COVE Unveils Marine Testing Platform
A multi-user marine testing platform, dubbed Stella Maris, is taking shape at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship in Dartmouth. The platform will help oceantech firms develop, test and...
View ArticleTalem Health Closes $2.3M Round
Talem Health Analytics, which makes software for auto insurers, has closed a $2.3 million equity funding round led by Build Ventures, which will allow the Sydney-based company to extend its reach in...
View ArticleVenn Names Godfrey Sauveur as Chair
Venn Innovation has named Tammy Godfrey Sauveur as the first female Chair of its Board of Directors, and named three women to its board. Godfrey Sauveur, who is Senior Director of People and...
View ArticleGreat Data on Cape Breton
Founders are responding to our request to fill out our survey, and we had a flood of responses Friday from the burgeoning startup community in Cape Breton. We've been getting responses from across the...
View ArticleSpring Loaded Launches Back Brace
Spring Loaded Technology, which makes advanced knee braces, has launched a customizable back brace called Lumbrella to help combat the growing problem of back pain. The Dartmouth company issued a press...
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Time To Get Those Surveys In
We’re in the home stretch of our campaign to get Atlantic Canadian founders to complete our survey to help us produce the best startup data possible. The good news: we’ve had a great response and are...
View ArticleFarmers’ Truck in California Pilot
The Farmers’ Truck, the Moncton company that helps mobile food markets, is launching a pilot program in California that will help non-profits develop financially sustainable programs to alleviate food...
View ArticleUnprecedented Interest in #Startupeast
During our campaign for more survey responses, we’ve neglected to mention one big reason to fill in our survey this year. We’re being watched. The Atlantic Canadian startup community is being...
View ArticleGuild May Double Staff This Year
Facing huge demand for its product, Bedford, N.S.-based Guild Solutions is planning a restructuring and debt financing in the coming months to hire more staff, possibly doubling its headcount this...
View ArticlePlease Keep Those Surveys Coming In
Atlantic Canadian startup founders are responding well to our survey this year. Many thanks to those of you who have already completed our brief questionnaire. If you run an East Coast...
View ArticleACOA Lends $1.4M to 4 Startups
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is lending a total of $1.4 million to four Halifax companies that aim to improve people’s health. The federal economic development agency issued a statement...
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Our Survey Count . . . So Far
A hearty thanks to all the founders who have completed our survey so far. We had received 128 responses by Friday. We'd promised to donate $10 for each response we received by that date, so we’ll be...
View ArticleEthical Swag Bounces Back
Even though its business completely halted in April, Ethical Swag has bounced back thanks to a new strategy and its certification as a B Corporation. The Sydney-based company, which sources ethical...
View ArticleRoutinify Offers Direct Service
Routinify, whose digital platform helps seniors and disabled people live at home, is now offering its WellAssist TeleCare service directly to New Brunswick families. With headquarters in Denver and...
View ArticleAlentic Seeks Cash for COVID fight
Halifax’s Alentic Microscience, whose handheld diagnostic device is being used in the International Space Station, is raising capital to adapt its product to help with the fight against COVID-19....
View ArticleSomru Partners with Indian Lab
Charlottetown-based Somru BioScience has partnered with Veeda Clinical Research, an Indian contract research organization, to establish Ingenuity BioSciences, a new bioanalytical lab in Ahmedabad,...
View ArticleWebsite Aims to Educate Leaders
Enable Leaders, a new website designed to teach users how to be better leaders, has been launched by Moncton-based Jonathan Dunnett. Dunnett, a program manager specializing in marketing insights at...
View ArticleVolta Cohort Looking for Applicants
Volta is looking for Atlantic Canadian startups to compete at the next Volta Cohort pitching competition, which will provide as many as five companies with $25,000 each. The Halifax-based innovation...
View ArticleWebsite Aims to Educate Leaders
Enable Leaders, a new website designed to teach users how to be better leaders, has been launched by Moncton-based Jonathan Dunnett. Dunnett, a program manager specializing in marketing insights at...
View ArticleLab2Market Seeks Oceans Applicants
Applicants are being sought for the oceans cohort of the Lab2Market program, which helps researchers commercialize their research. Hosted by Dalhousie, Ryerson, and Memorial Universities, Lab2Market...
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