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500 Startups Seed Accelerator Announces Batch 21 - Seven Canadian Companies Selected (2 from Vancouver)
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Vancouver, BC, May 25, 2017--(T-Net)--500 Startups has announced their Batch 21 and almost 1/4 of the companies hail from north of the border, including two from Vancouver.
B21 represents a wide array of technologies ranging between Conversational Commerce, Big Data, drones, VR, transportation, digital health and FinTech. There will also be a focus track in B2B Sales and an automotive track hosted with General Motors.
See the full list of Canadian companies selected for 500 Startups' Batch 21 below:
Adventure Bucketlist (Vancouver) -A platform that streamlines tour and activity bookings for destinations
Chatter Research (Toronto) - Real-time customer feedback solution for retail and hospitality.
Ellebox (Vancouver) - ElleBox is an organic feminine hygiene subscription box service.
Lumotune (Waterloo) - Lumotune reinvents physical spaces with see-through, connected digital displays.
Medstack (Toronto) - Accelerate the development, adoption and integration of apps in healthcare.
Meya (Waterloo) - A platform to build, train and deploy bots.
Swept (Halifax) - We help janitorial companies increase profits & cleaner retention.
Two weeks ago Batch 21 (B21) kicked off at 500 Startups in Mountain View, CA.
The thirty-one young selected companies will now spend the next four months hacking out of the flagship location nestled in the center of Silicon Valley where 500 Startups was launched six years ago.
The core of the 500 program continues to be focused on growth and fundraising with the return of the notorious Marketing Hell Week followed by weekly enterprise sales talks and intensive customer acquisition coaching.
βIt's week two, and we are already feeling the speed at which 500 operates,β says Ryan Stobie, CEO and founder of Adventure Bucket List who's from Vancouver. βI've seen other accelerators and the growth expertise here is unmatched.β
About 500 Startups
With the creation of 500 Canada, startups across the country will be able to leverage the 500 Startups brand and extensive network of mentors, founders, and partners that come from over 1,800 portfolio companies around the world. 500 Startups has already made 40+ Canadian investments out of its Silicon Valley main funds including Breather, Influitive, Unbounce, CareGuide and more.
500 Canada plans to make 150+ investments into early-stage startups in the region over the next few years. 500 Canada will focus investments on capital-efficient businesses that can achieve profitability with less than $1M in total investment. The fund will be truly national in scope, with partners or associates in each major innovation centre, including Vancouver, Waterloo, Toronto, Montreal, and Fredericton.