A Look at the AVF Startups
The Atlantic Venture Forum is showcasing an interesting group of entrepreneurs this week – a young group that collectively says they are on the cusp of exponential revenue growth. The annual conference...
View ArticleSona CEO on Why He Chose Halifax
Among the many positive headlines, facts and figures about Halifax contained in the latest edition of the Halifax Index is a particular statistic that caught my attention. New research by the Halifax...
View ArticleAVF Names 4 Winners, Eyes 2020
The Atlantic Venture Forum on Thursday named four winners of its annual pitching competition and unveiled plans to integrate the annual startup conference into a startup festival next year. The AVF...
View ArticleJob of the Week: Spring Loaded
Our Job of the Week column today showcases the opening for a Customer Support Manager at Spring Loaded Technology in Dartmouth. For several years, Spring Loaded Technology has produced the Levitation...
View ArticleEnergyX To Open Halifax Office
Toronto-based EnergyX Solutions, which recently graduated from the Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic, is establishing an office in Halifax with the help of a loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities...
View ArticleKraken Wins 1st Supercluster Deal
Unmanned submarine and sonar maker Kraken Robotics has become the first company to receive approval for an R&D project from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. The St. John’s-based company said it will...
View ArticleMobia Places #111 in Branham 250
After increasing revenues by 22 percent last year, Mobia Technology Innovations of Dartmouth has been named the 111th biggest tech company in Canada, according to the Ottawa consulting firm Branham...
View ArticleNovaResp Targets Sleep Apnea
A new medical startup from Dalhousie University PhD graduate Hamed Hanafi plans to use artificial intelligence to treat sleep apnea. The condition causes patients to intermittently stop breathing in...
View ArticleKula Launches Synchrostack Product
After 16 years as an agency, Kula Partners of Halifax has launched a product called Synchrostack that helps manufacturers integrate the various components of their ecommerce systems. Kula is a...
View ArticleLife Sciences Dominated Q2 News
Two massive funding deals in the life sciences segment and a pair of companies moving to the public markets were the highlights of the Atlantic Canadian startup community in the second quarter of 2019....
View ArticleNew Skills for Hire Program
A “Skills for Hire” program to address the ICT sector skills gap has been launched by Digital Nova Scotia, the industry association for the province’s ICT sector, and Bluedrop Performance Learning, a...
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Venn’s Dunnett Is TECNA Finalist
Jonathan Dunnett, Venn Innovation‘s Program Manager of Markets and Insights, is a finalist for the Technology Councils of North America‘s (TECNA) first-ever innovation awards. “It’s a really nice...
View ArticleSucSeed Seeks Public Votes
SucSeed, a young company that makes hydroponic growing kits, is asking the public to help it win a chance to pitch for $100,000 in the upcoming Telus/Arlene Dickinson pitch competition. St....
View ArticleJobs: Account Exec at Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today showcases an opening for an Account Executive at Dash Hudson in Halifax. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase...
View ArticleMedMira Ills Persist Despite Gains
An embattled Halifax medical technology company reported an improved performance in the three months ending April 30, but is still warning it may not survive. MedMira Inc., which manufactures instant...
View ArticleAngels, VCs Back Securicy with$1.2M
Sydney-based Securicy, which helps medium-sized enterprises meet the cybersecurity requirements of larger customers, has closed a $1.8 million funding round, including $1.2 million in equity financing....
View ArticleAngels, VCs Back Securicy with $1.2M
Sydney-based Securicy, which helps medium-sized enterprises meet the cybersecurity requirements of larger customers, has closed a $1.8 million funding round, including $1.2 million in equity financing....
View ArticleColoursmith Closes $600K Round
Contact lens technology startup Coloursmith Labs has raised $600,000 in seed funding and announced the first two members of its board of directors. Founded in 2018 by Dalhousie University researcher...
View Article$4M To Aid Women Entrepreneurs
The federal government on Monday announced grants totalling $4 million to support the work of two Atlantic Canadian organizations that promote entrepreneurship by women. The government said it would...
View ArticleNYC’s Watzan Expands in Halifax
Watzan is a profitable, fast-growing Software-as-a-Service company based in New York that is actively growing its development and sales teams – in Halifax. Five-year-old Watzan offers a...
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