First Angel Network Closes Down
First Angel Network is shutting down after 14 years of channeling the money of wealthy investors into Atlantic Canadian startups. As first reported by Betakit, Co-Founders Ross Finlay and Brian Lowe...
View ArticleAcoubit Wins at COVE Demo Day
Wireless underwater communications company Acoubit was voted most improved startup by its peers in Dartmouth-based Start-Up Yard last week, winning a $1000 Air Canada gift card. While the gift card...
View ArticleApplicants Invited for Planting Seed$
Young Nova Scotian entrepreneurs with a good idea are invited to apply to this year’s 100 Entrepreneurs Planting Seed$ pitching contest for the chance to win $10,000. Now in its fourth year, Planting...
View ArticleSmart Energy Seeks Pitchers
The Smart Energy conference is looking for startups to pitch at its 15th annual conference, which will take place in Halifax on April 15 and 16. The Smart Energy conference is hosted by the Jameson...
View ArticleAppili Raises $3.6M, Files Prospectus
As it moves closer to listing its stock on the TSX Venture Exchange, Appili Therapeutics of Halifax has raised an additional $3.6 million by selling shares and warrants through a private placement. The...
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Introhive Expanding in Saint John
SAINT JOHN– New Brunswick startup Introhive is experiencing faster than expected growth in its new Saint John operation, company executives say. Last July, the Fredericton headquartered company...
View ArticleMeeting on Women’s Angel Fund
There’s a movement afoot to establish a women’s angel network in Atlantic Canada, and proponents are inviting anyone who’s interested to an information and planning workshop on April 12. Tentatively...
View ArticleEast Valley Plots an Active Future
There’s one angel group in Atlantic Canada that is not shutting down, and Gerry Pond wants everyone to know it has a management team that can take it into the future. It’s East Valley Ventures, the...
View ArticleFour NS Winners in Pitch@Palace
Four Nova Scotian startups – Clockk, eOceans Motryx, and Securicy – have won the Atlantic regional Pitch@Palace competition and will proceed to the national finals in Toronto. The four companies were...
View ArticleGSTS Closes $2M Seed Round
Dartmouth-based ocean technology company Global Spatial Technology Solutions has closed a $2 million funding round to further develop its platform, which helps marine operators improve safety, security...
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Kognitiv Spark Inks Navy Deal
A New Brunswick tech startup will be providing its new system to the Royal Canadian Navy. Fredericton-based Kognitiv Spark announced Tuesday that the Royal Canadian Navy its new Mixed Reality Remote...
View ArticleWoodward Cup Prizes Total $35K
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship on Thursday handed out $35,000 in prize money to five startups at the 2019 Mel Woodward Cup, with a special emphasis on the MedTech and life sciences space. The...
View ArticlePDC Eyes Region-Wide Expansion
Soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Pond-Deshpande Centre is planning to offer programs and services across Atlantic Canada to meet the changing needs of entrepreneurs. The centre opened at the...
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Eigen Eyes Growth in Auto Sector
When Scott Everett started pitching his company, Eigen Innovations, more than five years ago, he was trying to explain to rooms of manufacturing executives and potential investors about the power of...
View ArticleRoutinify Launches in NB
Routinify, a software company that uses data to help with the care of seniors, has launched its product in New Brunswick. Founded by serial entrepreneur Pat Kelly, the company has dual headquarters in...
View ArticleJEDI Alters Mandate, Mulls Angels
As it continues to nurture early-stage companies in its incubator, the Joint Economic Development Initiative is working on new and enhanced programs to support First Nations entrepreneurs, even...
View ArticleGenesis Takes Over Common Ground
Less than a year after its most recent expansion, St. John’s-based Genesis is growing again by taking over the city’s co-working space, Common Ground Coworking. Common Ground opened in 2013 on Harvey...
View ArticleVertiball Ready to Ship Next Month
There are a lot of impressive numbers in the Vertiball story, and perhaps the most impressive is 1,100. That’s the number of units of its back-massage device that the Fredericton-based company has...
View ArticleSpring Loaded Hires VP of Sales
Spring Loaded Technology, the Dartmouth company that makes knee braces that add power to the joint, has hired a new Vice-President of Sales based in the U.S. The company issued a statement Thursday...
View ArticleCouturier Eyes Role for Startup NB
If Norm Couturier has his way, Startup New Brunswick will become an umbrella organization for all entrepreneurship in the province, then expand to include the other Atlantic Provinces. Couturier is a...
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