Venn Garage Adds Startups
Three early-stage New Brunswick startups have entered the Venn Garage incubator program, after being selected from the open pitch competition in July. As a resident Garage startup, the new companies...
View ArticleBioNova Unveils BIC Short List
Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova has chosen eight semi-finalists for its annual BioInnovation Challenge, with $55,000 of funding and in-kind services up for grabs. Now in its twelfth...
View ArticleWe’re Off This Week
Just a note to let our readers know we're off this week. Every year, we take the last week of August off, and, well, it's the last week of August. We'll return on Sept. 6, kicking off the fall with...
View ArticleThe Spark: Igniting Conversations Series Returns
The second annual session of The Spark: Igniting Conversations series will focus on growing entrepreneurship in the African Nova Scotian community, introducing new entrepreneurs to seasoned ones to...
View ArticleOcean Tracking Network Receives $38.5M
A Halifax-based network that tracks ocean health has received almost $39 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The money will help with tracking important aquatic species...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live Set for Oct. 20
We’re delighted to announce that our second annual Entrevestor Live event will be held on the afternoon of Oct. 20, and it will be hybrid so you can attend live or online. Showcasing some of the most...
View ArticleRally Integrates OpenAI
Rally, the St. John’s maker of process automation software for law firms, is incorporating technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence non-profit OpenAI into its software platform to help...
View ArticleB4Checkin and Maestro PMS to Integrate Products
Halifax payment processing specialist B4Checkin's TransForm technology will be incorporated into Ontario-based Maestro PMS’s property management software for hotels. B4Checkin, which does business as...
View ArticleReady2Launch Demo Day Sept. 22
Dalhousie University will hold a demo day for the third cohort of its Ready2Launch accelerator September 22. The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held virtually this year and...
View ArticleAVF To Feature 22 Showcase Companies
The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 22 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the event. The AVF will be held Sept. 13 and 14 at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel, marking...
View ArticleHalifax’s Bright Raises $1.45M
Halifax’s Bright has raised a $1.45 million round of funding led by Halifax’s Tidal Venture Partners, building on traction from the spring and summer, CEO David Howe said in an interview. Along with...
View ArticleIntroducing Entrevestor Live Headliners
We’re delighted to announce that our Entrevestor Live conference next month will be headlined by three of the hottest companies in Atlantic Canada – Milk Moovement, Shoelace Learning, and Sonrai...
View ArticleL2M Oceans Unveils Cohort
Lab2Market’s third oceans cohort commenced Monday, boasting the program’s highest ever level of gender diversity. Forty percent of the students attending the seven-week accelerator for research...
View ArticleUnprecedented Change in East Coast Ecosystem
Here’s something to ponder as we enter the busiest part of the year: we’ve never seen so much uncertainty in the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem as we’re seeing right now. The ecosystem as we know...
View ArticleMariner, NSBI Reach $1M Payroll Rebate Deal
Nova Scotia Business Inc., the provincial business development agency, has signed off on a payroll rebate program for Gerry Pond’s Mariner Partners worth nearly $1 million over five years. Mariner is...
View ArticleA Look at 2022 Funding So Far
With almost nine months in the books, 2022 is proving to be a pretty good year for funding by innovation companies in Atlantic Canada, on track for a quarter-billion dollars in equity capital. With the...
View ArticleThe Rounds Raises $5.1M
The Rounds, a Halifax-based social network for medical professionals, has raised a $5.1 million seed round, bringing the company's total capital raised since its founding in 2012 to $7.8 million. The...
View ArticleEvolution Accelerator Deadline is Oct. 3
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Genesis startup hub has put out a call for applications for the fall cohort of its eight-week Evolution startup accelerator, with an Oct. 3 deadline. Genesis bills Evolution...
View ArticleABK Wins FDA Approval
Halifax medical device maker ABK Biomedical has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its Easi-Vue embolic microspheres, which are used to treat deformed blood...
View ArticleEnterprise Accelerator Graduates 8 Companies
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Genesis startup hub has graduated eight companies from its flagship Enterprise accelerator. Enterprise targets companies looking to reach $1 million in annual revenue, and...
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