when hidden behind most types of barriers, including under the rubble caused by earthquakes or other disasters.
PanoPla, presented by Daniel Blair
A low cost platform that allows users to build their own virtual tours or virtual reality content for business, educational or recreational purposes.
Passages Media Ltd, presented by Travis Dreger
An online and highly social platform for remembering deceased loved ones that allows for the collection of memories, videos, stories and other content for sharing, publishing genealogy and record keeping.
popRX, presented by Ali Esmail
An app that allows patients to fill or refill their medications with just a picture, and have those medications delivered the same day for free.
RideBuddies, presented by David Dang
A social media platform with a local distribution strategy that connects people who live nearby who want a long-term ride sharing relationship – saving the time and money.
TrapTap, presented by Bryce North
A completely legal, hands-free, speed trap indicator with pre-mapped red light cameras, school zones and crowd sourced radar traps and road hazards.
TrukMate, presented by Blake Sabeski
Uber for trucks – it connects truck owners with people needing a truck's utility.
Vidday, presented by Denis Devigne
A collaborative, online, social, and mobile video "many to one" application designed to be a virtual, on-line surprise party for events such as retirements, wedding presentations and birthdays.
Meet the MC
Greg Mackling is back by popular demand as Pitch'Day MC for the third consecutive year. As an Entrepreneur since his early teens, at his core, Greg embodies an entrepreneurial spirit. A repatriated Manitoban three times over, Greg's work on CJOB Radio is dedicated to highlighting those who make a difference not only for themselves, but other Manitobans. As a one time victim of the "dragons den" taken to task by the dragons of industry, he promises to respectfully MC Pitch'Day 2015.
Meet our awesome Pitch'Day judges, including Tanya Soman with 500 startups!
500 is one of the most successful startup investors/accelerators in the world. As Principal, Tanya Soman spends most of her time recruiting awesome companies for 500's accelerator in Mountain View from all around the world. She'll be meeting with the winners of Pitch'Day as well as other top Manitoba tech startups.
She'll join an award-winning panel of judges that includes Manitoba's leading startup business reporter, a rockstar co-founder and CEO of a revolutionary superfood company, and the CEO of one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for 3 years in a row, Pitch'Day is sure to be both educational and entertaining for competitors and observers alike! Read their bios here.
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