Meet the founders: The Incubator wraps up its first cohort
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Platform Calgary is a non-profit, member based organization. Our mandate is to bring together the resources of Calgary's tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey, from ideation through to scale.
More about Platform CalgaryThe Platform Incubator launched its first cohort in 2022 to provide high-potential founders with the resources and connections needed to build world-class companies.
This group of founders have worked closely with a dedicated Entrepreneur-in-Residence and a community of other entrepreneurs to help them grow and scale.
Now, 18 months months later, the first cohort is officially wrapping up their time in the Incubator. Meet the founders and their companies:
Knead Technologies
Knead is a software development company that provides logistics solutions to food rescue organizations around the world.
Communal
Communal helps community-based organizations manage every aspect of their organization using an all-in-one software application.
Village Wellth
Village Wellth helps people selling businesses search & connect with pre-qualified buyers who have direct access to acquisition financing.
Wave View Imaging
Wave View Imaging is developing a novel and comfortable microwave breast imaging medical device to improve treatment monitoring and screening for people of all ages.
Club Unity
Club Unity provides cloud-based business management tools for the private golf club industry.
Chinook Health Solutions
Chinook Health Solutions provides housekeeping management software for long-term care.
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May 14, 2024
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