The Launch@GROW Launch Party is 15 days away and today they announced the 15 finalists that will have the opportunity to launch at the event on on August 17th. 61 startups from across Canada entered the Launch@GROW competition.
Four of these startups will also have the opportunity to pitch live on stage the following day at the GROW Conference.
Unbounce
Summify
Rocketr
Tiipz
ToggleMe with Tradable Bits
Storypanda
MentionMapp
Hoseanna
Food.ee
Cargoh
Warranty Life
Jostle.me
ZapTap
Hipsell
Wishpond
We'll be highlighting these companies over the next two weeks with startup profiles here on Techvibes. Vancouver's Unbounce led during public voting, so Techvibes jumped the gun yesterday with the first of our 15 startup profiles.
If you have already registered for the GROW Conference then Launch@GROW is including in your registration. If you're not attending GROW, get yourself a ticket to Launch@GROW now before they're all gone.
Unbounce is a self-serve hosted service that enables companies to earn more revenue from their online marketing spend by providing marketers the means to create and test promotion specific landing pages without the need for IT or other specialized resources.
While most marketers understand that the use of promotion specific landing pages can increase conversion rates and ROI (10%-30% or more) of their PPC, banner...
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Summify is a "social news reader" that helps you consume your river of news in minutes, rather than hours.
People are increasingly getting their news mainly from the social networks they're part of, but this is rapidly getting overwhelming. If you're connected with a few hundred people and companies it's hard to stay on top of the news they share. There's currently no way to get the important stuff without going...
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Wishpond is a local search and advertising platform which connects online consumers with brick and mortar merchants through web, mobile and social media.
Consumers find the best prices on over 18 million products from 3500 retailers near them.
Merchants attract and retain local customers. Wishpond’s self service interface gives merchants one stop to create promotions and showcase their entire inventory on Google,...
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A global marketplace for independent creatives with a focus on art + design, Fashion + Accessories, Music + Merch and Film + Photography. We provide sellers with a simple, easy to use storefront and e-commerce solution and buyers a place to come and shop the world's most unique products from emerging creative talents from around the world!
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Jostle Corporation is creating and enabling the next generation of enterprise software – simple, intuitive, elegant, inclusive and accessible.
Enterprises have endured a legacy of big software, an approach that attempts to impose grand unification (a single set of tools and processes for everyone), and results in high costs, out-of-date systems, disconnected employees and poor agility. With the advent of rich...
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Rocketr is a cloud-synced, web and mobile application, designed for social note-taking across your public and private groups. Rocketr blends the simplicity of the notepad with the power of conversations - whether in your work teams or social circles.
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See your Twitter community.
We listen to the chatter and map the communities formed around your brand or topic. With a quick glance, you can see clusters of conversation, who's talking, and the shape of their influence.
Our technology distills the Twitterverse into the information you need to efficiently manage your brand online.
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Hoseanna delivers a woman's essential 'must have's with the discretion she wants, on the schedule she needs.
With just a few clicks, Hoseanna customers can shop a curated collection of trusted brands in pantyhose & hosiery (and coming July 2011, intimacy products, feminine care and health & beauty), pick the auto-ship schedule that fits their needs, and strike a bold line through that endless to-do list while...
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Tiipz is a social platform for engagement based consumer insight. We give businesses a brand new way to engage with customers through what we call Micropinions.
Micropinions are interactive questions that behave a little like tweets... They are fast to create, easy to answer and socially share-able. Where they differ is in the way that these micropinions can collect data about the customers who are interacting...
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Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
When not running Canada's leading technology media property, Rob can...
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