Equals6 Technology Group is a Canadian company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was founded in 2011 by Andy Osburn and Mark Boyle with technology entrepreneur Michael Sanderson.
[5] By March, 2012, the company was providing services to 10,000 student users.
[7][8] In 2014, Equals6 conducted a survey about unpaid internships and publicized the results.
Once registered, a student can build an on-line portfolio, connect with students, educators and organizations, find and apply for Equals6 and other scholarships, connect with job and talent recruiters, join groups based upon academic and career interests.
[13] Beginning in 2011, Equals6 and several private industry partners have provided scholarships to high school and college/university student.s[5] Top Talent Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, community citizenship, and Equals6 network participation.