Volta Ecosystem Awards This Thursday
Halifax startup hub Volta’s fourth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards are coming on Thursday, honouring changemakers from the region's innovation ecosystem. Scheduled to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m....
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The Black Arcs, a Fredericton company that provides artificial intelligence for city planners, has scored a $1 million research and development deal with the Department of National Defence to adapt its...
View ArticleNovagevity Closing $2.5M Seed Round
Halifax-based Novagevity, which makes plant-based meal replacements, is on the verge of closing a $2.5 million seed round, with which it plans to broaden its distribution in Canada and prepare for a...
View ArticleInnovacorp Names Greenshoots Cohort
Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s government-owned venture capital agency, has announced the five companies in its latest GreenShoots cohort, which are receiving a combined $170,000 in grants. The funding and...
View ArticleBDC Launches $500M Fund for Women
The Business Bank of Canada, or BDC, has established its Thrive Venture Fund and Lab for Women to act as a catalyst for disruptive companies led by females. The $500 million fund will make direct...
View ArticleMysa Partners With AutoGrid
In what it describes as a “massive step forward,” St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has inked a collaboration deal with Redwood City, California’s AutoGrid Systems. Founded in 2016, Mysa sells...
View ArticleTribe Network Announces START Online
Tribe Network, a support organization for Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, has revealed that recordings of its START program for entrepreneurs can...
View ArticleEcosystem Awards Honour Innovators
Halifax startup hub Volta held its fourth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards Thursday night, honouring startup changemakers both among founders and members of support organizations. First held in 2019, the...
View ArticleNg to Head McCain Institute
Sally Ng, formerly COO of the Tribe Network for BIPOC entrepreneurs, has been tapped to head the University of New Brunswick’s Wallace McCain Institute for Business Leadership. Ng spent less than a...
View ArticleZen, PragmaClin Win L2M PitchDay
Zen Electric Bikes of Dartmouth and PragmaClin Research of St. John's took home a combined $13,000 at Ready2Launch’s pitchday event. The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held...
View ArticleDal to Host Open Dialogue Live
Halifax-based Dalhousie University will host its Open Dialogue Live panel on Thursday to address the question: what role does Dal play in driving innovation and entrepreneurship here and around the...
View ArticleSetting the Stage for Entrevestor Live
The opening session of Entrevestor Live will provide an update on the current state of the Atlantic startup community, focusing on investment, staffing and diversity. We’ve nailed down the six sessions...
View ArticleInnovation Week to Focus on Recruitment, Scaling
This year’s Innovation Week, hosted by Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL will feature seminars on topical issues like the skilled labour market and access to capital. Now in its ninth...
View ArticleNBIF, ONB to Spend $1.8M on Cleantech
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced a $1.8 million joint project with economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick to finance cleantech research and development. The...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live’s Medtech Panel
Medtech is one of the fastest-growing segments of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community, and we’re recognizing it with a special discussion at Entrevestor Live. A wave of new companies are...
View ArticleInaugural InnovateNB Awards Coming Nov. 22
A consortium of New Brunswick startup support organizations will host the inaugural InnovateNB Awards Nov. 22 in Saint John. Created by a group of innovation-focused public and private sector...
View ArticleCanada, U.K. Partner on Oceans Competition
The Canadian and British governments are collaborating on a new bluetech innovation competition, with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency giving the Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia...
View Article3 Takeaways from the World Ocean Summit
Britain's leading global affairs magazine, The Economist, hosted its World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit at the Halifax Convention Centre this week. The event drew blue economy leaders from across...
View ArticleBlack Startup Project Gaining Traction
Awareness of the education and support offered free by the Black Startup Project is growing among BIPOC founders who are taking advantage of the training and mentoring available from the Halifax-based...
View ArticleOcean Startup Challenge Launches Cohort
The Ocean Startup Challenge, which offers idea- and early-stage bluetech startups up to $40,000 each, as well as specialized training, mentorship, networking and events, has revealed the 60-company...
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