Plug and Play Alberta Announces 23 Startups for the Fourth Cohort of its Sector Agnostic Program
CALGARY, ALBERTA, October 5, 2023 - Plug and Play Alberta has announced the 23 startups selected for the fourth cohort of their Sector Agnostic program. The aim of this initiative is to bring global innovation to the region through the expansion of businesses, providing guidance, and facilitating pilots and proof of concepts among selected startups.
Corporate partners will jointly select and guide participating startups in the Sector Agnostic program, including EECOL Electric, TD, WestJet, and Edmonton International Airport. An Advisory Panel has been established to engage with startups during the 3-month program, including representatives such as Faraz Ahmed from TELUS, Cody Verbeek from Servus Credit Union, and Matt Gramblicka from Graham Construction.
"These startups are at the forefront of automation, encompassing areas ranging from enterprise and AI to robotic solutions. We’re looking to foster a multitude of innovative opportunities between these startups and our ecosystem," said Lindsay Smylie, Director of Plug and Play Alberta.
The Plug and Play Sector Agnostic program, brings together players from relevant industries around the world to support the advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning across diverse fields. Since the launch of Plug and Play Alberta in January of 2022, 54 startups have been accelerated in the Sector Agnostic program, resulting in several new partnerships and business opportunities.
The 3-month program officially launched on September 5th, 2023 and will run until the next Plug and Play Alberta EXPO on November 30th, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This EXPO will mark the highly anticipated graduation of Plug and Play’s Fall 2023 cohort.
Learn more about the 23 startups participating in the program:
We help manufacture automate their manual and repetitive work with our multitasking robots.
Sorair Technologies automates security and surveillance processes with robotics and computer vision technology - our central intelligence platform, integrates with drones, cameras and sensors to track real-time activity of individuals and assets across large industrial sites; computer vision is used to detect health and safety risks plus intrusions and threats at the earliest stages.
A new generation of business communications for an online world.
Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that matches organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American remote administrative assistants on a subscription basis.
Automation Hero has built the intelligent operating system for the modern enterprise. Its product Hero Platform_ is a complete intelligent document processing platform that is processing any type of document faster than ever and has the easiest-to-use and most advanced AI in the industry.
AI & quality data through an affordable solution for high-value cargo traceability.
AYLA Goal Driven, Personal AI Taskbot: Transforming transactions into enduring AI companionships.
The backbone of all your AI needs.
Solutions for Industrial Operations - Powered by Artificial Intelligence.
B2B trade credit as-a-service.
Digital tools for people building in the real world.
Mavryck Inc is a Canadian based AI-powered technology company with the aim to save time, mitigate risks and stay within budget on your projects.
Archetype AI's proprietary generative AI model interprets your sensor data in combination with your enterprise data, allowing you to search, summarize, monitor, and predict events happening in the physical world, in real-time.
Kodif.ai customer experience through Automation and generative AI.
Making AI Accessible to Everyone.
ResVR develops high quality interactive digital twin technology for airports, airliners, commercial warehousing and residential developers.
Structa, Supercharging Real Estate Decisions for Investors & Developers.
Entuitive Compliance brings to market, a workforce compliance software approach that is transforming the way the world of work connects.
Samdesk is a global disruption detection and monitoring platform that provides real-time alerts at the earliest signs of a crisis, helping organizations quickly initiate an effective response.
Cyber threat detection and full-cycle response automation across all business functions using AI.
Our mission is to empower companies to unlock workforce potential through immersive, interactive learning environments.
Automate 90%+ of all phone calls, improve NPS/CSAT scores by 40%, maximize support availability, increase your profitability and reduce customer and staff churn.
BetterCart Analytics is a data-driven price analytics and competitive intelligence company, whose AI enables manufacturers and retail companies across the grocery industry to understand their market and competitive landscape faster.
About Plug and Play Alberta
Plug and Play Alberta is building a world-class innovation platform to attract top technology and investment to the region and support Albertan entrepreneurs to scale and grow, hire tech talent, and propel digital transformation across the province. Plug and Play is part of the Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program that is run by a consortium led by Alberta Innovates. The consortium, which also includes the Government of Alberta, 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 the Alberta government’s goal to help create 20,000 jobs and increase technology firm revenue to $5 billion by 2030.
About Plug and Play Tech Center
Plug and Play is the leading innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we're present in 45+ locations across 5 continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize startup acceleration programs and have built an in-house VC to drive innovation across multiple industries where we've invested in hundreds of successful companies including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club, N26, PayPal, and Rappi. For more information, visit www.plugandplaytechcenter.com.
Plug and Play Contact
Kristyn Coons
Senior Program Manager, Alberta
Plug and Play Tech Center
k.coons@pnptc.com