FixMeStick

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The FixMeStick
DeveloperFixMeStick Technologies
Initial releaseMay 9, 2012
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    PlatformmacOS, Microsoft Windows
    Available inEnglish, French, Dutch, German
    Websitewww.fixmestick.com

    FixMeStick Technologies Inc founded in 2011, is a Canadian company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The company sells a computer virus-removal device, FixMeStick; and StartMeStick, a device that temporarily replaces a computer's operating system.

    On January 15, 2014, the founders of the company (Corey Velan and Marty Alguire) appeared on CBC Television's Dragons' Den, a reality show in which entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to venture capitalists. They asked for a CAD$500,000 investment in exchange for a 20% share.[1]

    On November 26, 2020, the founders of the company appeared again on Dragons' Den to pitch the StartMeStick. They asked for a CAD$1,000,000 investment in exchange for a 20% share.[2]


    FixMeStick

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    The FixMeStick (PC version) plugged into a laptop

    The FixMeStick is an external computer virus-removal USB device. It was released for sale on May 9, 2012. It is currently sold internationally both online and via various retailers.[3]

    The StartMeStick plugged into a laptop.

    StartMeStick

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    The StartMeStick is an external computer operating system on a USB device. It was released for sale in November 2019. It is currently sold internationally both online and via various retailers.[4]

    Reception

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    The FixMeStick has a four out of five star rating and has an editor's rating of "excellent" on PC Magazine.[5]

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