HealthEMe Broadens Health Management Scope
Halifax-based health-monitoring venture HealthEMe has re-focused its attention to monitor the management of all chronic diseases as well as mental health. The company was spun out of Halifax ad agency...
View ArticleACOA Lends 3 Firms $2.5M for AI
The federal government last week announced loans totalling $2.5 million to three Halifax companies – Liveable Cities, Oberland Agriscience and Kindred AI – to help them adopt artificial intelligence....
View ArticleKraken Closes $115M Funding Round
St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics has completed a $115 million funding exercise on the TSX Venture Exchange, hitting the top of a funding range it outlined last month. Kraken, which specializes in...
View ArticleSnapTrade Partners With US Futures App
A month after drawing investment from TLT East Ventures, Fredericton-based fintech company SnapTrade has partnered with Tickblaze Partners to help the Houston-based futures-trading app to expand into...
View ArticleOcean Sector Continued Growth in 2024
In examining Atlantic Canada’s oceantech sector, one fact that is often overlooked is how tantalizingly close it is to boasting its first unicorn – a company valued at $1 billion. While this article is...
View ArticleSMU Sustainable Business Advances in Global Contest
Halifax-based Alaagi, a sustainable packaging startup created by Saint Mary’s University graduate Sheheryar Khan, has advanced in the global Hult Prize competition. Launched in July 2024, Alaagi...
View ArticleShoelace Learning Named a Top 30 EdTech Startup
Halifax-based edtech venture Shoelace Learning has been named one of the Top 30 Startups globally in the inaugural Global EdTech Prize and will now enter the finals. In a post on LinkedIn, CEO Julia...
View ArticleFrontier Inks Deal with Halifax’s pHathom
Halifax-based carbon capture venture pHathom Technologies has struck a deal with Frontier to remove 510 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere using the startup’s technology. Frontier works with some of the...
View ArticleNew Fund in Pond’s Name To Foster Sales Skills
Led by the McKenna Institute and Mariner Partners, an effort is under way to raise $250,000 to $500,000 to endow the Gerry Pond Professional Sales and Business Development Experiential Learning Fund....
View ArticleMULLI Wins MTME Event at UNB
Last week’s MTME pitching event at University of New Brunswick was won by golf swing solutions company MULLI. DeepREM, a company developing a sleep solution, placed second. The new ventures won $1,500...
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