Jobs: Propel Seeks EIR in Halifax
Propel, the regional tech accelerator, is looking for an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in Halifax, and that opening headlines our Job of the Week column today. The pan-regional organization offers a...
View ArticleUNB Teaches Founders Self-Care
A new course that helps entrepreneurs cope with the stresses of forming their own businesses has got off to a promising start at the University of New Brunswick. Organizers hope that Entrepreneurial...
View Article2 Days Left To Complete Survey
There’s still time to complete our survey, so please do it today if you head a qualifying startup. I’ve been calling and contacting startups to prod them, and the comment I keep hearing is: ‘I’ve been...
View ArticleHarbr Signs Deal with Killam
Construction AI startup Harbr will see its technology used on projects owned by rental housing giant Killam Apartment REIT, as part of a pilot deal announced in January. The news comes as Harbr ramps...
View ArticleEthical Swag Grows via Partnerships
Away from the glitz of this week’s Academy Award ceremonies, one story that didn’t get covered by the global media was a budding partnership that shows how quickly a young Cape Breton company is...
View ArticleSona Develops Test for Coronavirus
Dartmouth-based Sona Nanotech is developing a rapid screening test for the Coronavirus, a fatal disease that has spread around the world. Sona is using its nanotechnology in the development of a rapid...
View ArticleDeNova, Sedna, COVE Split $1.4M
The federal and Nova Scotia governments on Wednesday announced more than $1.4 million in funding for two ocean-related companies and a support organization to support the region’s burgeoning ocean...
View ArticleOur Survey Campaign Raised $1,330 for Australian Wildfire Relief
Thank you to everyone who has filled out our survey! You’ve helped us generate metrics on the region’s startup ecosystem and, more important, you’ve helped Australians recover from devastating...
View ArticleMarecomms Aims for Sales this Year
Later this year, Ulaş Güntürkün hopes to have a product on the market that can dramatically improve performance and cut costs of communications between autonomous underwater vehicles and other...
View ArticleMendonça Aims to Enrich Mindset at MUN
With entrepreneurship gaining momentum in St. John’s, Memorial University of Newfoundland has promoted in-house to fill its new position of Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Paula Mendonça...
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GrowDoc Moves to La Coupe Finals
GrowDoc, a startup with a mobile app that helps identify sick cannabis plants, will move on to national competition after winning La Coupe Des Startups at Université de Moncton Thursday night. The...
View ArticleVAS To Use SomaDetect Software
Fredericton agtech company SomaDetect has announced that Valley Agricultural Software, the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, will integrate SomaDetect’s technology into its...
View ArticleAVF Seeks Pitchers for May Event
The Atlantic Venture Forum has opened applications for startups hoping to present at its two-day conference in early May in Halifax. The eighth annual AVF, which will take place May 6 and 7 at the Lord...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with PR These Days
The decline of journalism, so well documented, has produced collateral casualties in an associated industry: public relations. Journalists and PR professionals have always been entwined in an uneasy...
View ArticleEnactus Exposition Set for Halifax
Eighteen student teams will compete in the 2020 Enactus Atlantic Canada Regional Exposition in Halifax next month, all hoping to move on to the Enactus national championships. Enactus is an...
View ArticleJobs: Lab2Market, Fiddlehead
Two quite different jobs – a Data Scientist at Moncton-based Fiddlehead Technology, and an Instructor at Lab2Market in Halifax – headline our Job of the Week column today. Lab2Market is a new...
View ArticleSupercluster’s New Startup Program
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster on Friday unveiled a $6.8 million program that will support the creation of more and better oceantech startups in Atlantic Canada. The Ocean Supercluster – a private-public...
View ArticleMilk Moovement in Thrive Program
Milk Moovement of St. John’s has been accepted into the Thrive accelerator in Silicon Valley, and will receive a US$100,000 (C$133,000) investment on joining the program. SVG Ventures-Thrive, the...
View ArticleAppili Therapeutics Raises $10.3M
Appili Therapeutics Inc., the Halifax company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases, has raised $10.25 million by selling shares and warrants to mainly institutional investors. The fundraising...
View ArticleIMV Unveils ‘Pivotal Milestone’
Dartmouth biotech company IMV on Tuesday revealed “breakthrough” results in the Phase 2 clinical trials of its flagship drug DPX-Survivac, which sparked a sell-off of its shares that was as puzzling as...
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