October's Tech Thursday Lineup Announced đŸ
Plus: Robots Playing Soccer, $150k up for Grabs, and Neo goes #1 in Startup Ranking
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đ Tech Thursday Events
This September we welcomed four more speakers from the Winnipeg startup community to our Tech Thursdays events. A big thank you to Brent Lamoureux from Green Home Automation, Leanne Bryk from Wrapped & Co., Matt Grabau from Rocket Rez, and Chris Hall from Portal Bots.
Iâm thrilled to announce our October lineup:
October 6th: Scott Bodnarek, co-founder at SnapCash, on building a modern payroll solution. Location: Wee Johnnyâs Pub.
October 13th: ProductTank Meetups return to Winnipeg with a panel on âHow to Build Customer-First Productsâ. The panel includes Elizabeth Corbett (Product Lead @ Neo Financial), Jeff Arsenio (Director of Product @ SkipTheDishes), and Alex Karpyza (Sr. Director of Product Management @ LotLinx).
October 20th: Brown Eagle, founder of Decolonized Finance, on creating a financial eco-system and digital identification for Indigenous peoples.
October 27th: James Schellenberg, CEO of Cubresa Inc., on using the Red-Purple-Blue strategy when building a product.
All Tech Thursdays start at 4:30pm, and take place at the Kingâs Head Pub (with the exception of the October 6th event which will be at Wee Johnnyâs). Stick around for StartUp TNTâs happy hours after each event.
â To RSVP and to get more information, visit Economic Development Winnipegâs Eventbrite here.
đ In The News
Neo Financial ranks #1 on LinkedInâs Top Startups in Canada list.
Renterii, a platform that connects lenders of everyday items with renters, made it to the Pow Wow Pitch Competition finals, and are vying for a $25k prize.
TheoryMesh, a food supply chain solution, and Typha Co., a company turning plants that produce harmful quantities of algae in Lake Winnipeg into sustainable products, are semi-finalist in Startup Canadaâs Startup Global Pitch Competition.
ComIT, a training program which links people struggling to overcome employment barriers with companies, graduated a class from their .NET course in Winnipeg. They will soon graduate a class of Indigenous learners from their NodeJS and ReactJS courses.
Startup TNT kicked off its first ever Manitoba Fall Investment Summit. A Manitoba startup is guaranteed to win a $150k cheque. TNT has raised $7M and invested in 50 prairie startups since 2020.
đ Launches
Evortrux, a freight marketplace for shippers and carriers, launches their 2.0 Platform.
Taiv, an ad detection and replacement device manufacturer, launched their 4th market in San Antonio, TX, and surpassed 200 restaurant partner locations.
Cubresa, a PET nuclear imaging manufacturer and developer, installs NuPET insert system at Case Western Reserve University to support a world class research program.
PortalBots, a virtually-controlled robotics experience, has released a new game mode called âSprocket Leagueâ - a 3v3 robot soccer experience.
QDoc, a virtual medical care platform, are starting their 4th project with Red River College and have grown their engineering team to 9 developers.
The Half Circle, a cannabis delivery platform, is launching its first 3 cannabis retailers onto their app.
đ„ Open Roles in Winnipeg
Neo Financial, Senior Product Manager
SkipTheDishes, Head of Courier Operations
Ubisoft, C++ Programmer
FarmersEdge, Senior Accountant
iQmetrix, Senior Growth Marketing Manager
LotLinx, Front-End Developer (React.js)