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...
View ArticlePropel 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....
View ArticleEyeread 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,...
View ArticleEY 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...
View ArticleScale 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...
View ArticleScale 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...
View ArticleVenn 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...
View ArticleAffinityImmuno, 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....
View ArticleVC 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,...
View ArticleKraken 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...
View ArticleGenesis 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...
View ArticleColoursmith 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...
View ArticleVC 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,...
View ArticleL2M 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...
View ArticleParados 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,...
View ArticleKraken 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...
View ArticleParados 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,...
View ArticleCommercializing 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....
View ArticleAeolus 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...
View ArticleDeacon 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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