Build’s 2nd Fund Passes $40M Mark
Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian venture capital fund, has received more than $40 million in commitments for its second fund, including backing from two bodies within the federal government. The...
View ArticleImmigrant-focused startup hits Toronto
Spritely Technologies, a Halifax startup that offers a personalized approach to tourism and immigrant services, is having its debut Toronto event Nov. 10 and is seeking local input. The Spritely...
View ArticleStartup Award Gives Ritchie A Boost
Fredericton student Cameron Ritchie is the perfect role model for entrepreneurs of any age. Ritchie, a first-year engineering student at the University of New Brunswick, recently received the Young...
View ArticleCyno Plans Soft Launch This Week
After raising $450,000 from specialist angels who can help the company, St. John’s-based Cyno this week is planning the soft launch of its digital platform for physiotherapy clinics. Cyno is a year-old...
View ArticleNew Faces in the NB Ecosystem
Three women with a range of international startup experience have recently joined support organizations in New Brunswick, greatly enhancing the expertise in the ecosystem. The New Brunswick Innovation...
View ArticlePicomole Wins $65K Biotech Event
Picomole of Moncton won the $65,000 first prize at the BioInnovation Challenge on Thursday, the money will help the company conduct clinical trials on its device that detects cancer through breath...
View ArticleRemembering Cousins I Never Met
I’m thinking today of two distant cousins I never met because they sacrificed their lives in battle more than 40 years before I was born. William and Nigel Boyd grew up Edinburgh, the only sons of...
View ArticleFDA Clears HBI Tool Used by GE
Halifax Biomedical Inc. has received U.S. regulatory clearance to use its latest advanced imaging technology with x-ray equipment produced by GE Healthcare. HBI, which is based in Mabou, Cape Breton,...
View Article3 Takeaways from Trip to St. John’s
I had a whirlwind visit to St. John’s last week, touring the new Genesis facility and delivering my presentation on Entrevestor’s 2017 startup data. Here are three things I observed during the trip: 1....
View ArticleDeCell’s Deal To Produce DermGen
After a few years of ups and downs, Halifax-based DeCell Technologies Inc. has struck an agreement that should result in its natural skin grafts reaching the Canadian market in April or May. Last week,...
View ArticleFirst Mobile Teams Up with Binogi
Educational groups First Mobile Education of Fredericton and Binogi of Stockholm have announced the signing of an international partnership. In a statement, the companies said the partnership will help...
View ArticleVolta Cohort To Hold Pitches Nov. 28
Fifteen Atlantic Canadian startups will pitch at Volta Cohort’s fall pitch event on Nov. 28 in Halifax, and as many as five of them will receive $25,000 each in investment, mentorship and resources....
View ArticleAmplify Reveals Best Sales Practices
Entrepreneurs and mentors from across Atlantic Canada came together Tuesday to learn winning methods to ramp up their sales from global (and local) leaders in the field. They were in Halifax to attend...
View ArticleLaunch of The Haight Set for Nov. 21
If you’re not doing anything next Wednesday evening, please come out and join us for the Halifax launch of The Haight at the Dalhousie University Faculty Club. As many of you may know, Poplar Press of...
View ArticleMcIntosh Recognized for Plato
Keith McIntosh has been an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. Now, he’s won national recognition for using his skills to help Indigenous people find work. Growing up on a farm, meant McIntosh...
View ArticleLeadSift Sales Rise After Pivot
When Tukan Das asked at a 2015 board meeting how he could improve staff morale, he didn’t think the answer would lead to the complete reboot of his company. But the CEO of Halifax-based data analytics...
View ArticleKinley’s AIR Eyes Digital Product
The Atlantic Institute for Resilience is going digital. AIR, as it’s known, was founded by Halifax psychiatrist Jackie Kinley in 2014 as a private enterprise that would help workers overcome stress and...
View ArticleMore Diversity in St. John’s Startups
Genesis, the St. John’s startup house affiliated with Memorial University, has been on a mission to increase diversity among the companies it supports. And it’s generating some data that highlight its...
View ArticleCarbonCure Enters the Asian Market
CarbonCure Technologies, the Halifax CleanTech company, is moving into the Asian market with a strategic partnership with Pan-United Corp., the leading concrete and cement company in Singapore. They...
View ArticleDal Hosts Techstars Startup Weekend
This weekend, Dalhousie’s entrepreneurship centre Launch Dal will host its annual Startup Weekend. This event, the 13th, pledges to help entrepreneurs take steps toward creating a business, becoming a...
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