Volta Labs
Matt Cooper is an accomplished executive with over 20 years of experience in marketing and product development. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at Volta since April 2017, Matt has been instrumental in supporting founders in Atlantic Canada to build high-growth startups. Contributions as Principal at Reframe Consulting focus on leveraging deep expertise to enhance product marketing strategies through research. Previous roles include Director of Product at QRA Corp, VP of Product and Marketing at BlueLight Analytics, and Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Swept. Matt's extensive background also encompasses digital marketing leadership at ISL Digital Marketing and technology consulting for various real estate companies. Educational credentials include participation in the 2IC Program at the Wallace McCain Institute and studies at Mount Saint Vincent University.
Volta Labs
Volta, cofounded by GoInstant CEO Jevon MacDonald, emphasizes a founder-first, quality-over-quantity approach to building startups. “It’s all about the founders," says MacDonald. “We want to create world-class founders, who in turn will create world-class companies, right here in Halifax."Although it sounds like an accelerator, Voltainsists otherwise: "We are a place of mentorship and community and we are not an accelerator," the site reads. Their goal is to provide mentorship, encourage new startups, develop growth in existing startups, develop support frameworks, and create a brand seen as "a beacon of the Atlantic startup community."Currently, Volta has 13 companies involved in its system, either as tenants or common space members. Those companies include TitanFile, FundMetric, and IntroHive. The non-accelerator is backed by big names including Omers and Deloitte.