Amy Risley

Propel ICT delivers startup launch and build accelerators. Launch guides entrepreneurs through the early stages of validating, developing and launching a startup while Build focuses on later stage startups, those who have progressed beyond the idea phase and earned initial market traction. The company was founded in Gerald Pond and is headquartered in Moncton, Canada.

Archangel Network of Funds (Archangel Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Amber French. The firm headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario.

Nova Scotia Power, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity generation, transmission and distribution services. The company offers thermal, renewable and imported electricity. It also delivers electricity to residential, business, energy savings and environmental sectors. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

IWK Health Centre provides health care services. It provides primary health care services for women, children, youth, and families. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

The IWK Foundation provides health care services for women and children. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia provides hands-on experiential learning in the classroom and through extra-curricular activities. Its programs focuses on three educational pillars financial literacy, workplace readiness, and entrepreneurship. The company is headquartered in Bedford, Canada.

Emera Energy, Inc. is an energy services company that provides marketing, trading and asset management services. The firm provides a full suite of services for natural gas producers, local distribution companies, power generators, load-serving entities and renewable asset owners. The company is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Golden Triangle Angel Network provides venture capital and private equity services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Canada.

GoodSoil Venture Capital (Goodsoil VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ashley Thompson-MacCarthy and Richard Mensah. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kindom.

La Fondation de l'innovation du Nouveau-Brunswick is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2003. La Fondation de l'innovation du Nouveau-Brunswick is headquartered in Fredericton.

ventureLAB provides business development solutions. Its programs focuses on capital, talent, technology, and customers. The company is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Volta Labs is a Canadian bioautomation company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to simplify the upstream workflows in genomic sequencing. The private company is based in Halifax, Canada, and offers programming, events, and co-working space to the innovation community. The company is building a sequencer agnostic platform for sample preparation, which spans across hardware, software, chemistry, and biology. Volta Labs was founded in 2018 by Udayan Umapathi, who is the CEO, and Will Langford, the head of engineering.

NATIONAL Public Relations (Canada), Inc. provides public relations and consulting services. The firm's services include corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs, marketing, technology, and healthcare communications. The company was founded by Luc Beauregard on September 22, 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Stride Consumer Partners LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Patrick Ta Beauty, LLC is a new beauty brand created by Patrick Ta that offers a range of beauty products, including a defining wax for brows and a brush for applying glow body oil. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA and was founded in 2019. The products are cruelty-free and made with synthetic bristles that create a seamless finish. The defining wax contains growth peptides to support healthy new growth and glycerin and olive oil to condition and soften the brows and skin. The CEO is Villatoro Kimberly.

BUILD is a national non-profit organization that aims to empower under-resourced youth through entrepreneurship. The non-profit company is based in Redwood City, CA and was founded by Suzanne Klahr. The organization serves high school students in several areas across the United States. BUILD uses entrepreneurship as a tool to help young people reach their full potential and prepare them for success in high school, college, and their future careers.

TopLog, Inc. provides a platform that helps detect, prevent and fix information technology system issues. The company was founded by Ozge Yeloglu, Tokunbo Makanju and Patrick LaRoche in 2013 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Bennett Group of Cos. specializes in the construction of Water and Wastewater treatment facilities. Its services include process mechanical fabrication for the water & wastewater industry, cwb certified for process pipe & structural welding in stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum, project management, engineering, civil construction, formwork, structural steel fabrication, process pipe fabrication and installation. The company is headquartered in Millgrove, Canada.

Ganong Bros. Ltd. manufactures and markets confectionary products. Its products include Delecto, Chicken Bones, valentine hearts, candy bars and Fruitfull candies. The company was founded by James H. Ganong and Gilbert Ganong in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Stephen, Canada.

First Angel Network Corp. provides entrepreneurs and investors with private equity investment services. It also delivers education and networking opportunities in the areas of investment readiness, angel investing and commercialization. The company was founded by Ross Finlay and Brian Lowe and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada.

Woven Capital Management Company LLC (Woven Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Sidewalk Labs LLC researches and develops technologies for urban improvement. It imagines, designs, tests and builds urban innovations to help cities meet their biggest challenges. The company was founded in January 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nalcor Energy Ltd. generates, transmits, and sells electrical power. The firm operates hydroelectric plants, oil-fired plant, gas turbines, diesel plants, transmission and distribution lines. It serves the utility, industrial, residential, and retail customers in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The firm also manages onshore and offshore oil and gas interests; engages in steel fabrication and concrete construction, outfitting installation, at-shore hook-up and commissioning, fabrication and assembly of project functions in various categories, including topsides fabrication and assembly, dry dock fabrication and construction, and deepwater sites; and supports energy marketing. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Bull Arm Site Corp. provides facilities, steel fabrication, and concrete construction services.

Atlantic Provinces Economic Council provides economic development services. It specializes in monitoring and analyzing, communicating and consulting services. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro delivers energy to residents and industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Bell Aliant Preferred Equity, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc. It was formed for the purpose of being the issuer of preference shares. The company intends to lend the net proceeds from the issue and sale of the Series C Shares to sell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc., which in turn intends to lend substantially all of such amount to Bell Aliant LP to be used to make a lump-sum voluntary contribution to certain of the Bell Aliant Group's pension plans and for general corporate purposes. It was founded on January 31, 2011 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.