GIT Lands $2.4M Transport Deal
Graphite Innovation and Technologies, or GIT, has inked a $2.4 million deal with Transport Canada to develop technology aimed at reducing underwater noise pollution and cutting ships’ greenhouse gas...
View ArticleOutcast, Sobeys Cut Food Waste
Dartmouth-based Outcast Foods is working with Sobeys to minimize food waste in its Debert, Nova Scotia distribution center and various Nova Scotia stores. Outcast Foods uses a process that dries...
View ArticleLeadSift Cracks $1M in Revenue
Halifax marketing data vendor LeadSift has cracked $1 million in annual revenue four years after a pivot that CEO Tukan Das previously described as key to the survival of the company. LeadSift uses...
View ArticleACOA Backs Dispension Opioid Kiosks
Dispension Industries, which makes opioid dispensing equipment to help prevent overdoses, has bagged a $500,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and will install five of its machines...
View ArticleIndiegogo Boosts HomeEXCEPT’s Presence
Halifax’s HomeEXCEPT has launched an Indiegogo campaign that CEO John Robertson said in an interview is meant to serve not just as a funding source, but as an international marketing vehicle....
View ArticlePlanet Hatch Opens The Nest
Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch is opening a new co-working and resource-sharing facility in downtown Fredericton -- the result of a deal with concert and event venue The Cap. Based out...
View ArticleAlston Launches CMO Accelerator
David Alston, one of the leading lights at Radian6 a decade ago, is launching a new accelerator for chief marketing officers at Atlantic Canadian startups, hoping to improve the marketing leadership in...
View ArticleBlack Innovation Fellowship Assists Founders
As entrepreneurs from minority groups continue to be under-represented in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, Ryerson University’s DMZ accelerator is ramping up a new program aimed at supporting...
View ArticleProcedureFlow Named Pandemic Tech Winner
Saint John-based ProcedureFlow, a knowledge management product, has been named a 2020 Pandemic Tech Innovation Award winner by U.S.-based Technology Marketing Corporation, or TMC, a...
View ArticleCurv, Eyeread Make Google for Startups
Two Atlantic Canadian companies have been accepted into the inaugural Canadian cohort of Google for Startups Canada -- a three-month virtual accelerator targeting businesses in the seed and series A...
View ArticleMilk Moovement Opens US Office
St. John’s supply chain management startup Milk Moovement is opening an office in Minneapolis to capitalize on the lucrative Midwestern dairy industry. CEO Robert Forsythe said in an interview that...
View ArticleMICC’s Rotational Saving App
When Jonah Chininga moved to Canada in 2014, he was surprised by how difficult it was to find his financial footing. But this challenge would eventually lead to the creation of a new fintech company...
View ArticleAvalon Releases Holographic Prototype
St. John’s-based Avalon Holographics has released its first-generation prototype display – a 29-inch development system that represents a significant milestone for the five-year-old company. Avalon’s...
View ArticleCyberNB in Youth Job Program
New Brunswick’s cybersecurity hub, CyberNB, has been named the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Delivery Organization for the province in a program that connects eligible youth with industry partners to...
View ArticleRegion’s VC Down in 1H20, Says CVCA
The main monitor of venture capital investment in Canada is showing a decline in VC deals in Atlantic Canada in the first half of 2020, though there are signs the news on funding is not all bad. The...
View ArticleHatch, UNB Offer Accelerator
Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch has announced a partnership with the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management to increase the resources available to participants in its Startup...
View ArticleDeadlines Nearing for 4 NS Competitions
Deadlines are approaching for four startup programs for Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, all of which offer access to five-figure grants: GreenShoots, Sprint,the Accelerate Program and Spark Nova Scotia....
View ArticleBioNova Names BIC Semifinalists
Life sciences industry association BioNova has announced the semifinalists for its 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition. On Nov. 3, the eight companies will deliver virtual pitches as...
View ArticleOur Annual Summer Holiday
We just want to let everyone know we're taking our annual late-summer holiday this week. Usually we take off the last week of August, but with Labour Day coming so late this year we delayed it by a few...
View ArticleTell Us About New Programs in 2020
As part of our 2020 Ecosystem Roadmap, we’re drawing up a list of new programs in the Atlantic Canadian Ecosystem, and would love to learn about any we've missed. These could be accelerators, funding...
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