Planet Hatch Presents Newcomer Startups
Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch has announced the 12 companies participating in its inaugural Newcomer Startup Accelerator, which targets international students and other new arrivals to...
View ArticleIMV Chief Executive Bows Out
Dartmouth drug discovery company IMV is replacing its CEO. Former Chief Executive Frederic Ors stepped down Wednesday, with Chief Business Officer Andrew Hall slated to serve as interim CEO until the...
View ArticleIntrohive’s Joint Project with BC Consulting Firm
Fredericton- and Miami-based sales software startup Introhive said Thursday it has inked a deal with British Columbian consulting firm Traction on Demand to help identify gaps in companies’ sales data....
View ArticleMETA Buys Hologram Company
META, the Dartmouth-based advanced materials startup that in June became Atlantic Canada’s first publicly traded unicorn thanks to a reverse listing on the NASDAQ, will buy British Columbia’s Nanotech...
View ArticleJobs: Communications Opening at Dal
In our Job of the Week column today, we’re showcasing an opening posted by Dalhousie University for a Communications Manager for its Founders Skills Initiative, part of the I-INC program. The Founders...
View ArticleSpark Stays Digital
The annual Spark Nova Scotia startup competition, which offers winners up to $50,000 of non-dilutive funding, will hold its training seminars online again this year and has moved the registration...
View ArticleTwo Atlantic Canadians to Speak at NACO
To launch its annual Report on Angel Investing in Canada, industry group the National Angel Capital Organization will hold a roundtable discussion Thursday featuring two speakers from Atlantic Canada....
View ArticleVolta Cohort Applications Open
Halifax startup hub Volta has opened applications for its ninth Volta Cohort pitch competition, held every six months. The companies chosen to pitch will compete for $25,000 of early-stage investment...
View ArticlePanGeo to Lead $3.4M OSC Project
PanGeo Subsea, which was bought by fellow Newfoundland and Labrador company Kraken Robotics in July, will lead a $3.4 million Ocean Supercluster project to develop seafloor imaging technology for...
View ArticlePhillips 66 Buys Novonix Stake
Texas energy giant Phillips 66 has paid US$150 million, or about C$188 million, for a 16 percent stake in Novonix Ltd., an Australian maker of materials for lithium-ion batteries that owns Novonix...
View ArticleVolta Mural Celebrates Innovation
Halifax’s Maritime Centre, the Barrington-street home of startup hub Volta, now sports a new mural celebrating Nova Scotia’s innovation community. Painted by local artist John McPartland, who does...
View ArticleGreen Shield Buys Tranquility Online
Halifax’s Tranquility Online, whose digital solution helps people deal with anxiety, has been acquired by Toronto-based health insurer Green Shield Canada for an undisclosed sum. The companies issued a...
View ArticleNPC Bags $20M From Feds
The federal government will pay for $20 million worth of a $41.8 million initiative spearheaded by industry group Natural Products Canada to fund innovation-based companies, in a deal announced...
View ArticleCelebrating our 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago today, an unnoticed article was posted on an unknown website with a simple message: Welcome to Entrevestor. Yes, today is the 10th Anniversary of the launch of Entrevestor, and we’ve...
View ArticleCILAR Offers Grants to Black Founders
The Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR) has developed a national grant program for Black-led businesses to help them through the remainder of the pandemic. Funded by Facebook Canada,...
View ArticleDesign2BUILD Applications Open
Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s Design2BUILD accelerator -- an eight-month program meant to help deep tech startups develop and manufacture their...
View ArticlePresenting Entrevestor Live
We’re thrilled to announce that on Oct. 6 we’ll host Entrevestor Live, a virtual conference that showcases some of the greatest success stories in the Atlantic Canadian startup community. Presented in...
View ArticleBluetech Funding Lags
Atlantic Canada’s ocean technology sector is growing faster than ever, but Entrevestor’s 2020 Startup Data Survey shows possible trouble ahead on the funding front. Although just a few years old, the...
View ArticleSkerry Joins SMU
Leah Skerry, whose career has ranged from co-founding the edtech startup Eyeread to training as a performance artist, will become the latest of three entrepreneurs-in-residence at Saint Mary's...
View ArticleFounders Entering Political Fray
When Nova Scotia Premier-Elect Tim Houston’s campaign made news for his past in the business world, it was his time as a corporate consultant in The Bahamas that drew headlines. But it is the nearly...
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