Oceantech: OLF, Telus Partner on Education
The Richmond, BC-based Ocean Legacy Foundation, or OLF has announced it is partnering with telecom giant Telus on a public awareness campaign about plastic pollution in oceans. Founded in 2013 and...
View ArticleHere’s why you should attend Entrevestor Live
Entrevestor Live is the best opportunity you’ll find to hear how to build a successful company in Atlantic Canada. In just three hours, you can hear from 10 East Coast companies that have raised a...
View ArticleFraser To Head NPC Ventures
Malcolm Fraser, the last CEO of Innovacorp, has taken a new position as Managing Director of NPC Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Charlottetown-based Natural Products Canada. NPC Ventures aims...
View ArticleCareerBeacon Buys Ruutly
Moncton-based online recruitment company CareerBeacon has bought Toronto’s Ruutly, which allows employers to create interactive job ads. Co-founders Yves Boudreau and Benoit Bourque started what's now...
View ArticleDigital NS Announces Tech Forward Awards Finalists
Industry group Digital Nova Scotia has announced the finalists for its Tech Forward Awards, honouring players in the province’s information technology community. The event will be held Nov. 17 at the...
View Article4 Takeaways from Navigate’s “Reverse Pitch Event”
Entrepreneurs and investors converged on Sydney this week for Bring It Together, Navigate Startup House’s inaugural “reverse pitch event.” Founders who have already raised capital delivered the pitches...
View ArticleWhy CareerBeacon Bought Ruutly
CareerBeacon’s purchase of Toronto’s Ruutly, the Moncton recruitment company’s second acquisition this year, was aimed at consolidating pieces of technology that work better as a software suite than as...
View ArticleHear from Top Companies’ Investors
At Entrevestor Live on Thursday, we’re teaming up some of the region’s top founders and their investors to tell about their companies’ stories together. Entrevestor Live is a half-day conference at...
View ArticlePassiv Raises C$3 Million
Fredericton-based Passiv has closed a US$2.2 million or roughly C$3 million seed funding round following the fintech startup's graduation from the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator....
View ArticleInnovateCare Announces Keynote Speakers
InnovateCare, a Dartmouth-based conference that discusses medical care and support for seniors through an innovation-focused lens, has announced this year’s keynote speakers. Slated to be held Oct. 26...
View ArticleMatt Cooper Becomes Volta CEO
Halifax startup hub Volta has made interim CEO Matt Cooper’s posting permanent, as the former entrepreneur eyes expanded support for more mature startups, increased collaboration with other ecosystem...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live: Return to Networking Tomorrow
Entrevestor Live tomorrow will offer not only a great program of content, but also a chance for the startup community to return to networking. Entrevestor Live is a three-hour conference that allows...
View ArticleNovonix Near to Winning US$150M Grant
Australia’s Novonix Ltd. — the parent company of Novonix Battery Testing Solutions, which emerged from research conducted at Dalhousie University by Jeff Dahn — is on track to win a mammoth US$150...
View ArticleOceantech: Report Finds Blue Economy Grew During COVID-19
The number of service and data-focused bluetech companies in Canada increased by almost a third between 2020 and 2022, according to a new study sponsored by Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and...
View ArticleEntrevestor Live Reveals Evolution of East Coast Startups
Entrepreneurs and investors gathered at Halifax startup hub Volta Thursday for the second annual Entrevestor Live conference, which was held in-person for the first time. The three-hour event gave...
View ArticleLeBlanc Joins $1B Toyota VC Fund
Nicole LeBlanc, the former chair of Nova Scotia venture capital Crown corporation Innovacorp, has moved to Japan to become a partner at the Toyota Motor Company’s US$800 million or C$1.09 billion Woven...
View ArticleA Look at Atlantic Canada’s Money20/20 Delegation
Moncton startup hub Venn Innovation’s Atlantic Fintech initiative has announced the Atlantic Canadian companies attending the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas this week. The delegation is being...
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