Jason Hopper Joins QOMPLEX
When QOMPLX of Virginia acquired Hyperion Gray of North Carolina last month in a union of cybersecurity companies, it had some impact in Nova Scotia due to remote working. Hyperion Gray’s Chief...
View ArticlePitch & Pick Set for Tuesday
Eight teams will vie for a $1,500 first prize at Genesis’s next Pitch & Pick competition, which will be held Tuesday, April 13, at 3 pm NST. Pitch & Pick is the demo day for the eight top teams...
View ArticleACOA Backs Verschuren Centre
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has committed $2.2 million to support the growth of the emerging biotechnology sector at the Verschuren Centre in Sydney, Cape Breton. The funding is being...
View ArticlePEI’s Sentry Closes Series A Round
Charlottetown-based Island Water Technologies said last week its Sentry subsidiary has closed a Series A funding round, with backing from two key ethical funds that can help it grow. Sentry, which uses...
View ArticleAtlantic FinTech Partners with Fintech Cadence
Atlantic FinTech, an association supporting financial technology in the region, has partnered with Fintech Cadence, a Montreal-based national non-profit, to help grow the region’s fintech industry and...
View ArticleStartup Weekend NS Starts April 30
Startup Weekend Nova Scotia will be held online starting on April 30, with a special focus on inclusion and diversity. A division of the global accelerator Techstars, Startup Weekends are frequently...
View ArticleQRA Closes US$3M Funding Round
Halifax-based QRA Corp., which provides natural language processing for complex engineering tasks, has closed a US$3 million (C$3.8 million) funding round to enhance its business development and...
View ArticleAbdullah Launches AllinBud
Calling it an “immigrant’s dream come true”, Hussain Abdullah has launched his business AllinBud, which manufactures and sells secure wooden boxes for cannabis and related accessories. After selling...
View ArticleAirntell Wins Pitch & Pick Event
Airntell Aerospace, which is developing a drone service to support search and rescue operations, claimed the $1,500 first prize at the Genesis Pitch & Pick competition on Tuesday. Founded by CEO...
View ArticleCBGF Backs LifeRaft Again
For the second time in six months, Halifax-based security intelligence company LifeRaft has drawn investment from the Canadian Business Growth Fund, or CBGF, which is backed by the country’s largest...
View ArticleHussain Abdullah Launches AllinBud
Calling it an “immigrant’s dream come true”, Hussain Abdullah has launched his business AllinBud, which manufactures and sells secure wooden boxes for cannabis and related accessories. After selling...
View ArticleSpringboard Atlantic Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Sponsored Content Hart Devitt can truthfully say he’s gone to the far side of the world and never found an organization comparable to Springboard Atlantic. The Director of Industry and Government...
View ArticleMilk Moovement Closes $4M Round
Milk Moovement, which is dedicated to improving efficiency in the dairy supply chain, has closed a $4 million equity funding round and attracted investment from a member of the first family of U.S....
View ArticleGood, Bad News in Macro-Economy
Writing the 2020 edition of our Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report, I’ve noticed a few external factors that could impact the community – some good, some bad. By external factors, I mean economic...
View ArticleCDL Mourns Shimrit Perkol-Finkel
The current cohort of Creative Destructive Lab Oceans Stream has established a scholarship in the memory of Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, Co-Founder and CEO of ECOncrete, who died March 7. ECOncrete, an...
View ArticleACOA Lends DeNova $250K
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has lent Halifax-based DeNova $250,000 to help develop its technology, which converts greenhouse gases into a protein that can be used as feed in farms and...
View ArticleHalifax Opening Living Lab for Ports
The Halifax Port Authority is boosting the region’s growing oceans ecosystem with its Living Lab, designed to be a global centre for collaboration on maritime innovation, especially as it pertains to...
View ArticleTwo NB Execs Make Canada’s Clean50
Amit Virmani, Founder and CEO of Fredericton-based Naveco Power, along with Ryan Mitchell, Vice-President and CDO of Saint John Energy, have made Canada’s Clean50 leaders for 2021. The Clean50 awards...
View ArticleS2G Backs ReelData with $2.5M
Halifax-based ReelData has closed a $2.5 million funding round provided by S2G Ventures' Ocean and Seafood Fund, which will help it scale its artificial intelligence product for land-based aquaculture....
View ArticleCarbonCure Wins Carbon XPRIZE
Halifax’s CarbonCure Technologies is a co-winner of the US$20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a five-year competition to find the world’s best products that use carbon dioxide. As one of two winners,...
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