Volta Cohort helps early stage, high calibre founders attract and secure venture capital sooner. This new program provides investments of $25,000 to up to five companies each cohort through a fund co-founded by Volta, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency,BDC Capital, and Innovacorp.
Volta Academy helps founders go from “big idea” to a viable tech-focused startup. Find out more.
Network Members and Residents receive access to free one-on-one consultations from experts in legal, marketing, funding, and more.
Women Taking Over the World With Tech supports female founders and leaders in the technology sector through events, workshops, and social events.
Volta hosts industry experts to lead group learning sessions (with free lunch) on a variety of relevant topics, such as marketing, sales, customer success, and growth strategy.
Hackathons bring together developers, designers and business people to design and build new products and ideas related to a theme in 48 hours.
Game Jams bring together game developers to design and build new games and meet other game developers.
Hoist is a tech club for teens aged 12 to 19 interested in coding, design, or entrepreneurship.
Pitch Competitions are a great way for companies to practice their pitch and get feedback from peers and industry professionals.
DemoCamp Halifax is designed to inspire those interested in learning what it takes to succeed in building and running a startup, as well as showcase projects of those who are already doing it.
Residents can access a set amount of funds per year to assist them with the growth of their business. This includes hiring experts and/or training.
The Alumni Program provides ongoing support to Alumni companies and encourages them to remain engaged.
Working with a Brand Strategist, resident companies build the framework for a strong brand.
Working with an Executive Coach, founders receive the opportunity to learn how to improve their leadership and sales skills.
Founders connect with other founders at exclusive meetups including founder chats, dinners and more.
This program brings in a diverse group of speakers from across the globe to educate our community and learn from their experiences.
Volta provides one-on-one sessions with in-house experts in branding, growth, funding strategy and more.
In partnership with Scotiabank, Resident companies have the opportunity to meet and pitch to Angel Investors
Volta connects founders with experts through direct introductions and networking events.
These groups bring resident and alumni community members together to share professional challenges and lessons learned.
Volta hosts a number of socials and events throughout the year to engage community members and company employees.
In partnership with Dalhousie University, Volta pairs computer science students with residents to serve as user testers for their technology
Volta hosts a number of exclusive workshops for residents with topics ranging from customer discovery, grant writing, marketing, pitching and more.
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