Startups To Watch Out For in 2024. Join Us In Welcoming Cohort 10 into Velocity North

We’re welcoming the newest Alberta Catalyzer Velocity Startups from Northern Alberta! Velocity Cohort 10 launched on January 31st.

Photo Credit: Ampersand Grey

Seventeen founders from various startup companies across Alberta are seated in front of the pitch stage at Edmonton Unlimited, posing for the camera. They represent the startups of the new Velocity North program cohort.

This 8-week in-person program is tailored for founders whose products or services have already garnered initial recurring sales and gearing up to scale operations and get investment ready. During their weekly sessions, these entrepreneurs will develop plans to scale their business, serve more customers, and attract potential investors to fuel growth.

Meet the founders in-person when they pitch live on March 20 on the pitch stage at Edmonton Unlimited. Secure your spot through Eventbrite Here

Scooly

Founder: Idowu & OluwaKemi Bolatito-Bello

Scooly is an education technology startup company that provides solutions for international student admission and payment system. They offer a variety of services such as language courses, visa assistance, and application process guidance. Their mission is to make international education accessible to students around the world.

Arii

Founder: Corry Van Den Brink

With Arii, businesses have a trusty tool ready round-the-clock to demonstrate their commitment to customer care. When customers seek personal assistance, businesses are just a click away from enhancing their experience. Arii transforms businesses into super sidekicks that seamlessly integrate into customers' lives—making businesses the champions of their customers' stories.

BEYOO

Founder: Jingjing Zheng

BEYOO is the first and only influencer marketing platform where brands can establish relationships with best-in-class Asian influencers and creators, both domestically and internationally. BEYOO is an influencer agency and platform specialized in sharing Asian stories.

Constructschon Sustainable Urban Development Inc.

Founders: Dean Kamaldin & Shara Wajih

With a diverse portfolio of tangible assets SustainDAO eliminates barriers to real estate investing, provides voting rights, ownership, liquidity, and risk mitigation. Powered by blockchain and smart contracts, SustainDAO accelerates sustainable land development with trust, transparency, and security. Make money, make an impact, be the community.

Gummy Nutrition Lab

Founder: Jolene Ali

Gummy Nutrition Lab, based in Edmonton, AB, produces 250,000 gummies daily using starchless mogul processing. With Health Canada approval, they ensure strict safety and quality standards. Their technical expertise and innovation make them a top choice for gummy-based supplements.

LitLife

Founder: Daniel Taylor

LitLife's AI generates a fitness regimen tailored to personal goals and adapted to their current physical condition. It considers injuries, family history, current fitness level, and goals to create a specialized program to support them in their fitness journey, no matter where they aim to go.

My Fertility Labs

Founders: Laura Duguay, Sarah Harper

Founded by a passionate group of women, My Fertility Labs addresses the unique challenges and frustrations that women encounter in their fertility and female health journeys. Recognizing a significant gap in healthcare, they aim to provide comprehensive and personalized fertility care, empowering women to take control of their reproductive health and make informed decisions.

Partyra

Founder: Joseph Omale

Partyra offers an all-in-one events solution designed to streamline event planning and management. With its user-friendly interface, Partyra enables users to connect with friends, share event experiences, and manage events with ease. The platform provides trusted and secure payment gateways, ensuring seamless transactions.

Q-Block Computing Inc.

Founder: Kyung Choi

Q-Block Computing aims to identify crucial applications through its quantum-inspired hardware solutions, ultimately benefiting society. Leading the way are the Q-block modules, commercialized to achieve the necessary scale for addressing significant challenges.

Re[source]

Founder: Gino Genson

Re(source) aims to provide a tool for individuals and communities to participate in and benefit from Alberta's carbon market. Revenue from the carbon market will be directed towards supporting communities in Alberta that have limited access to low-cost clean energy resources. This initiative aims to offset rising electricity prices and improve the cleanliness, intelligence, resilience, and decentralization of the electricity grid.

RankUs

Founder: Christopher Peel

Rankus alleviates the burden of decision-making for consumers, facilitating choices and connecting users with others who share similar preferences. Whether seeking the next restaurant to try or the next graphics card for their PC, Rankus is dedicated to simplifying the decision-making process.

About Alberta Catalyzer

Alberta Catalyzer is a merit-based pre-accelerator that offers company support, resources, and coaching to entrepreneurs aiming to launch and grow their tech-enabled companies, preparing them for advancement to the scale-up and acceleration stages.

Launched in 2022, Alberta Catalyzer is developed and delivered by Platform Calgary and Edmonton Unlimited, with support from partners and organizations across the Alberta Innovation Network.

Apply to join the next cohort in one of three programs: Engage, Traction, and Velocity.

Alberta Catalyzer is a part of the Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program (Scaleup GAP), led by Alberta Innovates. The consortium, which also includes Technology and Innovation, Edmonton Unlimited, the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund and Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), allocated $35 million over three years to retain business accelerators. It’s part of an overall government goal to help create 20,000 jobs and increase technology firm revenue to $5 billion by 2030. 

Alberta Catalyzer is open to ALL entrepreneurs launching and growing a tech-enabled company in Alberta – which includes the development of a new solution, product or process that has the potential to improve or advance the industry with commercial viability.