B4 Makes Hotel Payments Contactless
Halifax-based b4, which offers Software-as-a-Service solutions to the hospitality industry, has launched a contactless payments process to help hotels bounce back from the pandemic. The new physical...
View ArticleNucliq, Prospre Win Woodward Cup
Gene sequencing firm Nucliq Biologic and nutrition tracking startup Prospre won Memorial University’s Mel Woodward Cup pitch competition on Tuesday, beating out three other finalists. Created in 2016,...
View Article3 Online Events in Next 2 Days
Three online startup events will be held in the next two days, recognizing Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurship and in one case awarding a six-figure prize to the winner. The Aquahacking Challenge...
View ArticleHave You Heard of Michael Duck?
Do you drink coffee? I want to start by asking, how do you take your coffee? Black? A bit of milk? One, maybe two lumps? Well, if you’re the kind of person pulling up to the drive-thru ordering a...
View ArticleSeaformatics To Launch WindLily
St. John’s-based portable generator startup Seaformatics Systems is launching a new windmill product, even as sales of its first, hydroelectric offering continue to surge. The company manufactures...
View Article8 Canie Winners From East Coast
Eight Atlantic Canadian companies and organizations have been recognized as part of the 2020 Canie Awards, presented by the Ottawa-based Innovators and Entrepreneurs Association, and Startup Canada....
View ArticleAquaHacking Names 5 Semi-finalists
The Atlantic Canadian division of the Fondation de Gaspé Beaubien’s AquaHacking Challenge startup competition has announced its five semi-finalist teams. AquaHacking challenges are nine-month programs...
View ArticleAdaptiiv Wins $100K Health Challenge
Halifax-based Adaptiiv Medical Technologies has won the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s first Health Challenge pitch competition, bagging a $100,000 prize. Announced in February and hosted by innovation...
View ArticleVIRUS UPDATE: Who’s Reopening?
Startup support organizations in Atlantic Canada are re-opening again, within the parameters laid out by provincial governments. For example, Planet Hatch in Fredericton is re-opening with improved...
View ArticleB-Line Working On COVID-Tracing Feature
Halifax-based B-Line Analytics, whose software tracks commuters, is developing a contact-tracing service that CEO Aaron Short believes will be quicker and easier to implement than government...
View ArticleStartup Ecosystem Needs More Inclusion
One doesn’t need to spend a lot of time in the Atlantic Canada startup space before they notice a lack of diversity. Yet, the idea that diversity drives innovation is almost universally accepted....
View ArticleMesh Witnesses Sea Change in Diversity Movement
The anti-racism protests of the past month have had special impact on one Atlantic Canadian startup, MESH/diversity, which is witnessing first-hand the movement’s effect on society. The New Brunswick-...
View ArticleCatalyst Launched for NB Companies
The University of New Brunswick and Ignite Fredericton have announced a partnership to provide local businesses with free consulting services for COVID-19-related projects. The Catalyst program will...
View ArticleTenera Accepted into CDL Recovery
Halifax senior monitoring startup Tenera Care is among the companies accepted into the Creative Destruction Lab’s Recovery accelerator program. The COVID-19 inspired course is a joint project with...
View ArticleSobey Centre Offers Post-COVID Retail Course
Saint Mary’s University is offering a course via its David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services to help local sales businesses navigate the challenges of COVID-19. The centre’s RISE...
View ArticleBroadening our Entrepreneurial Circles
Minority and newcomer entrepreneurs bring incredible ideas and innovations to our society and economy but face significant barriers to reaching the same level as other members of this ecosystem....
View ArticleStartup Genome Omits Region from Emerging Ecosystem List
Startup Genome, the Silicon Valley group that assesses startup ecosystems around the world, has ranked the 100 top emerging ecosystems in its 2020 report, and Atlantic Canada failed to make the list....
View ArticleJobs: Developer at Dash Hudson
Halifax-based social media analytics company Dash Hudson is hiring a Full Stack Developer, which is our Job of the Week posting this week. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service...
View ArticleData Shows Blacks, First Nations Under-Represented in Startups
When Ross Simmonds wrote an opinion piece for Entrevestor this month, he called for data on inclusivity in the Atlantic Canada startup community – a demand we’re now trying to meet. An examination of...
View ArticleWhat Awaits #Startupeast in the 2nd Half?
It seems ironic that the term “2020” is a synonym for perfect vision. As we reach the halfway point of the year 2020, I couldn’t imagine a foggier view of things. As the Atlantic Canadian startup...
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