Ready. Set. Global is a showcase of the Alberta Accelerator by 500 Batch 3 companies, where 13 selected startups will present their innovative solutions. We'd like to invite you to join us on April 18 at 5:30PM in Edmonton alongside the startups, innovation leaders from corporations, and leaders in the venture capital industry. We’re excited to have in attendance 500 Global's CEO and Founding Partner, Christine Tsai, who will be delivering the opening remarks at Demo Day.

In addition, we welcome Hanif Joshaghani, Co-Founder and CEO of Symend as our Keynote Speaker. Symend is a leading SaaS company that turns difficult conversations into positive experiences across the entire customer journey. Founded in 2016, Symend is privately held and headquartered in Calgary, and has raised over $100M to-date.

If the idea of witnessing startups present their innovative solutions excites you, join us at Ready. Set. Global: Demo Day for Alberta Accelerator by 500. These startups have potential to transform the technological landscape in sectors including EdTech, FinTech, Healthcare, and more in Canada and beyond. If you'd like to join us virtually, click here.

Meet our Keynote Speaker

Hanif Joshaghani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Symend. He is a serial entrepreneur who has raised $200 million across the four companies he has founded and has invested in over a dozen startups. His background includes 15 years of senior roles in capital markets, energy, finance, business development, and entrepreneurship across a broad range of industries. You don't want to miss Hanif's keynote as he will be sharing his perspective as a serial entrepreneur and investor, and what he’s learnt from building Symend to what it is today.

Event Details (The agenda is added below)

Date: April 18, 2023

Time: Doors open at 5:30 PM

Venue: Riverview Room, Edmonton Convention Centre

Location: 9797 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9

*Please note that this is an exclusive event. Registrations are subject to verification and approval. For any questions, please reach out to albertaaccelerator@500.co

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Meet the 13 Presenting Startups from Batch 3 of the Alberta Accelerator by 500

B2B

AlphaBlock Technologies: Provides better Index Funds that increase returns while reducing risk, using the power of AI.

Almexoft: A no-code workflow automation platform for enterprises that struggle with their digital transformation efforts.

Aro Robotic Systems: Helps manufacturing SMEs reduce the costs of their repetitive manual tasks by over 50% by automating them through our multi-tasking robots.

Glorri: Helps enterprises automate time-sucking tasks in recruitment so that they can focus on hiring great employees with the power of data analytics and automated workflows.

SPI Utilities Solutions: Helps power companies eliminate outages, caused by dirty and contaminated equipment, through their use of our proprietary dry-ice cleaning technology.

StorsApp: Storspay is a marketplace that helps small businesses access working capital to grow using crypto to minimize transaction costs.

B2C

Africa Data School: Helps young professionals in Africa gain technology and data science skills using live online classes.

Greymate Care: Helps Africans in the diaspora remit money securely and provides trusted home health care for their parents back home.

Overseas Connection’s product Scoutz App is a mobile app that connects athletes and coaches to help them gain access to paid opportunities with sports teams worldwide.

Prodigee: A platform providing an immersive learning experience for web development and data science learners to get certified and hired.

TagMango: A SaaS platform that helps the world’s top influencer creators share their educational content and monetize their audience to make more money.

XReadyLab educators increase students’ learning outcomes by creating engaging lessons using virtual STEM simulations.

360 Explorer: 360 Explorer's product EurekaTrip is a marketplace for helping people find the right adventure tour and life transformational trip, just for them.

About the Program

The Alberta Accelerator by 500 is a growth-driven program for local and global entrepreneurs to land and expand in the tech innovation ecosystem of Alberta. With the support of Alberta Innovates, PrairiesCan, and Edmonton Unlimited, the program is delivered twice a year with batches rotating between Edmonton and Calgary.

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