Hear from Top Companies’ Investors
At Entrevestor Live on Thursday, we’re teaming up some of the region’s top founders and their investors to tell about their companies’ stories together. Entrevestor Live is a half-day conference at...
View ArticlePassiv Raises C$3 Million
Fredericton-based Passiv has closed a US$2.2 million or roughly C$3 million seed funding round following the fintech startup's graduation from the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator....
View ArticleInnovateCare Announces Keynote Speakers
InnovateCare, a Dartmouth-based conference that discusses medical care and support for seniors through an innovation-focused lens, has announced this year’s keynote speakers. Slated to be held Oct. 26...
View ArticleMatt Cooper Becomes Volta CEO
Halifax startup hub Volta has made interim CEO Matt Cooper’s posting permanent, as the former entrepreneur eyes expanded support for more mature startups, increased collaboration with other ecosystem...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live: Return to Networking Tomorrow
Entrevestor Live tomorrow will offer not only a great program of content, but also a chance for the startup community to return to networking. Entrevestor Live is a three-hour conference that allows...
View ArticleNovonix Near to Winning US$150M Grant
Australia’s Novonix Ltd. — the parent company of Novonix Battery Testing Solutions, which emerged from research conducted at Dalhousie University by Jeff Dahn — is on track to win a mammoth US$150...
View ArticleOceantech: Report Finds Blue Economy Grew During COVID-19
The number of service and data-focused bluetech companies in Canada increased by almost a third between 2020 and 2022, according to a new study sponsored by Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live Reveals Evolution of East Coast Startups
Entrepreneurs and investors gathered at Halifax startup hub Volta Thursday for the second annual Entrevestor Live conference, which was held in-person for the first time. The three-hour event gave...
View ArticleLeBlanc Joins $1B Toyota VC Fund
Nicole LeBlanc, the former chair of Nova Scotia venture capital Crown corporation Innovacorp, has moved to Japan to become a partner at the Toyota Motor Company’s US$800 million or C$1.09 billion Woven...
View ArticleA Look at Atlantic Canada’s Money20/20 Delegation
Moncton startup hub Venn Innovation’s Atlantic Fintech initiative has announced the Atlantic Canadian companies attending the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas this week. The delegation is being...
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