Alumni Companies

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Banff Venture Forum Best Presenting Company Awards:
Early Stage:  Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc.
Information Technology:  iKingdom Corp. (d.b.a. iConnectivity)
Cleantech:  Solegear Bioplastics Inc.
Life Sciences:  Impakt Protective Inc

Winners of the Banff Venture Forum 2011
Best Presenting Company Awards:
Information Technology: eThor.com
Cleantech: Morgan Solar Inc.
Life Sciences Technology: Innovative Trauma Care Inc. (ITC) 

July 31, 2012 - eThor (BVF 2011 Information Technology Best Presenting Company)
Last week, eThor announced an investment from Mark Cuban, the American business tycoon with an eye for up-and-coming tech companies. Cuban describes eThor's Point of Sale software as a technology that will redefine how customers access and purchase their goods. Please click here for complete article.

July 24, 2012 - Chaordix (BVF 2010 Information Technology Presenting Company)
Chaordix announced the closing of its $1.5 million Series A round of financing. Leading the round was Yaletown Venture Partners, along with the Business Development Bank of Canada. Please click here for complete article.

June 25, 2012 - BuildDirect (BVF 2011 Information Technology Presenting Company)
OMERS Ventures invested $16 million in BuildDirect, a presenter at last year's Banff Venture Forum! As a leading online manufacturer-wholesaler of flooring and building materials, BuildDirect looks forward to using the funds to expand both its team and product line. Please click here for complete article.

June 14, 2012 - Martello Technologies - (BVF 2011 Information Technology Presenting Company)
Martello Technologies, an innovator in proactive cloud-based network monitoring, announced that Mitel has selected them to provide the technology for Mitel's Remote Monitoring. Martello Technologies powers Mitel's Remote Monitoring services with its solution MarWatch. MarWatch is a Software as a Service solution that provides remote monitoring for VoIP systems and network infrastructure, integrated remote access and value added services enabling service providers and resellers to increase support and maintenance revenues without capital investment.Please click here for complete article.

April 30, 2012 - Innovative Trauma Care Inc. (ITC) (BVF 2011 Life Sciences Best Presenting Company)
Winner of the 2012 TEC VenturePrize Fast Growth Competition Please click here for complete article.

April 5, 2012 - eThor.com (BVF 2011 Information Technology Best Presenting Company)
eThor beats 2,000 startups around the world to win the title of 2012's Most Innovative Startup on the Planet at the Global Technology Symposium. Please click here for complete article.

April 3, 2012 - Innovative Trauma Care Inc. (ITC) (BVF 2011 Life Sciences Best Presenting Company)
Innovative Trauma Care won Best Presentation at the Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit in New York City. Please click here for complete article.

March 30, 2012 - CVT Corp. (BVF 2009 Energy & Cleantech Presenting Company)
Accelerating Commercialization by Small Businesses - Following the evaluation of proposals submitted under the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program's first two Calls for Proposals, over 60 innovations have been pre-qualified. Public Works and Government Services Canada has been working with the selected companies to match their innovations with federal government departments.
CVT Corp is an internationally recognized technology company specializing in the development and manufacture of continuously variable transmissions for power generation, oil and gas, mining, farming and off-road equipment. Funding will help the company in commercializing its variable speed diesel gensets (models of 50kW and 125kW) which, when incorporated into equipment, offer significant fuel savings, lower emissions and reduced noise levels.