Recapping Our Funding Concerns
One part of our Atlantic Canada Startup Data report that merits closer examination is our claim that the region has a problem with early-stage funding. This sort of funding declined in 2019 for the...
View Article14 Winners in Ocean Challenge
The first Ocean Startup Challenge has awarded $25,000 each to 14 companies – 40 percent more winners than it had originally planned. Organizers had intended to announce 10 winners but said the judges...
View ArticleAccelerate Names 5 Winners
Innovacorp has named five Nova Scotian companies to its six-month Accelerate Program, each of them receiving $50,000 in development capital and access to mentors and incubation facilities. The Nova...
View ArticleUniversities Offer Virtual Events
Seven universities in Atlantic Canada are co-ordinating efforts to support student entrepreneurs identifying as female by hosting virtual workshops. Five virtual workshops and three virtual fireside...
View ArticleCheck Out Growing Pains Podcast
I was featured this week on the Growing Pains podcast, the second week in a row the Atlantic Canadian startup community has featured on the show. Hosted by Matt George and economist David Campbell,...
View ArticleWeUsThem Wins Health Challenge
WeUsThem Inc. has won the second Health Challenge Pitch Event, which focused on mental health. The Halifax-based advertising agency has developed imTeen, a technology that empowers youth to track and...
View ArticleReelData Sells to Atlantic Sapphire
Halifax-based ReelData AI, which uses artificial intelligence to improve production in fish farms, has added Denmark’s Atlantic Sapphire to its growing customer list. The deal means that ReelData’s...
View ArticleIndigena Skincare Adapts with Online Sales
Last year, Lisa Walsh, founder of Newfoundland’s Indigena Skincare, was selling her products to top establishments and planning a rebrand, a product expansion and a spa. This year’s pandemic and...
View ArticleTechstars Montreal Accepts TrojAI
TrojAI, a Saint John company that provides cybersecurity for artificial intelligence, has been accepted into Montreal Techstars, the national program specializing in AI products. The company's...
View ArticleFive Chosen for Energia Ventures
Energia Ventures has selected five companies for the 2020 cohort of its accelerator, which supports startups involved in energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The three-month...
View ArticleRimot.io’s COVID Screening Device
Halifax-based Rimot.io has developed a new device to screen people entering workplaces for COVID-19, and Halifax Partnership and Volta have signed up as early adopters. Rimot’s core business is a...
View ArticleChambers’ Research into Kids’ Pain Leads to SKIP
Sponsored Content Dalhousie University psychologist and researcher Dr. Christine Chambers has spent more than 20 years studying pain management in children. But it was the birth of her own kids that...
View ArticleNextcheck Preps for Early Adopters
Nextcheck, which is developing maintenance software for aircraft, has won the 2020 Pitch & Pick competition at Genesis and been accepted into the St. John’s innovation hub’s Enterprise program....
View ArticleOutcast Foods and Partners Reduce Waste
Three companies in the pet industry have signed up to reduce the environmental impact of feeding pets by partnering with Outcast Foods. Shameless Pets, Earth Animal and Cannabiscuit Canada will be...
View ArticleSuperclusters Lagging, Says PBO
Canada’s innovation superclusters are lagging behind their intended goals, and the poorest results so far have been produced by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, according to the Parliamentary Budget...
View ArticleTranquility Studies Caregiver Mental Health
Halifax-based Tranquility Online, a web-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) program, has partnered with Maritime researchers and government to investigate how the pandemic is impacting the...
View ArticleIsland Capital Eyes Fund 2
With 10 portfolio companies backed by its $4.25 million first fund, Island Capital Partners is preparing to raise a larger second fund next year. The Charlottetown-based group was formed in 2017 by a...
View ArticleMarketswell Accepts 10 Members
Marketswell Solutions has accepted twice as many companies as expected into its first CMO Accelerator Program due to strong demand. The program launched by David Alston, one of the most experienced...
View ArticleCorps, Non-Profits Invited to Connect
A digital event focusing on creating impactful partnerships between corporations and non-profit organizations is being offered by Venture 2 Impact, a Halifax-based group that facilitates skill-based...
View ArticleWelcome to our Redesigned Website
Welcome to the new-and-improved Entrevestor.com. We hope this redesign is more than just a new look for our site. It actually is intended to reflect how our business has evolved by emphasizing the...
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