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Kraken Robotics Buys PanGeo

St. John's-based Kraken Robotics said Wednesday it has inked a deal to raise $10 million by selling shares to a consortium of underwriters led by investment bank Canaccord Genuity Corp. It will also...

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Propel Unveils Vision and Validation

Online startup accelerator Propel has announced the 16 companies participating in its Vision and Validation program, which is its new training program for the founders of very early stage companies....

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Eyeread Focuses on Edtech Platform

Having sold its Squiggle Park online reading game, Halifax-based edtech company Eyeread is planning to focus on developing a platform that can be used to deliver educational content, including games,...

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EY Entrepreneur of the Year Winners

EY Canada has named seven winners in the Atlantic division of the 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year competition. The global consultancy this week revealed the winners for all Canadian regions, including...

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Scale Up Atlantic Canada: Cohort 2

The University of New Brunswick has named the nine Atlantic Canadian companies going through the second cohort of Scale Up Atlantic Canada, which helps companies accelerate their revenue growth. In...

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Scale Up Atlantic Canada: Cohort 2

The University of New Brunswick has named the nine Atlantic Canadian companies going through the second cohort of Scale Up Atlantic Canada, which helps companies accelerate their revenue growth. In...

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Venn Wins TECNA Award

Moncton startup hub Venn Innovation has been honoured by the Technology Councils of North America as part of their third annual TECNA Innovation Awards, winning the Innovative Member & Client...

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AffinityImmuno, UWO To Test Compound

Charlottetown-based life sciences company AffinityImmuno Inc. is teaming up with the University of Western Ontario to conduct animal tests on a compound they believe can battle COVID-related viruses....

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VC Check-In: Innovacorp Eyes Self-Funding

Nova Scotia venture capital agency Innovacorp's portfolio is performing so well that the provincial Crown corporation is hoping to self-finance its operations going forward without government support,...

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Kraken Closes $10 Million Raise

St. John's-based Kraken Robotics said Monday it has closed a deal, announced last week, to raise $10 million from a consortium of investment bankers, who will then have the option to sell their stock...

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Genesis Launches Intermediate Accelerator

St. John’s-based startup hub Genesis has launched a new, intermediate-level accelerator to fill a gap between its Evolution program for early-stage companies and its Enterprise program for more...

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Coloursmith Labs Raises $2M

Halifax’s Coloursmith Labs, which is developing advanced optical  filters for contact lenses and eyeglasses, has closed a $2 million equity round, led by the female-focused investment fund, Sandpiper...

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VC Check-In: Innovacorp Eyes Self-Funding

Nova Scotia venture capital agency Innovacorp's portfolio is performing so well that the provincial Crown corporation is hoping to self-finance its operations going forward without government support,...

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L2M Facilitates DalCAB Brain Assessment Tool

Sponsored Content For most of academia, the pandemic has been a trial by fire, as researchers grappled with the question of how to do science without ready access to labs. Last spring, Katie McKearney...

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Parados Readies Beta Test

Fredericton’s Parados Cerebral Solutions is preparing for a beta test of its data analytics platform for tracking and preventing head injuries in sports, likely starting in the fall. Founded in 2020,...

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Kraken Closes $10 Million Raise

St. John's-based Kraken Robotics said Monday it has closed a deal, announced last week, to raise $10 million from a consortium of investment bankers, who will then have the option to sell their stock...

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Parados Readies Beta Test

Fredericton’s Parados Cerebral Solutions is preparing for a beta test of its data analytics platform for tracking and preventing head injuries in sports, likely beginning in the fall. Founded in 2020,...

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Commercializing Cognitive Testing

For most of academia, the pandemic has been a trial by fire, as researchers grappled with the question of how to do science without ready access to labs. Last spring, Katie McKearney was no exception....

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Aeolus Wins Pitch & Pick

Aeolus, the Newfoundland and Labrador-based maker of portable ventilators, has won startup hub Genesis’s Pitch & Pick competition, as well as the event’s Community Choice Award for its...

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Deacon Says ‘Privatize Innovacorp’

Colin Deacon, the Halifax startup founder turned senator, says Nova Scotia should privatize its venture capital Crown corporation Innovacorp and instead become a limited partner in a basket of...

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