British Columbia Innovation Council

Victoria Launch Party takes place tomorrow evening at Victoria Island Technology Park. Following the success of the inaugural Launch Party in Victoria earlier this year, VIATeC is pleased to welcome the local tech community once again for another innovative evening of refreshing drinks, snacks and networking.

Need another reason to get your ticket to this event?

At Launch Party, seven local startups show off their technology as they compete for the honours of being named "Best in Show", "Coolest Concept" and "Most Likely to Succeed". Make your way through the party and meet each of the following companies and then cast your vote!

Good luck to each of the Victoria Launch Party startups!

Bet Smart Media
Bet Smart Media is debuting SportsWidgets.com, a cloud-based premium sports content platform and marketplace that is a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to get sports content into their applications or on their websites. Catering to sports media networks, i-gaming operators, independent sports publishers and sports app developers, SportsWidgets.com offers widgetized premium sports content, sports data feeds and APIs that project owners can use to embed premium NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAAF and NCAAB sports content into their websites, mobile and tablet apps.

www.BetSmartMedia.com @betsmartmedia

MediaCore
MediaCore is a cloud-based online video platform that makes it insanely easy for anyone to create, customize and monetize their video site. MediaCore features an amazing video viewing experience, and offers a stunning interface for browsing video collections on both desktop and mobile devices. It provides unparalleled organization, statistics, accessibility, and scalability. MediaCore is similar to YouTube, but it offers full control over storage, use and a fully customizable player.

www.mediacore.com @getmediacore

Pixton Comics
Pixton gives kids of all ages an amazing new way to express themselves online - with comics! In an intuitive click-n-drag motion you can design every aspect of your comic including fully posable characters, speech bubbles, photos, sound and more. The Pixton comic-making platform provides an unparalleled creative and social experience for consumers, education and business. 2011 Webby Award Honoree in the "Youth" category.

www.Pixton.com @Pixton

Social Economix
Social Economix is a web platform that allows people to influence company behavior and economic markets. By combining social networking and data collection in a unique way, the platform gives users the ability to better communicate their consumer feedback. The goal is to correct market inefficiencies by giving people the means to re-establish consumer sovereignty over markets.

www.SocialEconomix.com (Not live yet) @SocialEconomix

Sparktrust
Sparktrust makes the web safer. SparkTrust is built on the twin platforms of SparkTrust Certified and eTrue. SparkTrust Certified: The right tools to keep your website safe. Sparktrust keeps your website secure by actively monitoring for malware and vulnerabilities that hackers exploit. eTrue Reviews: The best place online to find reviews for products, services, and online merchants. With verified customers you know you can trust their reviews.

www.Sparktrust.com @sparktrust

Travergence Interactive
Travergence helps travelers research and book activities, or what it calls "things to do" while travelling. Travergence is a web-based activity booking site that enables people to discover, research, read reviews, and book activities. They help customers explore a rich set of activities in each city they serve. Travergence is active in several BC cities and plans to add another eight cities of varying sizes over the next couple weeks. Within the next nine months Travergence will feature activities from over 60 cities in Canada, the US and Mexico.

www.Travergence.com @travergence

Wonton Media Inc.
Wonton.com, where "It's always the weekend", offers exclusive daily deals to subscribers throughout Vancouver. Launching in July 2011 and Victoria in the coming months, Wonton has attracted the attention of Vancouver consumers and merchants alike, bringing discounts of up to 90% off the area's wildest adventures, finest dining establishments, entertainment venues, and much more into members' inboxes each day. They are extremely excited to bring this service to Tectoria.

www.Wonton.com @MyWonton

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