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mesh welcomes tech startups

By 15MOF, business stream, mesh14, The Archives

Startups_200x200With just under two weeks until the ninth mesh conference, we’re pleased to welcome our featured startups taking part in this year’s event.

This group of innovative leaders will be showcased in the mesh “demo alley” where attendees will have the opportunity to meet with the entrepreneurs and vote for their favorite startup.  The top startup will then be featured on our main stage during the mesh “15 Minutes of Fame” sponsored by glacéau vitaminwater.

“It has been amazing to see how the startup community has grown over the past few years. This is the third year that mesh has put startups in the spotlight. It’s exciting and important to support the startup ecosystem.” Mark Evans mesh co-founder

Thanks to our mesh sponsors Ernst & Young, City of Toronto and Yellow Pages Group

SqueezeCMM @SqueezeCMM

A user friendly content marketing tracking tool that allows companies to spend less time running reports and more time creating engaging content for their audience.

Innohub @innohubinc

Innohub’s flagship product Uplette delivers personalized, context-aware and dynamic mobile landing pages directly to any mobile device, helping clients satisfy the needs of their consumers.

Virtual Next @VirtualNext

A leader in mobile-based store-card and payment solutions.  Virtual Next is the world’s first company to enable fast food chains to offer a branded mobile based digital card that ties payment into loyalty without the use of additional smartphone apps.

Novela Inc @Novela_Inc

A biomedical engineering and micro-fabrication research and engineering lab at the University of Waterloo that creates advanced electrodes capable of providing enhanced functionality and biocompatibility, for use in the development of reliable and efficient therapies for nervous system disorders.

Handybook @Handybook

An efficient and convenient online home maintenance service that allows customers to book professional handyman and house cleaning services.

Giveffect @Giveffect

North America’s first crowdfunding platform for charities and corporations.

Parse.ly @parsely

Uses an advanced technology platform to help editorial teams show the most relevant and compelling content to their audiences with the goal of improving core metrics.

SuedeLane @1suedelane

A quarterly subscription service with a focus on emerging artists and designers.  Delivering thoughtfully curated products from around the world to consumers delight.

Shario @Shario

Share More. Get More.  Shario is a mobile app that rewards consumers with discounts in return for sharing their favourite shops. Merchants are then able to track consumer buying patterns and benefit from customer referrals.

Kastio @KastioApp

Kastio is a live webcast platform for marketing teams to create compelling content throughout their funnel, and engage users with detailed customer data in order to drive conversions and increase sales.

Shift Health Paradigms

A physician led technology company creating software solutions to help healthcare providers deliver the best possible care to their patients.

Backspin @backspinit

A cloud-based SaaS to help content producers measure engagement and efficiently share their product within an access controlled environment.

Collabogence

Uses big data analytics to help organizations improve their performance by helping them to understand the collaborative balance of people, processes and tools.

Hurrier @usehurrier

An on-demand delivery service within downtown Toronto. Use them to have your food, gifts, packages or anything else delivered promptly.

mesh announces new keynotes and presenters

By business stream, marketing stream, mesh conference, mesh news, mesh14, News, society stream, The Archives

With just under a month before the ninth mesh conference kicks off in Toronto, May 27 and 28, the organizers announced the latest round of outstanding keynotes and presenters at this year’s event:

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Neil Harbison redefines wearable tech, literally. Neil is a Catalan contemporary artist, composer and cyborg activist best known for his ability to hear and perceive colours outside of human vision. He was born with achromatopsia, a condition that only allows him to see in grey scale. In 2013, Neil had an antenna surgically implanted that now allows him not only to perceive colour as sound but to connect live to the colours that others can see. He’ll be talking about new communication possibilities that go beyond our traditional senses.

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Boris Wertz is one of the top tech early-stage investors in North America and the founding partner of version one ventures. His impressive portfolio includes over 50 successful consumer Internet and enterprise companies, including Clio, Flurry, Frank & Oak, Indiegogo, Top Hat and Wattpad. Boris is also a board partner with Andreessen Horowitz and one of the founders of start-up accelerator GrowLab.  He and Jevon MacDonald, co-founder and general manager of GoInstant, will discuss the state of startup funding in Canada and where they believe it should be heading.

“We’re thrilled to have two prominent Canadian entrepreneurs, talents and investors on the stage in Boris Wertz and Jevon MacDonald,” says mesh co-founder Stuart MacDonald.

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Darren McColl in conversation with David Bradfield (closing keynote) – Darren (Daz) is co-author of Storyscaping; Stop Creating Ads, Start Creating Worlds (April, 2014) and chief brand strategy officer of SapientNitro, a new breed of agency redefining storytelling for an always-on world. He and David will discuss how to create an intelligent story system rooted in a creative organizing idea, that’s fueled by innovative technology and creates more meaningful brand-consumer connections. This session will help you activate much of what you’ve learned over the course of the conference.

Other presenters include: Erin Bury, 88Creative, Berry Wellman, NetLab, Melissa Shapiro, WattPad, Jean-Luc David, Alertly and more.

See the full line-up of speakers and the schedule.

Stay tuned for more news!