AccelerateAB Announces 2015 Event Sponsors

CALGARY, Alberta - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- AccelerateAB, the annual two-day event for Alberta’s tech entrepreneurs, is excited to announce another year of great sponsors.

Each year, AccelerateAB connects and exposes local startups to key mentors, investors and partners. With over 450+ of the most innovative industry leaders, this event provides an opportunity to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of Alberta’s entrepreneurs.

Aligned with its mission to be a community driven event, this year’s AccelerateAB welcomes a unique sponsorship category for local startups to get involved as event supporters. This special level of sponsorship enables entrepreneurs who have benefited from AccelerateAB in the past to get involved and give back, bolstering the ever-growing startup ecosystem in Alberta.

One of this year’s startup sponsors is Mailout Interactive, an Edmonton-based company that has been helping customers communicate better via email newsletters since 2001. “AccelerateAB was my gateway to Alberta’s tech community,” says Mailout’s Founder Gregg Oldring of his experience at the conference. “By showing our support for the event, we make it clear that there is something significant going on here in the tech community.”

AccelerateAB takes place April 29^th, 2015 in Calgary. Local startups will also have an opportunity to participate in the A100 Roundtable Sessions on April 28^th.

This year’s presenting partners are KPMG and Alberta Enterprise.  Producing Partners are the C100 and the A100.

Other sponsors include: Alberta Innovates, ATB Financial, BDC Capital, Bennett Jones, Innovate Calgary, TEC Edmonton, University of Calgary Hunter Centre, Alberta Venture Mentoring Service Mentors, Assembly Coworking Space, Cognition, LaBarge Weinstein, Mount Royal Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The Agency, Accelerate Fund, Azure Capital Partners, Dissolve, Fresh Books Cloud Accounting, Good Company, Industry Mailout, iNovia Capital, Jobber, Lift Interactive, Poppy Barley,  Showbie, Venture Capital Association of Alberta, Yardstick, Yaletown Venture Partners., Accelerator YYC, AWE, Chic Geek, eHub, , Startup Calgary, Startup Edmonton and Capital Ideas.

For more information about AccelerateAB, to sponsor the event, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.AccelerateAB.com.

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Contact:

Carolynn Winterhalt
Executive Director, The A100
carolynn at thea100 dot org

Meghan Somers
meghan at theagencyinc dot ca
+1 587 899 0615

About AccelerateAB
AccelerateAB is an annual celebration focused on entrepreneurship and tech startups in Alberta. 400+ entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators come for around the province and beyond to discover Alberta’s fast-growing scene. The event is about connecting, educating, and showcasing the incredible tech companies that call Alberta home. www.AccelerateAB.com